Other Transaction Agreement HQ08452490027
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- The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Rocket Lab National Security LLC a $28.7 million Other Transaction Agreement on March 17, 2023, for hypersonic and high-cadence airborne testing capabilities. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of July 15, 2026, will be performed in Anaheim, California. This award demonstrates the Department of Defense's commitment to developing advanced hypersonic testing infrastructure and rapid-response airborne evaluation capabilities critical to...
- <p>The Office of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) awarded Rocket Lab National Security LLC a $258,120 Other Transaction Agreement to provide Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities. The contract will be performed in Anaheim, California and runs from March 17, 2023 through September 29, 2023. Pricing for the contract is Other. Rocket Lab National Security LLC will provide hypersonic and high-frequency airborne testing services to the DOD under this contract.</p>
- This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Rocket Lab USA Inc., doing business as Rocket Lab Space Systems, for a prototype project in the area of small responsive launch. The contract is an Other Transaction Agreement with a potential value of $17,800,000.00. It does not have a set-aside designation. As a prime contractor, Rocket Lab provides launch vehicles, spacecraft components, and related research and development capabilities to...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded an Other Transaction Agreement valued at $520.4 million to Rocket Lab National Security LLC for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) program under the Middle Tier Rapid Prototyping (MTRP) acquisition pathway. The award, issued on December 21, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of January 28, 2033, will be performed in Long Beach, California. This contract falls under the DoD's Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) strategy, which emphasizes rapid prototyping and...
- This federal contract award, valued at $6,806,020.00, was issued by the Washington Headquarters Service, a defense agency, to Rocket Lab USA Inc. (Rocket Lab Space Systems) for LAUNCH SERVICES FOR RF RISK REDUCTION DEPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION (R3D2). The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Firm Fixed Price pricing type, and the set-aside is a Total Small Business. Rocket Lab USA Inc. is a prominent commercial space company specializing in launch services, spacecraft design, manufacturing,...
- The U.S. Air Force awarded an Other Transaction Agreement valued at $10 million to Rocket Lab USA Inc. under 10 USC 4023 for the Rocket Cargo program. The award, announced on November 27, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of June 15, 2026, supports Long Beach, California-based operations. This contract does not utilize a set-aside designation, allowing Rocket Lab to compete directly within the broader federal procurement landscape. As a leading commercial space company, Rocket Lab brings...
- Rocket Lab USA Inc. (doing business as Rocket Lab Space Systems) has been awarded a $25,000 firm fixed-price delivery order by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center for a Unique Vehicle Capability Assessment and Future Space Technology Integration Study. This contract, issued on April 25, 2024, with a completion deadline of January 31, 2026, will be performed in Long Beach, California, where Rocket Lab maintains its headquarters. The work demonstrates alignment with the Flight Opportunities...
- This is a no-cost period of performance (POP) extension awarded to Rocket Lab USA Inc., doing business as Rocket Lab Space Systems, for its Quintessential Studies contract. The contract has a ceiling value of $261,500.00 and is a firm-fixed-price delivery order. The funding agency is the Space and Missile Systems Center, a subordinate unit of the U.S. Air Force. Rocket Lab is a prominent commercial space company specializing in launch services, spacecraft design, manufacturing, and related...
- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $99,964.00 Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Rocket Lab USA Inc., a leading provider of space launch and satellite systems services, for SBIR Phase I research on "Low Cost Expendable Launch Technology." This contract is set aside for small businesses and has a performance period ending on June 30, 2016. Rocket Lab USA Inc. is also a prime contractor on several significant...
- Rocket Lab USA Inc. was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement for Tranche 3 Tracking (T3TRK) by the U.S. Air Force on December 17, 2025, with a ceiling value of $816.3 million and an ultimate completion date of December 20, 2031. This contract falls under the Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) pathway, specifically the Middle Tier Rapid Prototyping (MTRP) program, and is designated as part of the T3 Tracking Layer initiative under Air Force Acquisition Program Number NKY. The work will be...
The U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Rocket Lab National Security LLC a modification to an Other Transaction Agreement for Tactically Responsive Space capabilities, valued at $32.3 million, with an ultimate completion date of December 6, 2026. This modification updates the milestone payment schedule and funds previously unfunded milestones under the existing agreement. The contract was awarded on April 10, 2024, with performance taking place in Anaheim, California. No set-aside designation was applied to this award, allowing Rocket Lab to compete in an open market environment. Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a for-profit aerospace and defense company based in Lakewood, California, specializes in advanced space launch services and tactically responsive space technologies for the Department of Defense. The company has demonstrated significant expertise in developing national security space capabilities and has secured multiple high-value contracts from defense agencies. This modification reflects the Office of the Secretary of Defense's continued investment in responsive space architectures and capabilities that support the integrated space architecture with enhanced operational responsiveness and affordability.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $4.3m | 8/12/25 | |
| P00001 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $3.8m | 6/11/24 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $21.9m | 4/10/24 |