Asca, Inc.

Asca, Inc., a for-profit applied science consulting firm based in Redondo Beach, California, provides probabilistic risk assessment and reliability management services to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as a prime contractor, operating exclusively in full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations. The firm competes on sole-source authority derived from demonstrated unique technical capability in nuclear launch vehicle risk analysis and fault management systems assessment.

Asca's customer base is extraordinarily concentrated within NASA. The top five customer entities account for 92% of recent awards by count and 100% of combined potential value, with NASA Kennedy Space Center dominating the footprint at 23 awards carrying $20.7 million in combined potential value. NASA Shared Services Center accounts for 7 awards valued at $1.6 million, and NASA Ames Research Center for 1 award at $1.2 million. Across the visible footprint, Asca has worked with seven distinct federal agencies, but NASA represents the overwhelming customer base. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, GSA Federal Acquisition Service, and NASA Headquarters each anchor smaller award volumes.

Asca's capability portfolio centers on probabilistic risk assessment and Event Sequence Diagrams for launch vehicles carrying nuclear payloads, liquid oxygen and liquid natural gas propellant systems analysis, and integrated fault management system design. Representative prime work includes a $597,154 BPA call issued by Kennedy Space Center on October 1, 2026, for nuclear risk assessment services supporting the SR-1 Freedom program running through December 31, 2027; a $562,148 firm fixed-price purchase order from Kennedy Space Center (April 27, 2026) for Event Sequence Diagrams assessing risk levels for launch vehicles with nuclear payloads; a $811,568 purchase order for launch vehicle probabilistic reliability risk analysis services (awarded April 1, 2025, extended through October 31, 2026); and a $754,437 Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract for integrated fault management system design. All named awards are sole-source procurements citing Asca's unique qualifications.

Asca holds a $10 million blanket purchase agreement with Kennedy Space Center established October 1, 2026, running through September 30, 2032, for nuclear launch vehicle risk analysis reports. The firm also maintains presence on GSA's Multiple Award Schedule and The Professional Services Schedule, with 19 task orders across the Multiple Award Schedule valued at $7 million combined potential value and 14 task orders on The Professional Services Schedule at $2.3 million combined potential value. Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years (one award in 2022 and 2023, two awards each in 2024 and 2025, three in 2026), with three awards reaching ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $2 million) representing modest recompete exposure. The vendor has operated as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint and competes primarily on full-and-open, sole-source authority grounded in specialized expertise in nuclear-systems risk analysis for aerospace applications.