The otter space TUG: new life for old satellites
Ended Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- FA864921P1113
- Awardee
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Starfish Space Inc. UEI QM7PN38M94U7
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $49,999
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $49,999.00 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
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Kent, WA 98042, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
This contract was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Starfish Space, Inc., a small business manufacturer, for the development of the Otter satellite servicing vehicle under the SBIR program. Otter is a significantly smaller and more affordable satellite servicing system that uses electric propulsion. The $49,999 firm-fixed-price contract covers research, development, testing, and integration of Otter's rendezvous, proximity operations, docking, and autonomous flight capabilities. Starfish Space has received previous SBIR and STTR contracts from the DoD, Air Force, and NASA to advance various satellite servicing and proximity operations technologies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA864921P1113?
FA864921P1113 was awarded to Starfish Space Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on April 14, 2021.
How much is contract FA864921P1113 worth?
The government has obligated $49,999 on FA864921P1113.
Was contract FA864921P1113 competed?
The extent of competition for FA864921P1113 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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