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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| EXTENSION OF THE ISS NATIONAL LAB CAPABILITIES VIA THE BARTOLOMEO EXTERNAL PAYLOAD AND SCIENCE HOSTING FACILITY | AIRBUS DS SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. | $1,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR17 | Jul 1, 2020 | Jul 2, 2020 | Jun 30, 2025 | ||
| STRUCTURED LIGHT SCANNING SUPPORT FOR MSA AND LVSA WELDING PROCESSES | SHAPEFIDELITY, INC. | $118,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541330Engineering Services | AR17 | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | ||
| PHASE 2 EARLY INTEGRATION STUDIES FOR BLUE ORIGIN | BLUE ORIGIN WASHINGTON, LLC | $4,060,310 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 481212Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | AR17 | Sep 20, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | Jul 31, 2020 | ||
| GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING PROVISION OF SPACE VEHICLE LAUNCH MANIFEST SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR SOLUTIONS, AND AWARDEE WILL PERFORM MANIFESTING, PRODUCTION, AND INTEGRATION OF SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE LAUNCH AND LAUNCH-PROCESSING LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. | PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. | $113,717,082 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | — | 541712 | AR17 | Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 | Nov 26, 2026 | ||
| EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION AND NATIONAL LAB UTILIZATION ENHANCEMENTS. PAYLOAD INTEGRATION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH USING RESEARCH PLATFORMS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION | SIDUS SPACE, INC. | $1,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR17 | Nov 5, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 | Nov 4, 2024 | ||
| JOINT ADVANCED RANGE SYSTEM SAFETY | AXIENT LLC | $4,864,240 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | AR17 | Feb 16, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 | May 31, 2023 | ||
| THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA GRC AND HARRIS CORPORATION IS ADVANCING THE SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIOS (SDRS) FOR FUTURE SPACEFLIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. ADVANCING THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL) OF KA-BAND SDRS WITH HIGHER DATA RATE CAPABILITY AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MISSIONS REQUIRING A FLIGHT KA-BAND SDR IS A MAJOR EMPHASIS. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE A KA-BAND FLIGHT SDR AVAILABLE AS A USER TERMINAL FOR FUTURE NASA MISSIONS. BY IDENTIFY AND CONDUCTING TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS FOR NEW CAPABILITIES, FUTURE MISSIONS CAN LEVERAGE THESE ADVANCEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS FOR NASA MISSIONS ARE ALL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCED SDR DEVELOPMENT: COGNITIVE RADIO AND NETWORKING , INTEGRATED OPTICAL AND RADIO FREQUENCY(RF) OPERATION, DATA SECURITY AND ENCRYPTION, COST AND RISK REDUCTION, OPERATION IN SPACE ENVIRONMENTS, SAFETY AND MISSION CRITICAL QUALIFICATION, OPERATION AS INTEGRATED PLATFORM WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS (E.G., SCIENCE PROCESSING AND RADIO OPERATION), AND SHARING OF ON-BOARD COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES AND INTEGRATION WITH THE AVIONICS AND SPACECRAFT BUSES. OPPORTUNITIES FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF THIS NEXT GENERATION SDR WILL BE PURSUED, AND A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PREPARE FOR A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. THE INITIAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA GRC AND HARRIS RESULTED IN HARRIS PROVIDING BREADBOARD, ENGINEERING MODEL AND FLIGHT KA-BAND SDRS FOR THE PROJECT ORIGINALLY CALLED THE COMMUNICATION, NAVIGATION, AND NETWORKING RECONFIGURABLE TESTBED (CONNECT). CONNECT WAS LATER RENAMED THE SPACE COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION (SCAN) TESTBED. THIS EFFORT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING SCAN TESTBED OPERATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS RELATED TO THE HARRIS KA-BAND SDR. THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND POSSIBLE DEMONSTRATION WILL LEVERAGE THIS INITIAL EFFORT, AS WELL AS THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS BY BOTH NASA AND HARRIS. THE EFFORT WILL REVIEW LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NASA SCAN TESTBED (FORMERLY CALLED CONNECT) CURRENTLY ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ALONG WITH OTHER RELEVANT EFFORTS AND QUANTIFY THE IMPACTS TO KEEP THE SPACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RADIO SYSTEM (STRS) ARCHITECTURE FOR SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIOS (SDRS) CURRENT AND UP TO DATE. STRS IS AN OPEN ARCHITECTURE FOR NASA SPACE AND GROUND RADIOS, AND PROVIDES A COMMON, CONSISTENT FRAMEWORK TO ABSTRACT THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE FROM THE RADIO PLATFORM HARDWARE TO REDUCE THE COST AND RISK OF USING COMPLEX RECONFIGURABLE AND REPROGRAMMABLE RADIO SYSTEMS ACROSS NASA MISSIONS. | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $715,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Sep 30, 2014 | Nov 6, 2014 | Feb 28, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TEST COUPONS COATED WITH HIGH MELT COATING FOR EVALUATION AND COMPARISON | CARBON CARBON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | $10,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR17 | Apr 22, 2014 | Apr 22, 2014 | May 15, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF STATEMENT OF WORK MEZZO TECHNOLOGIES WATER PCM HX DEVELOPMENT PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND BACKGROUND OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT EXCHANGER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS TO CREATE VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR FUTURE EXPLORATION VEHICLES IN THE AREA OF LONG TERM SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT REJECTION. PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT EXCHANGERS (PCM HX) CAN BE USED AS A LONG DURATION SOURCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT REJECTION WHEN SUCH A SOURCE IS NEEDED. A TYPICAL PCM HX IS USED TO STORE THE EXCESS THERMAL ENERGY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH HEAT LOADS (OR HOT THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS) BY MELTING A PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL AND REJECTING THE STORED ENERGY AT A LATER TIME. DURING THE REJECTION PERIOD, THE MATERIAL IS FROZEN AGAIN PREPARING IT FOR THE NEXT HEAT LOAD (MELTING) PERIOD. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE LOW LUNAR ORBIT THERMAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS ENVIRONMENT IS QUITE UNIQUE DUE THE MOON S HIGH IR BACKLOAD FROM ITS SURFACE. THIS RESULTS IN A HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL SINK TEMPERATURE FOR ORBITING VEHICLES. CURRENTLY, ORION HAS BASELINED A PCM HX FOR ITS EXPLORATION MISSION 2 (EM-2) DUE TO THE PLANNED LUNAR ORBIT MISSION PROFILE. THE VEHICLE IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE MORE THAN 6000 KJ OF ENERGY STORAGE FOR THIS MISSION. THE PROJECT HAS IDENTIFIED A VIABLE DESIGN CONCEPT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION PCM HX. THIS HEAT EXCHANGER UTILIZES WATER AS A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (INSTEAD OF TRADITIONAL WAX), AND THE TECHNOLOGY IS AT A TRL OF 4. WATER-BASED PCM HX S OFFER A SIGNIFICANT MASS AND VOLUME SAVINGS OVER WAX-BASED PCM HX DUE TO THE INCREASED HEAT OF FUSION OF WATER OVER WAX. THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE AN SBIR PHASE III IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEZZO TECHNOLOGIES TO EVALUATE MULTIPLE WATER-BASED PCM HX CONCEPTS. THE INITIAL PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT WILL CULMINATE TO A KEY DECISION POINT ON WHETHER OR NOT A WATER PCM HX IS A VIABLE OPTION AND HAS REACHED A TRL OF 5. IF SO, THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN AND FABRICATE A FLIGHT-LIKE WATER PCM HX FOR DEMONSTRATION ON THE ISS. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED: MEZZO TECHNOLOGIES PCM HX DESIGN OPTION 1 THE PCM HX DESIGN OPTION 1 WILL BE CENTERED ON FABRICATION AND TESTING OF A MASS OPTIMIZED HEAT EXCHANGER FROM MEZZO. THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE WORK PERFORMED BY MEZZO DURING THE PHASE I EFFORT OF THE NASA SBIR. THE PHASE I SBIR WITH MEZZO YIELDED WATER PCM HX DESIGN OPTIONS THAT MET NASA REQUIREMENTS. THE REQUIREMENTS MEZZO WILL WORK TO MEET ARE OUTLINED IN TABLE 1 BELOW. THE EFFORT WILL LAST ABOUT 18 MONTHS CULMINATING WITH THE TESTING AND EVALUATION OF THE MASS OPTIMIZED PCM HX. TABLE 1. MICROTUBE WATER PCM HEAT EXCHANGER REQUIREMENTS ITEM VALUE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL WATER COOLANT 50/50 PGW ENERGY STORAGE 450KJ MAX HX PRESSURE DROP 2.0 PSID MELTING MELT TIME 24 MIN COOLANT FLOW RATE 250 LB/HR COOLANT INLET TEMPERATURE 30 C EXIT COOLANT TEMPERATURE IDEAL<8 C ALLOWABLE<13 C FREEZING FREEZE TIME 70 MIN COOLANT FLOW RATE 250 LBS/HR COOLANT INLET TEMPERATURE -7 C MEZZO TECHNOLOGIES PCM HX DESIGN OPTIONS 2&3 ALONG WITH MASS OPTIMIZING THE MEZZO TECHNOLOGY MICROTUBE WATER PCM HX, THE PROJECT IS ALSO LOOKING TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF THE MICROTUBE CORE IN A NOVEL WAY TO HELP MANAGE THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE WATER FREEZES AND THAWS WITHIN THE HX. