Purchase Order 80KSC020P0021

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.