Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology Development
Awarded Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80LARC21CA008
- Agency
- Langley Research Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Awarded
- to Lanteris Space LLC
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80LARC21CA008 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Palo Alto, California 94303, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Langley Research Center awarded a firm-fixed price contract valued at $5,997,804 to Maxar's Space Systems / Loral Incorporated to design, prototype, and test an autonomously deployable and relocatable lunar surface solar array called the SolarHub under the Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology Appendix. The contract includes a base period for Maxar to perform design and analysis to demonstrate the SolarHub's expected performance, as well as an option period, if exercised, for fabrication and testing of a prototype SolarHub system to achieve Technology Readiness Level 6 and demonstrate qualification for space applications.
Notice text
This notice is provided for information purposes only. NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) awarded a firm-fixed price contract to Maxar’s Space Systems / Loral Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA for the effort entitled “Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology Development”. This award results from a competitive selection under the NASA Headquarters released NASA Research Announcement (NRA) 80HQTR20NOA01, entitled Space Technology – Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion – 2020 (SpaceTech-REDDI-2020), Appendix 80HQTR20NOA01-20GCD_C1, Lunar Vertical Solar Array Technology (“Lunar VSAT”).
The existing Game Changing Development (GCD) Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) project is focused on the development of solar arrays and related technologies necessary for sustained presence on the lunar surface circa 2028. The Lunar VSAT Appendix addresses key technologies associated with the goals of that GCD effort.
The objective of this procurement is for Maxar’s Space Systems / Loral Inc. to design, prototype, and test the SolarHub, an autonomously deployable and relocatable lunar surface solar array. During the Base Period, the Contractor shall perform design and analysis in order to analytically demonstrate the expected performance of the SolarHub. During the Option Period, if exercised, the Contractor shall fabricate and test the prototype SolarHub system, achieve a Technical Readiness Level of 6 (TRL 6), and demonstrate that the system is capable of qualification for space applications.
Awarded contract 80LARC21CA008 to Maxar Space LLC for 5997804.00 on 2021-09-29.
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