NASA afrc flight opportunities program 4 flight and payload intergration services
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80AFRC24DA003
- Awardee
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Aerostar International, LLC UEI CNACBD9ZMLG8 Part of Raven Industries, Inc.
- Awarding agency
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Task orders
- 6 $17,740,948 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 Pre-Solicitation · 80AFRC23R0001 · Posted Feb 9, 2023
- Combined order value
- $17,740,948 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 53% complete
- IDV ceiling 4% used
- $395,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $10,000,000.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- All agencies
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 24 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract to Aerostar International, LLC on March 1, 2024, with a ceiling of $395 million for flight and payload integration services under the Flight Opportunities Program, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2029.
Work is performed at Aerostar's facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with performance also occurring at customer locations including Arlington, Virginia for Air Force Research Laboratory sensor testing. The originating solicitation, posted February 9, 2023, sought stratospheric balloon platform operations and payload integration support for high-altitude and suborbital flight demonstrations serving NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, which enables technology demonstration and scientific research through specialized aerospace platforms.
The contract carries no set-aside designation and no small business preference. Recent delivery orders issued under this IDIQ reflect diversified customer demand: Air Combat Command placed a $8.9 million order (March 2026, completing July 2026) for high-altitude balloons and communication support; Air Force Research Laboratory issued a $6.4 million order (September 2025, completing December 2026) to test combined RF and EO/IR sensor performance on stratospheric platforms; NASA Armstrong awarded $1.2 million (July 2026, completing November 2026) for the SPEED-2 stratospheric projectile entry dynamics payload; and Armstrong issued $453,892 (March 2026, completing October 2027) for payload integration supporting 60 student payloads in the Flight Opportunities TechRise Student Challenge 2026-2027. An earlier NASA Armstrong order valued at $170,308 (March 2024, completing August 2026) supported the Iterative Mars Penetrator for Subsurface Science payload integration.
Task orders
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Modification | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80AFRC24DA003?
80AFRC24DA003 was awarded to Aerostar International, LLC by Armstrong Flight Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 1, 2024.
How much is contract 80AFRC24DA003 worth?
Orders under 80AFRC24DA003 have obligated $17,740,948. 80AFRC24DA003's own ceiling is $395,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $10,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract 80AFRC24DA003?
6 orders have been placed under 80AFRC24DA003, the latest on September 15, 2026.
Who can order from contract 80AFRC24DA003?
80AFRC24DA003 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. All agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract 80AFRC24DA003 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. 80AFRC24DA003 is part of Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4.
Was contract 80AFRC24DA003 competed?
The extent of competition for 80AFRC24DA003 was full and open competition. The government received 24 offers.
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