# AFRL Rocket Lab Hermes BAA

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa930020s0001

- Solicitation number: FA9300-20-S-0001
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc.
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA9300 Aftc PZR (FA9300)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC22 National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Edwards, California
- County: Kern County (FIPS 06029). https://abierto.us/counties/kern-county-ca-06029
- First posted: January 16, 2024
- Last posted: June 20, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dfb5dfbac4c74889a119ddbc3c91c4ec/view

## Description

Annual Review to include amendment of BAA (dated May 2025), updates to Capability Repository, updates to WP Title page and Capability Statement - 20 June 2025 Change in AFTC/PZRA POC and Amendment of BAA (amendment dated August 2024) - 17 Sep 2024 Adding Virtual Industry Day Announcement for Payload Processing Facility - 8 Feb 2024 (see attachment) Change in AFTC/PZRA POC - 24 Jan 2024 Change in AFTC/PZRA POC - 16 Jan 2024 Annual Review and Amendment of BAA - 3 Aug 2023 Correct email on Secondary POC - 14 Apr 2023 Change to Secondary POC - 24 Jan 2023 Amendment of BAA - 9 Dec 2022 Annual Review and update to Capability Repository - 18 Aug 22 Amendment of BAA - 4 May 22 Amendment of BAA - 13 April 22 Amendment of BAA - 8 Mar 22 Amendment of BAA - 26 Jan 22 Annual Review and Amendment of BAA - 28 Dec 21 AFRL Rocket Lab Hermes BAA is a two-step open BAA with the ability of issuing future calls that enable study efforts on novel concepts, as well as research and development contracts to mature specific technologies to appropriate technology readiness levels (TRL) depending on end use.

Specific award details are described below, but the Government anticipates awarding multiple contracts of varying duration and value. However, the maximum single award value issued against this BAA is currently no more than $250M. This BAA allows consideration of white papers as well as calls issued by the Government when specific requirements are identified.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (UEI C6M7C2FLKER5)
- Contract: FA930021C6003, definitive contract
- Obligated: $114,812.60, current value $1,752,773
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA930020S0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA9300 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA930021C6003_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (UEI TRE8LWVNNXL3)
- Contract: FA930021C6026, definitive contract
- Obligated: $657,527.28, current value $2,838,188
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA930020S0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA9300 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA930021C6026_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Next Offset Solutions, Inc. (UEI FK7CUDYG1256)
- Contract: FA930021C6027, definitive contract
- Obligated: $0.00, current value $2,843,680
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA930020S0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA9300 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA930021C6027_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Rocket Lab USA Inc. (UEI EUXNBKLC23G1)
- Contract: FA930024C6007, definitive contract
- Obligated: $960,000.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA930020S0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA9300 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA930024C6007_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Firehawk Aerospace Inc. (UEI FKWJD9HL5931)
- Contract: FA930024C6022, definitive contract
- Obligated: $8,991,958.06
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA930020S0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA9300 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA930024C6022_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/

- Recipient: Ursa Major Technologies, Inc. (UEI N7GDJHB2VBU4)
- Contract: FA930025C6007, definitive contract
- Obligated: $171,150.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number FA930020S0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office FA9300 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA930025C6007_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- January 16, 2024: Solicitation, due March 18, 2027 at 3:00 AM EDT. Notice c445331283194f61821ad96717985661. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c445331283194f61821ad96717985661/view
- February 8, 2024: Solicitation, due March 18, 2027 at 3:00 AM EDT. Notice 53692e19e90147b19fc610818704ae08. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/53692e19e90147b19fc610818704ae08/view
- February 8, 2024: Solicitation, due March 18, 2027 at 3:00 AM EDT. Notice 5d867190b52d4be18ac275acf069e79c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5d867190b52d4be18ac275acf069e79c/view
- September 17, 2024: Solicitation, due March 18, 2027 at 3:00 AM EDT. Notice b1aacaa5ab6f4a8386f919b25e2011a0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b1aacaa5ab6f4a8386f919b25e2011a0/view
- June 20, 2025: Solicitation, due March 18, 2027 at 3:00 AM EDT. Notice dfb5dfbac4c74889a119ddbc3c91c4ec. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dfb5dfbac4c74889a119ddbc3c91c4ec/view

## Points of contact

- Jillian Marroquin, jillian.marroquin@us.af.mil

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