Indefinite Delivery Contract 80HQTR24DA002

The Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program is a $476 million multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters on October 4, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of October 3, 2028. This civilian-funded contract was awarded to Capella Space Corp, a San Francisco-based manufacturer of commercial synthetic aperture radar satellite technology, with no set-asides utilized. The contract establishes a vehicle for the government to acquire high-resolution earth observation data products, associated metadata, and ancillary services from commercial small satellite constellations through firm fixed-price task orders. The CSDA Program supports the Science Mission Directorate Earth Science Division by procuring data with enhanced resolution, increased temporal frequency, or novel sensing capabilities that complement existing government observations. All data acquisition is subject to end-user license agreements to facilitate broad dissemination across federal agencies and authorized recipients. The program's five-year ordering period enables flexible procurement of imagery and services as mission requirements evolve.

Task orders issued under the CSDA IDIQ demonstrate the contract's operational scope and delivery mechanisms. Three task orders are documented: a $808,000 synthetic aperture radar tasking data delivery order awarded September 26, 2025 with completion by September 25, 2026; a $286,736 Capella Evaluation Task for high-resolution synthetic aperture radar imagery products awarded September 29, 2024 with completion by September 28, 2025; and a $500 metadata archive delivery order awarded October 4, 2023 with completion by October 5, 2023. All task orders are performed at Capella Space Corp's San Francisco, California facility and are priced on a firm fixed-price basis with no set-asides. These task orders represent initial utilization of the IDIQ contract vehicle to evaluate Capella's capabilities, obtain operational imagery data, and establish archived metadata supporting the government's earth science mission objectives.