This single award, indefinite delivery contract was awarded by NASA's Kennedy Space Center to Firefly Aerospace Inc., a NewSpace startup, to provide "Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Umbrella Task Order" services. The $300,000,000 Firm Fixed Price contract aims to procure high risk tolerant launch services for NASA payloads up to 1,000 kg to various orbits, including escape trajectories, under a modified technical oversight approach utilizing Firefly's launch vehicle capabilities. The contract has no set-aside designation and will support NASA's exploration goals, including by providing commercial lunar payload delivery services. This VADR contract was competitively awarded following a sources sought for an IDIQ launch service contract to address NASA's need for dedicated and rideshare launch services capable of delivering high risk tolerance payloads.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00004 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/30/24 | |
| P00003 | Novation Agreement | $0 | 12/11/23 | |
| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 6/21/23 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 5/23/23 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $0 | 9/9/22 |
Name | Description | Awardee | Potential Value (Click to sort descending) | Award Date (Click to sort descending) | Completion Date (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort descending) |
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Delivery Order 80KSC022DA112-80KSC023FA112 | Firefly Aerospace Inc. | $300.0m | 3/29/23 | 2/3/27 | 3/2/25 |