Fair Opportunity Exception for Lunar /Martian Gravity requirement
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- AFRC_FOP_FY25-04
- Agency
- Armstrong Flight Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80AFRC24DA012-80AFRC24FA025 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- New Mexico 88011, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Melissa Newell afrc-flight-opportunities-procurement@mail.nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center has published a Limited/Sole Source Justification Notice for the development of lunar and Martian gravity simulation capabilities for suborbital spacecraft experiments. The procurement requires a contractor to develop methodologies for flight profiles, payload mounting concepts, and acceleration vector descriptions that can induce lunar and Martian gravity accelerations on spacecraft and payloads for long-duration experiments exceeding one minute. The justification for sole source procurement is based on FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), indicating that only one awardee possesses the unique and highly specialized services required for this complex suborbital flight capability. The contract was awarded on July 1, 2025, to an undisclosed vendor for an undisclosed amount, with performance extending through July 31, 2026. This specialized test environment is designed to enhance NASA's technology advancement and fundamental research capabilities, with potential applications in In Situ Resource Utilization, Regolith Processes, Surface Mobility, Dust Mitigation, and Human Exploration. The award was made under NASA's Suborbital/Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services IDIQ contract, with the contracting officer conducting detailed price analysis to ensure fair and reasonable pricing.
Notice text
Justification for exception to fair opportunity for the Lunar/ Martian Gravity task order under the NASA Suborbital/ Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Intergrations Services (FO IDIQ 4) is provided as an attachment to this posting.
Awarded contract 80AFRC24DA012 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-07-01.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| LunarMartianGravity_JEFO_Redacted.pdf |
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