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

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa881124r0001

- Solicitation number: FA8811-24-R-0001
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to United Launch Services, LLC for $5,600,000,000.00
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA8811 Assrd Acss to SPC Ssc/Aak-La (FA8811)
- NAICS: 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Product or service code: V126 Space Transportation and Launch Services
- Place of performance: Centennial, Colorado
- County: Arapahoe County (FIPS 08005). https://abierto.us/counties/arapahoe-county-co-08005
- City: Centennial. https://abierto.us/cities/centennial-co-0812815
- First posted: March 19, 2024
- Last posted: June 13, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dc8e1d77f01042a8a1f8eca271fc5ddc/view

## Description

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.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: United Launch Services, LLC (UEI XHAMULHCL9N3)
- Contract: FA881124DB001
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA881124R0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA8811 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA881124DB001_9700/

- Recipient: Blue Origin, LLC (UEI SFKWJAYSTL95)
- Contract: FA881124DB002
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA881124R0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA8811 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA881124DB002_9700/

- Recipient: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (UEI C6M7C2FLKER5)
- Contract: FA881124DB003
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA881124R0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA8811 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA881124DB003_9700/


## Publications

- March 19, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due March 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 978653485d8d4775b0bf72af67298f06. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/978653485d8d4775b0bf72af67298f06/view
- March 19, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due December 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice a891d69ae6614abea18f10453a909060. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a891d69ae6614abea18f10453a909060/view
- June 13, 2024: Award notice. Notice dc8e1d77f01042a8a1f8eca271fc5ddc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dc8e1d77f01042a8a1f8eca271fc5ddc/view

## Points of contact

- Kirsten Prechtl, kirsten.prechtl@spaceforce.mil, 310-879-7530
- Jeffrey Lopez, jeffrey.lopez.4@spaceforce.mil, 310-653-3539

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