The U.S. Air Force Space Command awarded a $24.6M single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Oes-Pond JV II LLC, a certified 8(a) joint venture small disadvantaged business, to provide services supporting the advancement of next-generation operational spaceports. The contract, which runs through March 2029, has so far resulted in several delivery orders, including a $842,026 firm fixed price award to develop architectural plans and preliminary designs for energy management and control...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center has awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for Spacecraft Processing Operation Services (SPOS) and Facilities for Common Launch Service Support Plan (LSSP). This multiple-award, $100 million IDC will provide spacecraft and satellite payload processing facilities and services to support missions launching from Kennedy Space Center and Vandenberg Space Force Base...
The Department of the Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSPC SMC) awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) under the Orbital Services Program 4 (OSP-4) to Aevum Inc., a minority-owned small business that provides advanced air, space, and transportation services. The $986M IDC supports space launch and range operations by providing responsive, affordable space access for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other customers. To date, two delivery orders have been...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center has awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract called the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract (SPOC) to Astrotech Space Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation. The $100 million SPOC IDIQ provides spacecraft processing operations and facilities, including cleanroom space, hazardous operations support like fueling, and transportation services to support NASA's range...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center has awarded an indefinite delivery contract to Astra Space Operations, LLC for dedicated small launch services and on-orbit mobility for small satellites. This $300 million potential value Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare Launch Services (VADR) umbrella task order runs through February 2027 and allows NASA to acquire these commercial launch services in support of the agency's science and...
This federal contract IDV was awarded by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), a defense agency, to Astra Space Operations, LLC, a for-profit company that provides dedicated small launch services and on-orbit mobility for small satellites. The $986 million single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded in August 2021, is for Astra to provide space launch services and mission integration support through October 2028. Under this IDIQ, SMC has...
The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) valued at up to $11.85 billion for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 procurement. The 8-year contract provides launch services, mission unique services, launch services support, fleet surveillance, early integration studies, and special studies to support NSSL missions beginning in fiscal year 2025 through 2027. The...
The federal contract IDV award is for the provision of spacecraft processing operations and facilities to support NASA science missions and Department of Defense satellite launches. The prime contractor, Astrotech Space Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, has been awarded a single-award $45 million indefinite delivery contract by the Kennedy Space Center to deliver a comprehensive range of pre-launch processing services, including payload processing, spacecraft fueling,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center awarded multiple indefinite delivery contracts to Astrobotic Technology Inc. to provide flight and payload integration services in support of aeronautics and spaceflight activities. Task orders issued to date total approximately $7.3M and include student payload competitions, maturation of small body sampling systems, and validation of lunar landing technologies. Services are being performed in California,...
The key products and services being delivered under the federal contract IDV award are: The U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), a defense agency, has awarded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Orbital Services Program 4 (OSP-4) with a ceiling value of $986,000,000 and a period of performance through October 2028. This IDV facilitates the acquisition of commercial launch services, spacecraft,...