The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center awarded a $300 million firm fixed price Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) task order to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Launch Vehicle Division, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, to provide launch services between March 2023 and February 2027. This task order is issued under the $0 ceiling VADR indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, which was competitively awarded to multiple contractors to acquire dedicated and rideshare launch services capable of delivering payloads up to 1,000 kg to various orbits, including escape trajectories, with high risk tolerance. The VADR contract has no set-aside designation and utilizes the NAICS code 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation with a size standard of 1,500 employees. The contract aims to leverage commercial launch service providers and practices to enable rapid, cost-effective access to space for NASA's higher risk tolerance payloads.
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