Rosalind Franklin Mission Launch Vehicle Risk Assessment
Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80KSC026P0005
- Agency
-
Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Awarded
- to Asca, Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80KSC026P0005 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- PSC
- AR14 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses
- Place of performance
- California 90277, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Kennedy Space Center awarded a fixed-price purchase order valued at $563,000 to Advanced Systems Concepts Associates, Inc. (ASCA) on April 28, 2026, for Event Sequence Diagram development and nuclear risk assessment supporting the Rosalind Franklin Mission launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy vehicle.
The 13-month period of performance commences on the award date. The award was made under sole-source authority (10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1)) without full and open competition. ASCA possesses specialized expertise in NASA launch vehicle systems and proprietary analytical frameworks for characterizing accident failure scenarios across all flight phases, including failure mechanisms, causes, consequences, launch failure probabilities, accident environments, inertia effects on nuclear payloads, and nuclear material release risks. The analysis determines risk tiering in accordance with National Security Presidential Memorandum-20. ASCA has executed Event Sequence Diagrams for prior NASA missions including Cassini, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rovers A and B, Pluto New Horizons, MSL, Mars 2020, and DragonFly. Market research conducted through Sam.gov in February 2026 identified two competing companies, neither of which demonstrated capacity to meet NASA's nuclear launch approval standards or provide the required methodology and proprietary data.
Notice text
This is a Fixed-Price Purchase Order awarded to ASCA, INC. In accordance with FAR 6.103-1 - Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Rationale is provided in attached Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition.
Awarded contract 80KSC026P0005 to ASCA, INC for 562148.00 on 2026-04-28.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JOFOC RFM Nuclear Risk Assessment Justification Fully Signed.pdf |
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