# Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for Super High Energy Replicated Optics (SuperHERO)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/80msfc26c0010

- Solicitation number: 80MSFC26C0010
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Washington University, the
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (80MSFC)
- Product or service code: AR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Saint Louis, Missouri
- First posted: May 28, 2026
- Last posted: May 28, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/02224ee2c7ef478fbe60da15612eeee2/view

## Description

This contract is for the design, manufacturing, and testing of a truss/optical bench to be used on the Super-High Energy Replicated Optics (SuperHERO) balloon mission.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Washington University, the (UEI L6NFUM28LQM5)
- Contract: 80MSFC26C0010, definitive contract
- Obligated: $547,984.00, current value $1,004,621
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 80MSFC26C0010 equals the contract number; same awarding office 80MSFC (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_80MSFC26C0010_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 28, 2026: Justification. Notice 02224ee2c7ef478fbe60da15612eeee2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/02224ee2c7ef478fbe60da15612eeee2/view

## Points of contact

- Brad Vest, bradley.d.vest@nasa.gov

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