This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business manufacturer of aerospace products. The $10,216,694.00 contract is for Task Order 3, which includes two orbital payload launches scheduled for October 2025. This contract is part of a larger indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) awarded by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center to Varda, with a ceiling value of $45,000,000, for flight and payload integration services supporting the agency's Flight Opportunities and Small Spacecraft Technology programs. The contract has no set-aside designation and is expected to be completed by January 31, 2026. Varda has received several prime contract awards from both civilian and defense agencies, including work related to hypersonic testing, satellite technology, and space-based manufacturing.
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