# Rocket Cargo - Capabilities Study

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa238525cb029

- Solicitation number: FA2385-25-C-B029
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to Anduril Industries, Inc. for $1,000,000.00
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL Afrl/Pzl (FA8650)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development
- Place of performance: Costa Mesa, California
- County: Orange County (FIPS 06059). https://abierto.us/counties/orange-county-ca-06059
- City: Costa Mesa. https://abierto.us/cities/costa-mesa-ca-0616532
- First posted: August 20, 2025
- Last posted: August 20, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/86d997fbd8a74d0cb298c5c888f9542f/view

## Description

This contract seeks to obtain a design study for a Payload Container capable on integrating on multiple platforms for the Rocket Cargo Vanguard. The aim is to develop a system capable of integrating multiple Government defined payloads within this payload container for deployment. This effort was competive via ARA FA8650-21-S-9307, Call 003, Rocket Experimentation for Global Agile Logistics (REGAL) Payload Rentry from Space Development and Demonstrations. This was awarded as a firm fixed price contract. In selecting the appropriate contract type, the contracting officer considered the factors in FAR 16.104.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Anduril Industries, Inc. (UEI KC3CH2MSK7Q3)
- Contract: FA238525CB029, definitive contract
- Obligated: $2,000,000.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: award number FA238525CB029 equals the contract number; same sub-agency 5700 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA238525CB029_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 20, 2025: Award notice. Notice 86d997fbd8a74d0cb298c5c888f9542f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/86d997fbd8a74d0cb298c5c888f9542f/view

## Points of contact

- Amanda Morris, amanda.morris.8@us.af.mil, 9377139818
- Doug McCreary, douglas.mccreary.1@us.af.mil

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