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF DESIGN OPTIONS 2 AND 3 ARE TO MITIGATE ISSUES, IF ANY, ASSOCIATED TO THE FREEZE AND THAW OF WATER WITHIN THE HEAT EXCHANGER. THESE DESIGNS AIM TO CONFORM THE WATER AROUND THE COOLANT TUBE BUNDLE (WATER SURROUNDING IT) USING A FLEXIBLE BLADDER AND ALLOW THE BLADDER TO EXPAND AS THE WATER EXPANDS UPON FREEZING. DURING THE THAW PHASE, THE BLADDER CONTRACTS BACK DOWN ONTO THE TUBE BUNDLE TO ENSURE ALL THE WATER IS LOCATED AROUND THE TUBES WHERE THE ENERGY TRANSFER OCCURS. IN GENERAL, THIS DESIGN OPTION ALLOWS THE STRUCTURE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER TO CONFORM TO THE FREEZE FRONT AS NEEDED, REDUCING RISK ASSOCIATED TO HEAT EXCHANGER DAMAGE DURING FREEZING. DESIGN OPTION 2 WILL INCORPORATE AN EVENLY SPAC | INTERNATIONAL MEZZO TECHNOLOGIES, INC | $300,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR17 | Jan 16, 2014 | Jan 16, 2014 | Apr 2, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF CPC WILL BEGIN CERTIFICATION EFFORTS UNDER PHASE 1 BY CONTRACTING WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRY PROVIDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF EARLY LIFECYCLE CERTIFICATION DATA PRODUCTS RELATED TO AN END-TO-END CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION (DRM). CONTRACT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE ALTERNATE STANDARDS, HAZARD REPORTS, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PLAN, AND CERTIFICATION PLAN. PHASE 1 CONTRACT SCOPE WILL INCLUDE TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NASA AND THE CONTRACTOR ON HOW DELIVERABLES MEET NASA CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. PHASE 2 WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS OF PHASE 1 AND CONTINUES THE CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY WITH FOCUS ON THE MAJOR CERTIFICATION ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN NASA CERTIFICATION. PHASE 2 WILL ALSO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CREWED ISS DEMONSTRATION MISSION AND MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CREWED MISSIONS TO ISS. THE AWARD CRITERIA FOR PHASE 2 WILL INCLUDE DEMONSTRATED COMPLETION OF PREVIOUS SPECIFIED PHASE 1 REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS THAT ONLY PHASE 1 CONTRACTORS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY COMPETING FOR PHASE 2. PROPOSALS FOR PHASE 2 WILL BE REQUESTED FROM THESE CONTRACTORS. PHASE 2 WILL BE SOLICITED UNDER A SEPARATE RFP TO BE RELEASED DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AWARDED PHASE 1 CONTRACTS AND WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS FROM PHASE 1. PHASE 2 WILL BE SYNOPSIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.201 AND 5.203. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER TWO VERSIONS OF EACH CLIN DELIVERABLE: INITIAL AND FINAL. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN MATURITY OF THE CONTRACTORS CTS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY AND INCLUDE NOMENCLATURE TO IDENTIFY THE DESIGN MATURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTENTS IN THE DELIVERABLE. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL ADDRESS THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION C.6. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL IDENTIFY RELEVANT NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CCT-REQ-1130 AND SSP 50808 REQUIREMENTS. FINAL DELIVERABLES MUST ADDRESS CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION H, CONSISTENCY OF FINAL DATA DELIVERABLES .WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLIN 2, HAZARD REPORTS, CONTRACTOR PREFERRED FORMATS AND DOCUMENTATION MAY BE USED TO MEET THE DATA REQUIREMENTS IF TRACEABILITY FROM THE CONTRACTOR DOCUMENT(S) TO THE DELIVERABLE REQUIREMENTS IS PROVIDED. CONTRACTOR PREFERRED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF DELIVERABLES CAN BE USED AS LONG AS THE DELIVERABLES ARE MARKED WITH THE CONTRACT NUMBER, VERSION, AND CLIN NUMBER. DELIVERABLES SHALL BE READABLE, PRINTABLE, AND DOWNLOADABLE BY NASA UTILIZING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE. | SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION | $10,000,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR17 | Dec 6, 2012 | Jan 22, 2013 | May 30, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF CPC WILL BEGIN CERTIFICATION EFFORTS UNDER PHASE 1 BY CONTRACTING WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRY PROVIDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF EARLY LIFECYCLE CERTIFICATION DATA PRODUCTS RELATED TO AN END-TO-END CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION (DRM). CONTRACT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE ALTERNATE STANDARDS, HAZARD