Award notice, first published as combined synopsis and solicitation
National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 Request for Proposal (RFP)
FA8811-24-R-0002
Department of the Air Force, FA8811 Assrd Acss to SPC Ssc/Aak-La. Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation.
Awarded
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
$5,923,580,297.00 on the award notice, April 4, 2025, contract FA8811-25-D-B002
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, was awarded a $5,923,580,297 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 launch service procurement. This contract provides launch services, mission unique services, mission acceleration, quick reaction/anomaly resolution, special studies, launch service support, fleet surveillance, and early integration studies/mission analysis.
Work will be performed in Hawthorne, California; Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; Kennedy Space Center, Florida; and Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by April 2033. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and four offers were received. Fiscal 2025 space procurement funds in the amount of $75,922,000 will be obligated in the first order year for launch service support and fleet surveillance task orders. The Space Systems Command, Assured Access to Space, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8811-25-D-B002).
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
- UEI
- C6M7C2FLKER5
- CAGE
- 3BVL8
- Vendor location
- Hawthorne, CA
- Contract
- FA881125DB002
- Obligated
- $0.00, potential $11,847,160,594
- Actions
- 3 between April 4, 2025 and February 4, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 Launch Service Procurement
- Match
- solicitation number FA881124R0002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA8811 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- United Launch Services, LLC
- UEI
- XHAMULHCL9N3
- CAGE
- 43HC6
- Vendor location
- Centennial, CO
- Contract
- FA881125DB003
- Obligated
- $0.00, potential $10,732,878,812
- Actions
- 3 between April 4, 2025 and February 24, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 Launch Service Procurement
- Match
- solicitation number FA881124R0002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA8811 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
- Recipient
- Blue Origin, LLC
- UEI
- SFKWJAYSTL95
- CAGE
- 89ZW9
- Vendor location
- Merritt Island, FL
- Contract
- FA881125DB005
- Obligated
- $0.00, potential $2,386,234,812
- Actions
- 3 between April 4, 2025 and February 9, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- No Set Aside Used.
- Described as
- National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 Launch Service Procurement
- Match
- solicitation number FA881124R0002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA8811 (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
June 20, 2024
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due December 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice a1c76e28735449e495c6fa98e5085950
June 20, 2024
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due December 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice b5287289cb174251a26086a5962faf95
September 30, 2024
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due December 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 2862eedc4c2d4305b5c0ace64fe9b8de
September 30, 2024
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due December 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 6532597bf2a34b569cf9dc4607471133
October 24, 2024
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due December 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 27f58684d9584a9986b1119c7204cbd9
October 24, 2024
Combined synopsis and solicitation
Due December 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 340d8355d29f4f96a15670cd0d8a2d62
April 4, 2025
Award notice, originally combined synopsis and solicitation
Awarded to SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES Corp. Hawthorne for $5,923,580,297. SAM.gov, notice caf8f5489f2145eead5494a582a602db
Points of contact
- Isabel Shvartsmanisabel.shvartsman@spaceforce.mil310-299-6372
- Mariana Traversamariana.traversa@spaceforce.mil