Vendor, Long Beach, CA
Rocket Lab USA Inc.
UEI EUXNBKLC23G1, CAGE 7C1D6
15 awards and $54,954,203 obligated between January 24, 2024 and September 9, 2026, 100% under full and open competition, against 151.1 offers on average where reported. 7 of the awards trace back to a SAM.gov solicitation on this site.
Sells to
Awarding agencies by dollars.
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $39,571,603 |
| Department of the Air Force | $15,382,100 |
| Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Industries
NAICS on the awards, by dollars.
| Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air TransportationNAICS 481212 | $52,976,767 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)NAICS 541715 | $1,976,436 |
| Ammunition (except Small Arms) ManufacturingNAICS 332993 | $1,000 |
How it wins
Awards by competition, set-aside and type.
| Full and Open Competition | 15 |
| Delivery Order | 8 |
| Definitive Contract | 3 |
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Contracts ending soon
Contracts Rocket Lab USA Inc. holds whose performance ends in the next 19 months, by published end date. Each one is a recompete to prepare for.
- Ending
- 1
- Obligated so far
- $960,000
- Soonest
- February 8, 2028
The 1 contract, the office behind each one and the dates are in the workspace. See them
Competes with
Vendors selling nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, by dollars.
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Hawthorne, CA | $10,396,826,405 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationDulles, VA | $2,386,558,055 |
| Sierra Space Corp.Broomfield, CO | $350,959,439 |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc.Cedar Park, TX | $333,698,591 |
| Intuitive Machines, LLCHouston, TX | $266,425,241 |
| Astrobotic Technology Inc.Pittsburgh, PA | $110,588,954 |
Awards
Every award in the window, by dollars obligated.
| Contract | Awarding office | Described as | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80KSC023FA107Delivery Order, January 24, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 1 offers | NASA Kennedy Space CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (Vadr) Umbrella Task Order Mod 7: Increased Incremental Funding for Launch Services, UpNAICS 481212, PSC V126 | $37,551,522 |
| FA881824FB016Delivery Order, April 8, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 3 offers | FA8818 Ssc/Aak-KtDepartment of the Air Force | The Objective of the Stp-S30 Mission Is to Deliver Scientific Research and Development Experiments to Space That Mature Existing CapabilitieNAICS 481212, PSC V126 | $14,496,100 |
| FA930024C6007Definitive Contract, August 29, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 1 offersSolicitation | FA9300 Aftc PZRDepartment of the Air Force | Digital Engineering Approach for Archimedes Engine DevelopmentNAICS 541715, PSC AC21 | $960,000 |
| 80HQTR24CA009Definitive Contract, September 27, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 49 offers | NASA HeadquartersNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Contractor to Provide Rapid Studies for the Mars Sample Return (Msr) Program.NAICS 541715, PSC AR11 | $625,000 |
| 80AFRC25FA060Delivery Order, September 26, 2025, Full and Open Competition, 2 offers | NASA Armstrong Flight Research CNTRNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Contractor Shall Develop Gen 1 Solar Sail Mission Concepts That Will Address the Objectives of a Future Implementation Plan in AccordancNAICS 481212, PSC V126 | $546,480 |
| 80AFRC26FA041Delivery Order, May 28, 2026, Full and Open Competition, 5 offers | NASA Armstrong Flight Research CNTRNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Develop Geospace Dynamics Constellation (Gdc) Trailblazer Mission Concepts That Will Address the Objectives of a Future Implementation Plan NAICS 481212, PSC V126 | $432,665 |
| 80GSFC26C0008Definitive Contract, February 23, 2026, Full and Open Competition, 18 offers | NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Mars END-TO-END Communication Service Architectures: Studies to Advance END-TO-END Communication Solutions for Mars Exploration, IdentifyingNAICS 541715, PSC AR12 | $390,936 |
| 80AFRC24FA027Delivery Order, April 25, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 24 offers | NASA Armstrong Flight Research CNTRNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Minimum GuaranteedNAICS 481212, PSC V126 | $25,000 |
| FA865625FB071Delivery Order, April 9, 2025, Full and Open Competition, 1 offers | FA8656 AFLCMC EbxDepartment of the Air Force | Fourth ON-RAMP for Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (Ewaac) Vehicle.NAICS 332993, PSC 1395 | $1,000 |
| HQ085926FE799Delivery Order, December 5, 2025, Full and Open Competition, 999 offers | Missile Defense Agency (Mda)Missile Defense Agency | Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (Shield) Initial Order.NAICS 541715, PSC AC13 | $500 |
| 80AFRC24DA014April 23, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 24 offersSolicitation | NASA Armstrong Flight Research CNTRNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | NASA Afrc Flight Opportunities Program 4 Flight and Payload Intergration ServicesNAICS 481212, PSC V126 | $0 |
| 80KSC022DA107December 5, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 16 offers | NASA Kennedy Space CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated & Rideshare (Vadr) Launch Services Mod 04. Added Order of Precedence Clauses, Statement of Work and CNAICS 481212, PSC V126 | $0 |
| FA865625DB071April 8, 2025, Full and Open Competition, 124 offers | FA8656 AFLCMC EbxDepartment of the Air Force | Fourth ON-RAMP for Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (Ewaac) Vehicle.NAICS 332993, PSC 1395 | $0 |
| HQ085926DF472December 4, 2025, Full and Open Competition, 999 offers | Missile Defense Agency (Mda)Missile Defense Agency | The Contractor Shall Perform the Work Specified in Section C of This Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (Shield) MultipNAICS 541715, PSC AC13 | $0 |
| FA881823F0023Delivery Order, December 4, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 1 offers | FA8818 Ssc/Aak-KtDepartment of the Air Force | Correcting Dodaac from S0530A to S0512ANAICS 481212, PSC V126 | -$75,000 |
- Places of performance
- CaliforniaFloridaAlabama
- Product and service codes
- V126 Space Transportation and Launch ServicesAC21 National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Basic ResearchAR11 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic ResearchAR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied Research1395 Miscellaneous AmmunitionAC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development
- Transactions
- 58 across 15 awards