REPORTS, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PLAN, AND CERTIFICATION PLAN. PHASE 1 CONTRACT SCOPE WILL INCLUDE TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NASA AND THE CONTRACTOR ON HOW DELIVERABLES MEET NASA CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. PHASE 2 WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS OF PHASE 1 AND CONTINUES THE CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY WITH FOCUS ON THE MAJOR CERTIFICATION ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN NASA CERTIFICATION. PHASE 2 WILL ALSO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CREWED ISS DEMONSTRATION MISSION AND MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CREWED MISSIONS TO ISS. THE AWARD CRITERIA FOR PHASE 2 WILL INCLUDE DEMONSTRATED COMPLETION OF PREVIOUS SPECIFIED PHASE 1 REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS THAT ONLY PHASE 1 CONTRACTORS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY COMPETING FOR PHASE 2. PROPOSALS FOR PHASE 2 WILL BE REQUESTED FROM THESE CONTRACTORS. PHASE 2 WILL BE SOLICITED UNDER A SEPARATE RFP TO BE RELEASED DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AWARDED PHASE 1 CONTRACTS AND WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS FROM PHASE 1. PHASE 2 WILL BE SYNOPSIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.201 AND 5.203. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER TWO VERSIONS OF EACH CLIN DELIVERABLE: INITIAL AND FINAL. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN MATURITY OF THE CONTRACTOR S CTS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY AND INCLUDE NOMENCLATURE TO IDENTIFY THE DESIGN MATURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTENTS IN THE DELIVERABLE. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL ADDRESS THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION C.6. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL IDENTIFY RELEVANT NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CCT-REQ-1130 AND SSP 50808 REQUIREMENTS. FINAL DELIVERABLES MUST ADDRESS CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION H, CONSISTENCY OF FINAL DATA DELIVERABLES .WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLIN 2, HAZARD REPORTS, CONTRACTOR PREFERRED FORMATS AND DOCUMENTATION MAY BE USED TO MEET THE DATA REQUIREMENTS IF TRACEABILITY FROM THE CONTRACTOR DOCUMENT(S) TO THE DELIVERABLE REQUIREMENTS IS PROVIDED. CONTRACTOR PREFERRED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF DELIVERABLES CAN BE USED AS LONG AS THE DELIVERABLES ARE MARKED WITH THE CONTRACT NUMBER, VERSION, AND CLIN NUMBER. DELIVERABLES SHALL BE READABLE, PRINTABLE, AND DOWNLOADABLE BY NASA UTILIZING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE. | THE BOEING COMPANY | $9,993,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR17 | Dec 6, 2012 | Jan 22, 2013 | May 30, 2014 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF CPC WILL BEGIN CERTIFICATION EFFORTS UNDER PHASE 1 BY CONTRACTING WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRY PROVIDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF EARLY LIFECYCLE CERTIFICATION DATA PRODUCTS RELATED TO AN END-TO-END CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) FOR AN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION (DRM). CONTRACT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE ALTERNATE STANDARDS, HAZARD REPORTS, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PLAN, AND CERTIFICATION PLAN. PHASE 1 CONTRACT SCOPE WILL INCLUDE TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN NASA AND THE CONTRACTOR ON HOW DELIVERABLES MEET NASA CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. PHASE 2 WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS OF PHASE 1 AND CONTINUES THE CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY WITH FOCUS ON THE MAJOR CERTIFICATION ACCEPTANCE ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN NASA CERTIFICATION. PHASE 2 WILL ALSO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CREWED ISS DEMONSTRATION MISSION AND MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CREWED MISSIONS TO ISS. THE AWARD CRITERIA FOR PHASE 2 WILL INCLUDE DEMONSTRATED COMPLETION OF PREVIOUS SPECIFIED PHASE 1 REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS THAT ONLY PHASE 1 CONTRACTORS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY COMPETING FOR PHASE 2. PROPOSALS FOR PHASE 2 WILL BE REQUESTED FROM THESE CONTRACTORS. PHASE 2 WILL BE SOLICITED UNDER A SEPARATE RFP TO BE RELEASED DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AWARDED PHASE 1 CONTRACTS AND WILL BUILD ON THE RESULTS FROM PHASE 1. PHASE 2 WILL BE SYNOPSIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.201 AND 5.203. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DELIVER TWO VERSIONS OF EACH CLIN DELIVERABLE: INITIAL AND FINAL. