Delivery Order FA945325DX001-FA945326FX010
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- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $10.2 million firm fixed-price delivery order to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business based in El Segundo, California, for Task Order 3 under an existing Indefinite Delivery Contract. The task order covers two nominal schedule interior payload launches planned for October 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 1, 2027. This award is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and falls under AFRL's broader initiative...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a delivery order to Varda Space Industries, Inc. on December 11, 2024, valued at $4.97 million under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III. This task order calls for one accelerated interior payload launch scheduled for March 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 29, 2025. The contract is a firm fixed-price delivery order with no small business set-aside designation, and performance will take place at Varda's...
- The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $29.7 million firm fixed-price Small Business Innovation Research Phase IIB contract to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in El Segundo, California, specializing in aerospace manufacturing and orbital technologies. The contract, awarded on May 16, 2023, with completion targeted for December 16, 2026, focuses on developing economical reentry capsules for hypersonic testing. This contract represents a sequential Phase...
- This is a $1,365,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business contractor, by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The contract is for the development of a high delta-v, high thrust, high-availability commercial satellite bus under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II. This contract is set aside for small businesses. Varda Space Industries, Inc. is a pioneering company in the space industry that...
- NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center awarded a $25,000 firm fixed-price delivery order to Varda Space Industries, Inc. on March 15, 2024, under the Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 indefinite delivery contract. The contract requires Varda to conduct a unique vehicle capability assessment and future space technology integration study demonstrating alignment with NASA's Flight Opportunities Program objectives and goals. The work is to be performed in El...
- This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business manufacturer of space products and services. The $145,070 firm fixed-price contract is for the delivery of ten monthly status reports from December 2024 through September 2025. This task order is part of a larger Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) awarded by AFRL's Armstrong Flight Research Center with a $45 million ceiling value. That IDC provides flight and...
- <p>This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract, valued at $443,500.51, is for a Phase II SBIR action and is a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract. The contract has a completion date of March 31, 2023 and is set aside for small businesses. The place of performance is Torrance, CA 90503, USA.</p>
- <p>The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Radian Aerospace Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for "Tactically Responsive Space Launch" services. The contract, valued at $73,804.00, has a completion date of March 15, 2024 and was set aside for small businesses. The award was made on December 15, 2023.</p>
- This federal contract award, valued at $1,799,886.78, was granted by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Inversion Space Company, a small business located in Torrance, California. The contract is part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and is focused on developing rapid cargo delivery systems from space. The contract's objectives include investigating modular payload containers for Earth re-entry, designing reusable capsules for orbital debris return, reducing the...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Kennedy Space Center awarded a $300,000,000.00 firm fixed price delivery order to L2 Solutions LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to provide launch services over a four-year period in support of increasing affordable access to space for small satellites and rideshare payloads. This delivery order is funded under NASA's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare Launch Services (VADR)...
- FA945325DX001Indefinite Delivery Contract
- FA945325DX001-FA945326FX010Delivery Order
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a delivery order to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business based in El Segundo, California, for launch services scheduled in October 2026. This firm fixed-price contract, set aside for small businesses, carries a ceiling value of $4.1 million and is expected to be completed by November 30, 2026. The award was issued on January 30, 2026, and represents a discrete task order under Varda's existing Indefinite Delivery Contract with AFRL, which has a $48 million ceiling focused on integrating and flight-testing government-furnished payloads on commercial orbital reentry missions. Varda Space Industries specializes in aerospace manufacturing, orbital technologies, and space-based services, with particular expertise in orbital manufacturing platforms, reentry capsules, and advanced spacecraft systems. The company has established itself as a strategic partner to federal agencies through its Small Business Innovation Research program awards and commercial space capabilities. This launch services delivery order aligns with AFRL's broader objectives of leveraging commercial space infrastructure for government payloads and technology demonstration missions, building on Varda's proven track record of payload integration and flight operations.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $4.1m | 1/27/26 |