This firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters to Honeybee Robotics, LTD., a subchapter S corporation doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms. The contract is a result of a downselect from awards issued under NASA's NNH15ZDA001N-S3GSI solicitation. The objective is to mature the technology for electric actuators suitable for future robotic missions to the harsh Venus environment, including the development of a...
This $213,553.99 federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, on January 4, 2021. The contract supports research and development of autonomous robotic systems for surface exploration of ocean worlds such as Europa, Enceladus, and Titan. This work aims to address the unique and challenging requirements for robotic landers on these destinations. Honeybee Robotics has a history of...
This is a STTR Phase II contract awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. The contract has a total ceiling value of $1,137,769.00 and is focused on developing a fully integrated, autonomous free-flying robotic system based on a commercial quadcopter. The system will be demonstrated to perform tasks such as flying to a target location, acquiring rock and regolith samples, and returning to the point of origin. This...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms, for $185,787.00. The contract is for engineering support and hardware for a research and development project related to launch lock verification environmental testing. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis to Honeybee Robotics as the sole provider of the brassboard...
This is a $6,305,075.00 definitive contract awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to Honeybee Robotics LLC, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. The contract is for the development of technology to acquire and transfer regolith (lunar surface material) to instruments and sample return containers. This work supports NASA's lunar exploration efforts, including the Artemis program. The contract has a period of performance through August 31, 2025 and is a cost-plus-fixed-fee...
This is a $89,988 Firm Fixed Price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. to develop robotic interfaces for translation, manipulation, and charging for the NASA Gateway program. The contract is designated as a Small Business set-aside. Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, has previously received NASA grants and contracts to support space exploration goals, including providing drilling systems, robotic...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. The contract, valued at $88,175.00, is for the engineering and delivery of four motors under the "MOSAIC HONEYBEE" program. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and has a period of performance through June 23, 2020. Honeybee Robotics is a long-time supplier...
This is a federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. (doing business as Honeybee Robotics Craft Mechanisms) for the Europan Molecular Indicators of Life Investigation (EMILI) Sample Handling System. The contract, valued at $198,806.00, was awarded on December 9, 2019 and has a completion date of June 30, 2021. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with no set-aside designation. Honeybee...
This contract award is for field testing of honeybee robotics systems from Honeybee Robotics LLC, a technology and product development company specializing in advanced robotic and spacecraft systems. The contract, valued at $73,120.00, was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is a firm-fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2024. This contract does not have a set-aside designation,...
This is a Definitive Contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd., a small business contractor, for the development of one-meter class drilling systems to support planetary exploration. The $15,240,398.00 Firm Fixed Price contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III efforts. Honeybee Robotics, which is a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., has previously delivered drilling systems and...