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN MATURITY OF THE CONTRACTOR'S CTS AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY AND INCLUDE NOMENCLATURE TO IDENTIFY THE DESIGN MATURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTENTS IN THE DELIVERABLE. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL ADDRESS THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS LISTED IN SECTION C.6. EACH DELIVERABLE SHALL IDENTIFY RELEVANT NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CCT-REQ-1130 AND SSP 50808 REQUIREMENTS. FINAL DELIVERABLES MUST ADDRESS CONSISTENCY REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION H, CONSISTENCY OF FINAL DATA DELIVERABLES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLIN 2, HAZARD REPORTS, CONTRACTOR PREFERRED FORMATS AND DOCUMENTATION MAY BE USED TO MEET THE DATA REQUIREMENTS IF TRACEABILITY FROM THE CONTRACTOR DOCUMENT(S) TO THE DELIVERABLE REQUIREMENTS IS PROVIDED. CONTRACTOR PREFERRED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF DELIVERABLES CAN BE USED AS LONG AS THE DELIVERABLES ARE MARKED WITH THE CONTRACT NUMBER, VERSION, AND CLIN NUMBER. DELIVERABLES SHALL BE READABLE, PRINTABLE, AND DOWNLOADABLE BY NASA UTILIZING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE. | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | $9,569,525 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR17 | Dec 6, 2012 | Jan 22, 2013 | May 30, 2014 | ||
| OTHER FUNCTIONS.COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY.IN 2009, THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ( NASA ) BEGAN COMMERCIAL CREW INITIATIVES TO STIMULATE THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND CAPABILITIES THAT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THE AVAILABILITY OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT SERVICES FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS. THOSE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON MATURING DESIGNS OF ELEMENTS OF A CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS). THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY (CCICAP) BEGINS A NEW INITIATIVE TO FACILITATE INDUSTRY S DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED CTS. FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF THIS U.S. CAPABILITY WILL PROVIDE NATIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND SUPPORT SAFE, RELIABLE, AND COST EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO). THE GOALS OF THE CCICAP INVESTMENTS ARE TO ENABLE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MATURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHILE ENSURING CREW AND PASSENGER SAFETY. THIS SPACE ACT AGREEMENT (THE AGREEMENT OR SAA ) REPRESENTS THE PARTNER S AND NASA S COMMITMENT TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN CTS DESIGN AND CAPABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THESE CCICAP GOALS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND LIMITED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PARTNER S INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS). THE PARTNER WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS FROM NASA UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AGREED UPON MILESTONES AS DESCRIBED IN APPENDIX 2 OF THIS AGREEMENT. COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP THE DESIGN TRADE SPACE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NASA IS NOT DICTATING A SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN. EACH PARTICIPANT MUST DETERMINE THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN THAT BEST SERVES ITS TARGET MARKETS. WHERE THE GOALS BELOW CANNOT BE MET, PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE OBJECTIVES INCLUDING EXPLANATORY RATIONALE. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OUTLINE THE GOALS OF CCICAP. CCICAP STRATEGIC GOALS THE OVERALL CCICAP STRATEGIC GOAL IS TO ADVANCE MULTIPLE INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL CTS CONCEPTS TO THE STAGE OF AN ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT CAPABILITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHILE ENSURING CREW SAFETY AND CONSIDERING POTENTIAL CUSTOMER STANDARDS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CCICAP STRATEGIC GOALS INCLUDE: 1. ADVANCING MULTIPLE INTEGRATED CTS TO AN ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT NO LATER THAN THE MIDDLE OF THE DECADE OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. 2. ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY FINANCIAL INVESTMENT. 3. ACHIEVING AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT COSTS. 4. PROVIDING THE INITIAL CTS CAPABILITY THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM COST EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO). 