The federal contract IDV award is for the Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Launch Services, a multiple-award IDIQ contract issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center. The contract has a ceiling value of $986 million and a performance period through January 2027. The prime contractor, United Launch Services, LLC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Launch Alliance, L.L.C., and will provide 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 contract has no set-aside designation and will primarily support NASA's mission requirements, though the services may be utilized by other government agencies. The original solicitation sought capability statements from potential offerors to assist NASA in refining the contract requirements, including standard commercial pricing, integration services, and oversight approaches tailored for higher risk payloads.
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