Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4
Active Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
- Awardees
- 15
- Task orders
- 45
- Obligated
- $45,312,445
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 Pre-Solicitation · 80AFRC23R0001 · Posted Feb 9, 2023
- Agency
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- Armstrong Flight Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Combined task order value
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- $45,312,445 Current, with exercised options
- $45,337,445 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 53% complete
- Shared ceiling
- $45,000,000.00 Less than its task orders have obligated
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center established this Master IDIQ on March 1, 2024, to procure commercial suborbital and hosted orbital flight services, payload integration, and spaceflight participant accommodations for the Flight Opportunities and Small Spacecraft Technology programs through February 28, 2029. Ordering authority remains active with approximately 2 years and 7 months available.
The vehicle carries a shared ceiling of $45 million and operates unrestricted (no set-asides). Thirty-six task orders have been awarded to date, generating $39.6 million in combined potential value with $38 million already obligated (96% of combined potential value). Activity peaked in the first two years at 15 orders annually and has slowed to 6 orders so far in 2026 (through late May). The most recent award was May 28, 2026.
Scope spans suborbital flight platforms—including high-altitude balloons and parabolic/reduced-gravity aircraft—and orbital hosted payloads, with associated integration services. Orders fund single-payload and multi-payload missions, technology demonstrations (Solar Sail, Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine, Microgravity Ullage Trapping), student challenges (TechRise), vehicle capability assessments, and strategic research payloads (Geospace Dynamics Constellation, Gamma-Ray and Antimatter Survey, Mars Penetrators). Typical task-order values range from $25,000 capability assessments to several million for integrated flight campaigns; the largest single award, for high-altitude balloons and communication support services, carries a $8.926 million ceiling.
Competition is moderately concentrated. Aerostar International, LLC dominates by potential value at $15.9 million across four orders, while Momentus Space LLC holds the most orders (5) with $8.5 million potential value. Galactic Enterprises, LLC, Blue Origin Texas LLC, and Rocket Lab USA Inc. round out the top tier by order count; beyond these five firms, a long tail of 10 smaller awardees captures the remainder. Together, the top five primes account for 58% of awarded task orders and 89% of combined potential value.
Funding is highly concentrated at Armstrong Flight Research Center itself, which placed 33 orders worth $23.3 million. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory and Air Combat Command account for the remaining 3 orders ($16.3 million combined). All task orders are firm-fixed-price.
IDV awards
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Latest task orders
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Latest 25 of 45 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aerostar International, LLC | $17,740,948 | 39% |
| 2 | Momentus Space LLC | $9,773,379 | 22% |
| 3 | Astro Digital US Inc. | $7,196,269 | 16% |
| 4 | Galactic Enterprises, LLC | $3,277,878 | 7% |
| 5 | World View Enterprises Inc. | $2,248,500 | 5% |
| 6 | Loft Orbital Federal, LLC | $2,175,270 | 5% |
| 7 | Blue Origin Texas, LLC | $1,122,420 | 2% |
| 8 | Rocket Lab USA Inc. | $1,004,145 | 2% |
| 9 | Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. | $623,637 | 1% |
| 10 | Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. | $25,000 | <1% |
"Minimum guarantee only" marks awardees whose obligations here are just the minimum order their contract guarantees.
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $29,019,808 | 64% |
| 2 | Air Force | $16,292,638 | 36% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $16,823,014 |
| FY2025 | $27,559,624 |
| FY2024 | $641,775 |
Quick answers
What is the Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 contract vehicle?
Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Armstrong Flight Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), awarded on March 1, 2024.
Which companies hold Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4?
15 companies hold Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Blue Origin, LLC on November 4, 2024. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Aerostar International, LLC, Momentus Space LLC and Astro Digital US Inc.
How much has been spent through Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4?
45 task orders have been placed under Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4, obligating $45,312,445.
What is the shared ceiling of Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4?
The shared ceiling listed for Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4, $45,000,000, is less than its task orders have obligated.
Which agencies use Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 the most?
The departments whose task orders under Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 obligated the most are National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($29,019,808) and Air Force ($16,292,638).
How much was obligated through Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 obligated $27,559,624 in fiscal year 2025.
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