Student Projects In Space, LLC

Student Projects In Space, LLC, a Colorado-based sole proprietorship, delivers professional services for NASA student launch and research programs as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders with no set-aside designation. The vendor operates exclusively with NASA's Shared Services Center and holds no subcontract or GWAC positions.

SPINS' entire federal footprint consists of four purchase orders awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center between March 2023 and October 2025, totaling $812 thousand in combined potential value, all of which has been obligated. The vendor's capability portfolio centers on the delivery and support of NASA's RockOn and RockSat student launch initiatives at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Representative work includes a $240 thousand purchase order (awarded October 1, 2023, completed September 30, 2024) for support of RockSat-C, RockSat-X, and RockOn launch opportunities and the Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Workshop; a $250 thousand purchase order (awarded October 1, 2024, completion targeted November 30, 2025) for the RockOn Workshop covering student team selection, technical review scheduling and execution, and onsite integration and launch support; and a $93 thousand purchase order (awarded October 1, 2025, completion September 30, 2026) for comprehensive technical and administrative support including selection and mentoring of 10–20 RockSat teams, execution of 40–80 team design reviews, surface mount component installation for the RockOn flight computer, and hiring of eight collegiate student helpers. Place of performance is primarily Aurora, Colorado, with required travel to Wallops Flight Facility in Chincoteague, Virginia. All awards reflect sole-source procurement determinations under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with NASA citing SPINS' specialized capabilities as the primary facilitator of these student-centered aerospace research initiatives. One award ($93 thousand) reaches completion within the next twenty-four months and faces recompete.