Launch service for escape and plasma acceleration and dynamics explorers (escapade) mission.
Ended Awarded
- Contract number
- 80KSC023FA042
- Awardee
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Blue Origin, LLC UEI SFKWJAYSTL95 Part of Blue Origin Washington, LLC
- Awarding agency
-
Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $2,000,000
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- VADRRLSP03ESCAPADE Solicitation number
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $2,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- 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
- Merritt Island, FL 32953, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Modification | $6,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$4,000,000 |
About this award
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center awarded a $2,000,000 firm-fixed-price delivery order to Blue Origin, LLC for launch services supporting the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission. This delivery order is part of the Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle, which allows for orders up to 1,000 kg payload to various orbits. The VADR IDIQ has no set-aside designation. Blue Origin, LLC is the prime contractor and will perform the launch activities from its facility in Merritt Island, Florida. This award builds upon Blue Origin's existing federal contract work with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and DARPA, which includes developing rocket-powered vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, precision landing sensors, cryogenic propellant production systems, and other space technology capabilities.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80KSC023FA042?
80KSC023FA042 was awarded to Blue Origin, LLC by Kennedy Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 9, 2023.
How much is contract 80KSC023FA042 worth?
The government has obligated $2,000,000 on 80KSC023FA042.
Is contract 80KSC023FA042 an order under another contract?
Yes. 80KSC023FA042 is a delivery order under 80KSC022DA102, an indefinite delivery contract, on Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare Launch Services (VADR).
Was contract 80KSC023FA042 competed?
The extent of competition for 80KSC023FA042 was full and open competition. The government received 2 offers.
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