Flight and Payload Integration Services
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
- Awardees
- 7
- Task orders
- 52
- Obligated
- $17,638,875
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- Flight and Payload Integration Services Solicitation · 80AFRC18R0006 · Posted Dec 20, 2017
- Agency
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- Armstrong Flight Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Combined task order value
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- $17,638,875 Current, with exercised options
- $17,783,437 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 39% used
- $45,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center established a multiple-award Master IDIQ for Flight and Payload Integration Services on August 6, 2018, with a shared ceiling of $45 million and an ordering deadline of July 30, 2023 — the vehicle is no longer accepting new orders. The work procures integration and flight services for experimental payloads on high-altitude balloons, spacecraft, sounding rockets, and vertical flight testbeds across five defined flight profiles, including microgravity exposure, high-altitude operations, and space-environment testing. Vehicles must accommodate a minimum 4-kilogram payload mass and 4U cubesat volume equivalent.
The vehicle has substantially run its course. Of the $45 million shared ceiling, contractors have obligated $17.6 million across 52 task orders (99% of the combined potential value realized). Ordering activity peaked in 2020–2021, with 12 and 15 orders respectively, then declined sharply to 3 orders in 2023 and 2 in 2024. The most recent task order award is dated June 1, 2024; the latest completion date visible in the portfolio is August 31, 2025.
Blue Origin Texas dominates the prime base, holding 23 of 52 awards (44% of task orders) and $8.9 million in combined potential value. Aerostar International holds 11 orders and $3.7 million; Up Aerospace holds 8 orders and $3 million. These three firms account for 94 percent of task orders. The remaining three primes—World View Enterprises, Galactic Enterprises, and one small business—share the balance. All orders are placed by NASA Armstrong; no other customer agency participates.
Ninety-six percent of task orders carry no set-aside designation; two orders (4%) are Total Small Business. Individual task-order values range from under $8,000 for analytical studies to $3.8 million for Lunar Gravitational Acceleration payload integration, with most orders falling between $100,000 and $1 million. All orders are firm fixed price. Work is performed at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center locations.
Description
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (NASA AFRC) intends to solicit and award a multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for Fight and Payload Integration Services. Typical platforms will include (but are not limited to) high-altitude balloons, spacecraft, sounding rockets, and vertical flight testbeds, which must be capable of meeting one or more of the required flight profiles.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Latest 25 of 52 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Origin Texas, LLC | $8,751,963 | 50% |
| 2 | Aerostar International, LLC | $3,676,398 | 21% |
| 3 | Up Aerospace Inc. | $3,003,941 | 17% |
| 4 | World View Enterprises Inc. | $1,517,979 | 9% |
| 5 | Galactic Enterprises, LLC | $680,824 | 4% |
| 6 | Masten Space Systems Inc. | $7,770 | <1% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $17,638,875 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $118,865 |
| FY2025 | $55,796 |
| FY2024 | $1,855,710 |
| FY2023 | $747,154 |
| FY2022 | $3,830,528 |
| FY2021 | $7,684,463 |
| FY2020 | $1,404,228 |
| FY2019 | $1,462,123 |
| FY2018 | $386,016 |
Quick answers
What is the Flight and Payload Integration Services contract vehicle?
Flight and Payload Integration Services is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Armstrong Flight Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), awarded on August 6, 2018.
Which companies hold Flight and Payload Integration Services?
7 companies hold Flight and Payload Integration Services's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Masten Space Systems Inc. on December 1, 2020. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Blue Origin Texas, LLC, Aerostar International, LLC and Up Aerospace Inc.
How much has been spent through Flight and Payload Integration Services?
52 task orders have been placed under Flight and Payload Integration Services, obligating $17,638,875.
What is the shared ceiling of Flight and Payload Integration Services?
Flight and Payload Integration Services's shared ceiling is $45,000,000; its task orders have used 39% of it.
Which agencies use Flight and Payload Integration Services the most?
The departments whose task orders under Flight and Payload Integration Services obligated the most are National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($17,638,875).
How much was obligated through Flight and Payload Integration Services in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under Flight and Payload Integration Services obligated $55,796 in fiscal year 2025.
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