Polar resources ICE mining experiment -1 (prime) the regolith and ICE drill for exploring new terrain (trident) drill fabrication and testing.
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80KSC020P0021
- Awardee
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Honeybee Robotics LLC UEI Q66XJ43E51L7 Part of Ensign-Bickford Industries, In
- Awarding agency
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Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $7,608,630
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- PRIME-1 TRIDENT Drill Fabrication and Testing Solicitation · 80KSC020R0043 · Posted Jul 27, 2020
- PRIME-1 TRIDENT Drill Fabrication and Testing Award Notice · Posted Aug 4, 2020
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $7,608,629.83 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Longmont, CO 80501, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $6,819 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $8,981 | |
| Vendor DUNS or Name Change - Non-Novation | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $198,193 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $681,326 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $61,498 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $805,214 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,034,195 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $4,812,404 |
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About this award
This $7,608,629.83 firm fixed-price contract was awarded by NASA's Kennedy Space Center to Honeybee Robotics LLC, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. The contract is for the fabrication and testing of the PRIME-1 TRIDENT drill, a spaceflight-ready system designed to access water-enriched regolith on the lunar surface. This requirement was originally solicited as a sole-source procurement, with Honeybee Robotics identified as the only responsible source capable of fulfilling the government's need based on their prior work developing the drill system. The contract has a period of performance from August 2020 through April 2025. There was no set-aside designation for this award.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80KSC020P0021?
80KSC020P0021 was awarded to Honeybee Robotics LLC by Kennedy Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 1, 2020.
How much is contract 80KSC020P0021 worth?
The government has obligated $7,608,630 on 80KSC020P0021.
Was contract 80KSC020P0021 competed?
The extent of competition for 80KSC020P0021 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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