Procurement of mechanical engineering support for technology r & d effort
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC25PB598
- Awardee
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Honeybee Robotics LLC UEI Q66XJ43E51L7
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $248,517
Award facts
- Opportunity
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $248,517.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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
- Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $248,517 |
About this award
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $248.5K firm fixed-price purchase order to Honeybee Robotics LLC on July 31, 2025, for mechanical engineering support related to Mars exploration technology research and development. The contract, which runs through September 30, 2026, supports the design, development, and testing of gas and liquid extraction module (GLEM) technologies and custom mechanical components for the Mars Sample Pre-Processing (SPP) project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Work will be performed at Honeybee Robotics' facility in Longmont, Colorado, with integration and testing conducted at Goddard. This procurement was conducted on a sole-source basis under simplified acquisition procedures, with NASA determining that Honeybee Robotics possessed unique capabilities required for this specialized Mars mission technology development. No set-aside designation was applied to this award.
Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Ensign-Bickford Industries, brings extensive experience in space exploration technologies and has previously delivered critical mechanical systems for NASA missions including the Curiosity rover and Mars Sample Return program. The GLEM technologies developed under this contract are intended to extract materials from high-ice fraction Mars analog samples and interface with sample acquisition and analysis systems, including integration with Goddard's electrospray ionization mass spectrometer instrument breadboards. This work supports NASA's broader Mars exploration objectives and advances sample extraction and processing capabilities for future Mars missions.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC25PB598?
80NSSC25PB598 was awarded to Honeybee Robotics LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 31, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC25PB598 worth?
The government has obligated $248,517 on 80NSSC25PB598.
Was contract 80NSSC25PB598 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC25PB598 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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