Contractor shall integrate and flight test a government furnished payload on contractors commercial orbital reentry mission with land recovery. The reentry vehicle shall be capable of hosting customer…
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- FA945325DX001
- Awardee
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Varda Space Industries, Inc. UEI J3R2KNLS7GE4
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 5 $19,498,881 obligated
Award facts
- Combined order value
- $19,600,430 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 55% complete
- IDV ceiling 41% used
- $48,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $48,000,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Order Dependent (IDV only)
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract to Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business, on December 4, 2024, with a $48 million ceiling and total small business set-aside, for integrating and flight-testing government-furnished payloads on the contractor's commercial orbital reentry vehicle with land recovery capability. Performance runs through May 4, 2028.
Work is performed at Varda's facility in El Segundo, California. The IDIQ is designed to procure payload integration services and flight test operations for customer payloads that comply with Varda's user guide, hosted on the contractor's reentry vehicle.
Five task orders have been issued under this IDIQ totaling $19.6 million in combined potential value. A $10.2 million firm fixed-price delivery order issued December 30, 2024, covers two nominal schedule interior payload launches scheduled for October 2025, with completion by February 1, 2027. A $4.97 million SBIR Phase III delivery order issued December 11, 2024, funds one accelerated interior payload launch scheduled for March 2025, completing August 29, 2025. A $4.1 million firm fixed-price delivery order issued January 30, 2026, covers launch services scheduled for October 2026, completing November 30, 2026. Two monthly status-reporting orders totaling $304,647—one for eleven reports (November 2025 through September 2026) and one for ten reports (December 2024 through September 2025)—provide ongoing program visibility. All task orders are performed at El Segundo, California, and carry firm fixed-price pricing.
Description
Contractor shall integrate and flight test a government furnished payload on contractors commercial orbital reentry mission with land recovery. The reentry vehicle shall be capable of hosting customer payloads that comply with contractors user guide.
Task orders
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA945325DX001?
FA945325DX001 was awarded to Varda Space Industries, Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on December 4, 2024.
How much is contract FA945325DX001 worth?
Orders under FA945325DX001 have obligated $19,498,881. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $19,600,430. FA945325DX001's own ceiling is $48,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $48,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract FA945325DX001?
5 orders have been placed under FA945325DX001, the latest on January 30, 2026.
Who can order from contract FA945325DX001?
FA945325DX001 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract FA945325DX001 competed?
The extent of competition for FA945325DX001 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 1 offer. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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