NASA afrc flight opportunities program 4 flight and payload intergration services
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80AFRC24DA006
- Awardee
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World View Enterprises Inc. UEI KBGAJ1TKN3J8
- Awarding agency
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Task orders
- 3 $2,248,500 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
- $2,248,500 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 53% complete
- IDV ceiling 1% 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's Armstrong Flight Research Center awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract to World View Enterprises Inc. on March 1, 2024, for flight and payload integration services with a $395 million ceiling through February 28, 2029.
Place of performance is Tucson, Arizona. The IDIQ supports the Flight Opportunities program by providing stratospheric balloon platforms, payload integration services, and high-altitude flight operations for federal agencies conducting suborbital research and technology demonstration.
Three delivery orders have been issued under this contract. The Air Force Research Laboratory issued a $1 million firm fixed-price order on September 26, 2025, for demonstration of two station-seeking stratospheric balloons for maritime domain awareness, launching in mid-July 2026 over the Gulf of America and Caribbean at altitudes around 18.3 kilometers through December 31, 2026. Armstrong Flight Research Center issued a $454,672 order on April 16, 2025, for flight and payload integration services supporting up to 60 student payloads in the Flight Opportunities TechRise Student Challenge through September 2026. A third order issued on March 15, 2024, for $793,828 covers flight and payload integration services for the Gamma-Ray and Antimatter Survey (GRAMS) payload under high-altitude and long-duration flight profile through December 1, 2026. All delivery orders carry firm fixed-price pricing and no set-aside designation.
Task orders
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80AFRC24DA006?
80AFRC24DA006 was awarded to World View Enterprises Inc. by Armstrong Flight Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 1, 2024.
How much is contract 80AFRC24DA006 worth?
Orders under 80AFRC24DA006 have obligated $2,248,500. 80AFRC24DA006'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 80AFRC24DA006?
3 orders have been placed under 80AFRC24DA006, the latest on September 26, 2025.
Who can order from contract 80AFRC24DA006?
80AFRC24DA006 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. All agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract 80AFRC24DA006 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. 80AFRC24DA006 is part of Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4.
Was contract 80AFRC24DA006 competed?
The extent of competition for 80AFRC24DA006 was full and open competition. The government received 24 offers.
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