Fair Opportunity Exception for Microfluidic Processing for Life Detection (FORGE) payload
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- AFRC_FOP_FY25-02
- Agency
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80AFRC25DA001-80AFRC25FA029 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Blue Origin Texas, LLC
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- Van Horn, Texas 79855, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Kimberly Beck afrc-flight-opportunities-procurement@mail.nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center has issued a Limited / Sole Source Justification Notice for a task order related to the Microfluidic Processing for Life Detection (FORGE) payload. The justification seeks an exception to fair opportunity under FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), specifically targeting the integration and flight of the FORGE payload on a single suborbital flight. Blue Origin is the sole identified vendor capable of providing the required services due to the payload's unique design and current installation in a Blue Origin locker. The task order, awarded under contract 80AFRC25DA001, will be a firm-fixed price arrangement running from the award date (May 6, 2025) through December 31, 2025. While the specific award amount was not disclosed, the contracting officer will verify pricing fairness through a detailed price analysis using FAR 15.404-1 Proposal Analysis Techniques. The procurement falls under the Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation NAICS category and Space Transportation/Launch Product Service Code, reflecting the specialized nature of the payload deployment.
Notice text
Justification for exception to fair opportunity for the FORGE task order under the NASA Suborbital/ Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Integration Services (FO IDIQ 4) is provided as an attachment to this posting.
Awarded contract 80AFRC25DA001 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2025-05-06.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JEFO_T0321_FORGE_Redacted.pdf |
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