Indefinite Delivery Contract 80HQTR19D0009

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with a ceiling value of $2,600,000,000 to Firefly Aerospace Inc., a NewSpace startup focused on small satellite launchers. The contract, titled "Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)," provides for the delivery of commercial lunar payload services to support NASA's exploration goals. Firefly Aerospace, a subsidiary of Noosphere Venture Partners LP, has been issued several firm fixed price delivery orders under this CLPS IDC by NASA's Johnson Space Center. These orders include a $179.6 million task order for lunar payload delivery, an $18.4 million task order for additional lunar payload services, a $129.9 million task order for the CLPS CS-3 mission, and a $102.1 million task order for an Enhanced Landing and Mobility Study. The work under these orders is to be performed at Firefly's facility in Cedar Park, Texas, with no set-aside designations indicated. In addition to the CLPS IDC, Firefly Aerospace also holds a separate $300 million single award, indefinite delivery contract from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to provide venture-class launch services for NASA payloads.

The CLPS IDC aims to procure commercial lunar payload delivery services from multiple vendors to support NASA's lunar exploration objectives. Through these contracted services, Firefly Aerospace will transport various payloads to the lunar surface on behalf of the agency. The IDC provides a flexible, indefinite delivery approach to acquiring these mission-critical lunar transportation capabilities as NASA progresses towards its exploration goals, without the need for repeated full and open competitions. The work is funded by NASA's Johnson Space Center, a civilian agency, reflecting the commercial, non-defense nature of these lunar payload delivery services.