Commercial lunar payload services (clps)
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80JSC023F0108
- Awardee
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Firefly Aerospace Inc. UEI UJHHLTAPK7N5 Part of Noosphere Venture Partners LP
- Awarding agency
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Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $15,639,087
Award facts
- Contract value 81% obligated
- $19,323,865.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 79% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- PSC
- AR14 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 2 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Cedar Park, TX 78613, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $3,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $899,975 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,841,945 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$3,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,684,778 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $7,370,000 | |
| Original award | $1,842,389 |
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About this award
Firefly Aerospace Inc., a Cedar Park, Texas-based commercial space transportation company and subsidiary of Noosphere Venture Partners LP, was awarded a delivery order valued at approximately $19.3 million under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program on August 25, 2023. This firm-fixed-price contract, funded through NASA's Johnson Space Center, represents task order work under the CLPS master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity vehicle and carries an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027. The award was made through open competition with no set-aside designation. CLPS is NASA's initiative to leverage commercial partners for delivering scientific instruments and technology payloads to the lunar surface, enabling cost-effective access to the Moon for research and exploration objectives.
Firefly Aerospace has established itself as a key provider within NASA's commercial space transportation ecosystem, with prior CLPS task orders covering lunar payload delivery, mid-sized lander studies, and enhanced landing and mobility research. The company also holds a $300 million Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract with NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which extends through February 2027 and provides flexible launch capabilities for payloads up to 1,000 kilograms. This delivery order continues Firefly's strategic engagement in supporting NASA's lunar exploration agenda and demonstrates the agency's confidence in the company's capabilities for advanced space transportation and payload delivery services.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80JSC023F0108?
80JSC023F0108 was awarded to Firefly Aerospace Inc. by Johnson Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 25, 2023.
How much is contract 80JSC023F0108 worth?
The government has obligated $15,639,087 on 80JSC023F0108. Its current value, with exercised options, is $19,323,865.
Is contract 80JSC023F0108 an order under another contract?
Yes. 80JSC023F0108 is a delivery order under 80HQTR19D0009, an indefinite delivery contract, on Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).
Was contract 80JSC023F0108 competed?
The extent of competition for 80JSC023F0108 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 2 offers.
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