ASCA Blanket Purchase Agreement
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80KSC026A0001
- Agency
-
Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Awarded
- to Asca, Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80KSC026A0001 Federal IDV award
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Redondo Beach, California 90277, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Kennedy Space Center awarded a $10 million fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement to ASCA, Inc. on September 25, 2026, for nuclear launch vehicle risk assessment services supporting NASA's Launch Services Program.
The award was made on a sole-source, non-competitive basis under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1). ASCA will develop Event Sequence Diagrams populated with nuclear-enabled mission-specific launch vehicle accident failure scenarios across all flight phases. The BPA covers a potential 5-year performance period (base year plus four 1-year options) and includes support for nuclear missions such as Space Reactor-1 Freedom and anticipated lunar missions, with estimated costs of approximately $1.4 million per mission.
NASA's sole-source justification asserted that ASCA is the only responsible source, citing over 30 years of specialized expertise, proprietary analytical frameworks, and comprehensive datasets from nuclear mission execution since 1997, including Cassini, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rover, Pluto New Horizons, Mars Science Laboratory, Mars 2020, and Dragonfly. Market research conducted via a GPE synopsis closing September 11, 2026, generated three responses; two companies submitted capability statements and one submitted a non-responsive proposal, all deemed lacking ASCA's specialized expertise and proprietary datasets. Recreating ASCA's capabilities would require over one year and multiple technical review cycles, introducing unacceptable schedule delays for nuclear mission timelines requiring complete data books three years before launch.
Notice text
A fixed price, non-competitive Blanket Purchase Agreement was awarded to ASCA, Inc. for nuclear launch vehicle risk assessment services in support of NASA's Launch Services Program. Please see attached Justification for additional details.
Awarded contract 80KSC026A0001 to ASCA, INC for 10000000.00 on 2026-09-25.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Source Justification - ASCA Final Redacted.pdf |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity