# Fair Opportunity Exception for Suborbital Crew Primary Decelerator System Data Review Requirement

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/afrcfopfy2502

- Solicitation number: AFRC_FOP_FY25-05
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Blue Origin Texas, LLC
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Armstrong Flight Research CNTR (80AFRC)
- NAICS: 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Product or service code: V126 Space Transportation and Launch Services
- Place of performance: Van Horn, Texas
- County: Culberson County (FIPS 48109). https://abierto.us/counties/culberson-county-tx-48109
- City: Van Horn. https://abierto.us/cities/van-horn-tx-4875032
- First posted: May 12, 2025
- Last posted: July 9, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e4decae2d1bf45d69ef19dfd10455321/view

## Description

Justification for exception to fair opportunity for the Suborbital Crew Primary Decelerator System Data Review task order under the NASA Suborbital/ Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Intergrations Services (FO IDIQ 4) is provided as an attachment to this posting.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Blue Origin Texas, LLC (UEI L13KLVUYDGX4)
- Contract: 80AFRC25DA001
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 24 offers received
- Link: award number 80AFRC25DA001 equals the contract number; same awarding office 80AFRC (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_80AFRC25DA001_8000/


## Publications

- May 12, 2025: Justification. Notice e9bc325744bf435cbfb9b7f50ef1208a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e9bc325744bf435cbfb9b7f50ef1208a/view
- June 12, 2025: Justification. Notice cf211977b0e940109619516767f158f3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/cf211977b0e940109619516767f158f3/view
- July 9, 2025: Justification. Notice e4decae2d1bf45d69ef19dfd10455321. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e4decae2d1bf45d69ef19dfd10455321/view

## Points of contact

- Melissa Newell, afrc-flight-opportunities-procurement@mail.nasa.gov

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