National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 IDIQ Award

Blue Origin Florida, LLC, Merritt Island, Florida (FA8811-24-D-B002); Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California (FA8811-24-D-B003); and United Launch Services, LLC, Centennial, Colorado (FA8811-24-D-B001) have been awarded a multiple-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum cumulative ceiling of $5,600,000,000 for the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 launch services procurement.

The contract is for launch services delivering NSS payloads into their intended orbits. The location of performance will be determined at the task order level. The contract will include a five-year ordering period, which will go through June 2029, with an option for an additional ordering period of 5 years. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and seven offers were received.

Fiscal year 2024 space procurement funds in the amount of $8,000,000 (the cumulative amount for the minimum guarantee) are being obligated at the time of award. Space Systems Command Assured Access to Space, Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California, is the contracting activity.