Demonstrate two station-seeking stratospheric balloons for maritime domain awareness, launching in mid-july 2026 over the gulf of america for up to 30 days at altitudes around 18.3 KM.
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80ARC025FA063
- Awardee
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World View Enterprises Inc. UEI KBGAJ1TKN3J8
- Awarding agency
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Ames Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $1,000,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $1,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 87% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 2 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Tucson, AZ 85756, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Economy Act FAR subpart 17.5
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $1,000,000 |
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a $1 million delivery order to World View Enterprises Inc. on September 26, 2025, under NASA's Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 (SO/HOPS 4) contract for demonstration of two station-seeking stratospheric balloons for maritime domain awareness.
SO/HOPS 4 is a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract with NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center supporting commercial space flights and payload integration services for technology testing in high-altitude environments. Place of performance is Tucson, AZ. The order required balloons to launch in mid-July 2026 over the Gulf of America for up to 30 days at altitudes around 18.3 kilometers. A bilateral no-cost modification extended the period of performance through December 31, 2026, expanded the operational area to include the Caribbean, and incorporated a revised manifest requirements document, milestone schedule, and Contractor Data Requirements List dated April 15, 2026. The order is firm fixed price with no set-aside.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80ARC025FA063?
80ARC025FA063 was awarded to World View Enterprises Inc. by Ames Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 26, 2025.
How much is contract 80ARC025FA063 worth?
The government has obligated $1,000,000 on 80ARC025FA063.
Which agency awarded contract 80ARC025FA063?
Ames Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) awarded 80ARC025FA063, with funding from Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command).
Is contract 80ARC025FA063 an order under another contract?
Yes. 80ARC025FA063 is a delivery order under 80AFRC24DA006, an indefinite delivery contract, on Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4.
Was contract 80ARC025FA063 competed?
The extent of competition for 80ARC025FA063 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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