5. DEVELOPING A CAPABILITY TO LEO THAT SUPPORTS COMMERCIAL MARKETS FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS. BASE PERIOD GOALS FOR THE BASE PERIOD, TO BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2014, NASA S GOALS ARE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO: 1. COMPLETE THE DETAILED INTEGRATED DESIGN OF THE CTS. 2. DEMONSTRATE A PROCESS TO ANALYZE, QUANTIFY, AND UNDERSTAND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN. 3. ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA AND PLANS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS CERTIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT, WHICH CONSIDERS POTENTIAL CUSTOMER STANDARDS (E.G. NASA S 1100 SERIES, SSP 50808 AND INDUSTRY EQUIVALENTS). 4. CONDUCT SIGNIFICANT RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES (FOR EXAMPLE, UNCREWED TEST FLIGHT, PAD ABORT TEST, OR DROP TEST). | SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION | $227,500,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Aug 2, 2012 | Aug 2, 2012 | Feb 1, 2023 | ||
| OTHER FUNCTIONS. COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY.IN 2009, THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ( NASA ) BEGAN COMMERCIAL CREW INITIATIVES TO STIMULATE THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND CAPABILITIES THAT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THE AVAILABILITY OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT SERVICES FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS. THOSE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON MATURING DESIGNS OF ELEMENTS OF A CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS). THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY (CCICAP) BEGINS A NEW INITIATIVE TO FACILITATE INDUSTRY S DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED CTS. FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF THIS U.S. CAPABILITY WILL PROVIDE NATIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND SUPPORT SAFE, RELIABLE, AND COST EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO). THE GOALS OF THE CCICAP INVESTMENTS ARE TO ENABLE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MATURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHILE ENSURING CREW AND PASSENGER SAFETY. THIS SPACE ACT AGREEMENT (THE AGREEMENT OR SAA ) REPRESENTS THE PARTNER S AND NASA S COMMITMENT TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN CTS DESIGN AND CAPABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THESE CCICAP GOALS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND LIMITED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PARTNER S INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS). THE PARTNER WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS FROM NASA UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AGREED UPON MILESTONES AS DESCRIBED IN APPENDIX 2 OF THIS AGREEMENT. COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP THE DESIGN TRADE SPACE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NASA IS NOT DICTATING A SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN. EACH PARTICIPANT MUST DETERMINE THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN THAT BEST SERVES ITS TARGET MARKETS. WHERE THE GOALS BELOW CANNOT BE MET, PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE OBJECTIVES INCLUDING EXPLANATORY RATIONALE. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OUTLINE THE GOALS OF CCICAP. CCICAP STRATEGIC GOALS THE OVERALL CCICAP STRATEGIC GOAL IS TO ADVANCE MULTIPLE INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL CTS CONCEPTS TO THE STAGE OF AN ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT CAPABILITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHILE ENSURING CREW SAFETY AND CONSIDERING POTENTIAL CUSTOMER STANDARDS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CCICAP STRATEGIC GOALS INCLUDE: 1. ADVANCING MULTIPLE INTEGRATED CTS TO AN ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT NO LATER THAN THE MIDDLE OF THE DECADE OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. 2. ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY FINANCIAL INVESTMENT. 3. ACHIEVING AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT COSTS. 4. PROVIDING THE INITIAL CTS CAPABILITY THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM COST EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO). 5. DEVELOPING A CAPABILITY TO LEO THAT SUPPORTS COMMERCIAL MARKETS FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS. BASE PERIOD GOALS FOR THE BASE PERIOD, TO BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2014, NASA S GOALS ARE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO: 1. COMPLETE THE DETAILED INTEGRATED DESIGN OF THE CTS. 2. DEMONSTRATE A PROCESS TO ANALYZE, QUANTIFY, AND UNDERSTAND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN. 3. ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA AND PLANS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS CERTIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT, WHICH CONSIDERS POTENTIAL CUSTOMER STANDARDS (E.G. NASA S 1100 SERIES, SSP 50808 AND INDUSTRY EQUIVALENTS). 4. CONDUCT SIGNIFICANT RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES (FOR EXAMPLE, UNCREWED TEST FLIGHT, PAD ABORT TEST, OR DROP TEST). | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | $460,000,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Aug 2, 2012 | Aug 2, 2012 | Apr 30, 2020 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY.IN 2009, THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ( NASA ) BEGAN COMMERCIAL CREW INITIATIVES TO STIMULATE THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND CAPABILITIES THAT COULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THE AVAILABILITY OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT SERVICES FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS. THOSE INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON MATURING DESIGNS OF ELEMENTS OF A CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS). THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY (CCICAP) BEGINS A NEW INITIATIVE TO FACILITATE INDUSTRY S DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED CTS. FACILITATING DEVELOPMENT OF THIS U.S. CAPABILITY WILL PROVIDE NATIONAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND SUPPORT SAFE, RELIABLE, AND COST EFFECTIVE TRANSPORTATION TO LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO). THE GOALS OF THE CCICAP INVESTMENTS ARE TO ENABLE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MATURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHILE ENSURING CREW AND PASSENGER SAFETY. THIS SPACE ACT AGREEMENT (THE AGREEMENT OR SAA ) REPRESENTS THE PARTNER S AND NASA S COMMITMENT TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN CTS DESIGN AND CAPABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THESE CCICAP GOALS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND LIMITED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PARTNER S INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS). THE PARTNER WILL RECEIVE PAYMENTS FROM NASA UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AGREED UPON MILESTONES AS DESCRIBED IN APPENDIX 2 OF THIS AGREEMENT. COMMERCIAL CREW INTEGRATED CAPABILITY GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP THE DESIGN TRADE SPACE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NASA IS NOT DICTATING A SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DESIGN. EACH PARTICIPANT MUST DETERMINE THE INTEGRATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN THAT BEST SERVES ITS TARGET MARKETS. WHERE THE GOALS BELOW CANNOT BE MET, PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE OBJECTIVES INCLUDING EXPLANATORY RATIONALE. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OUTLINE THE GOALS OF CCICAP. CCICAP STRATEGIC GOALS THE OVERALL CCICAP STRATEGIC GOAL IS TO ADVANCE MULTIPLE INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL CTS CONCEPTS TO THE STAGE OF AN ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT CAPABILITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHILE ENSURING CREW SAFETY AND CONSIDERING POTENTIAL CUSTOMER STANDARDS. SPECIFICALLY, THE CCICAP STRATEGIC GOALS INCLUDE: 1. ADVANCING MULTIPLE INTEGRATED CTS TO AN ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT NO LATER THAN THE MIDDLE OF THE DECADE OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. 2. ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY FINANCIAL INVESTMENT. 3. ACHIEVING AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT COSTS. 4. PROVIDING THE INITIAL CTS CAPABILITY THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM COST EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO). 5. DEVELOPING A CAPABILITY TO LEO THAT SUPPORTS COMMERCIAL MARKETS FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS. BASE PERIOD GOALS FOR THE BASE PERIOD, TO BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2014, NASA S GOALS ARE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO: 1. COMPLETE THE DETAILED INTEGRATED DESIGN OF THE CTS. 2. DEMONSTRATE A PROCESS TO ANALYZE, QUANTIFY, AND UNDERSTAND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN. 3. ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA AND PLANS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS CERTIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE ORBITAL CREWED DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT, WHICH CONSIDERS POTENTIAL CUSTOMER STANDARDS (E.G. NASA S 1100 SERIES, SSP 50808 AND INDUSTRY EQUIVALENTS). 4. CONDUCT SIGNIFICANT RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES (FOR EXAMPLE, UNCREWED TEST FLIGHT, PAD ABORT TEST, OR DROP TEST). | THE BOEING COMPANY | $480,000,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Aug 2, 2012 | Aug 2, 2012 | Sep 30, 2014 | ||
| UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, NASA IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FROM U.S. SPACE INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS TO FURTHER ADVANCE COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) CONCEPTS AND MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT. THE AGREEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MATURATION OF COMMERCIAL CTS CAPABILITIES WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO NASA S DRAFT HUMAN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS OR INDUSTRY EQUIVALENT TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS. THIS ACTIVITY IS REFERRED TO AS COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT ROUND 2, OR CCDEV 2. SELECTED CCDEV 2 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE FUNDED SPACE ACT AGREEMENTS (SAAS) UNDER NASA S OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT, 42 U.S.C. 2451 ET SEQ. NASA INTENDS TO SELECT A PORTFOLIO OF MULTIPLE CCDEV 2 SAAS THAT BEST MEET THE CCDEV 2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHIN THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PERFORMANCE MILESTONES NEGOTIATED WITH NASA. NASA S CONTRIBUTION WILL BE A FIXED AMOUNT. 2.1 PROJECT SCHEDULE NASA AND ITS CCDEV 2 PARTNERS WILL BEGIN THE PROJECT UPON EXECUTION OF THE CCDEV 2 SAAS WHICH IS TARGETED FOR APRIL 2011. THE PARTICIPANT S CCDEV 2 MILESTONES SHOULD PLAN TO BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN MAY 2012. THE CCDEV 2 COMPETITION SCHEDULE MILESTONES ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING CCDEV 2 WEBSITE: HTTP://PROCUREMENT.JSC.NASA.GOV/CCDEV2/. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFER REGULARLY TO THIS SITE FOR UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE AND OTHER CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION. 2. COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP THE DESIGN TRADE SPACE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NASA IS NOT DICTATING SPECIFIC SYSTEM CONCEPTS OR ELEMENTS. EACH PARTICIPANT MUST DETERMINE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND CONCEPTS THAT BEST SERVES ITS TARGET MARKETS. THE GOALS OF CCDEV 2 INVESTMENTS ARE TO ADVANCE ORBITAL COMMERCIAL CTS CONCEPTS AND ENABLE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MATURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM, SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT, WHILE ENSURING CREW AND PASSENGER SAFETY, WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ACCELERATING THE AVAILABILITY OF U.S. CTS CAPABILITIES. FOR CCDEV 2, EFFORTS TO MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IDENTIFIED ELEMENT OF A CTS CONCEPT. FOR EXAMPLE, WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEMS, OR RENDEZVOUS SENSORS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED SPACECRAFT. ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS EMERGENCY DETECTION SYSTEMS, MAIN ENGINES, OR PROPELLANTS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED LAUNCH VEHICLE. PROPOSALS TO WORK ON STAND-ALONE LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WOULD NOT MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. | THE BOEING COMPANY | $112,900,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Apr 18, 2011 | Apr 18, 2011 | Jul 31, 2012 | ||
| UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT,NASA IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FROM U.S. SPACE INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS TO FURTHER ADVANCE COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) CONCEPTS AND MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT.THE AGREEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MATURATION OF COMMERCIAL CTS CAPABILITIES WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO NASA S DRAFT HUMAN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS OR INDUSTRY EQUIVALENT TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS.THIS ACTIVITY IS REFERRED TO AS COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT ROUND 2, OR CCDEV 2. SELECTED CCDEV 2 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE FUNDED SPACE ACT AGREEMENTS (SAAS) UNDER NASA S OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT, 42 U.S.C. 2451 ET SEQ. NASA INTENDS TO SELECT A PORTFOLIO OF MULTIPLE CCDEV 2 SAAS THAT BEST MEET THE CCDEV 2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHIN THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PERFORMANCE MILESTONES NEGOTIATED WITH NASA. NASA S CONTRIBUTION WILL BE A FIXED AMOUNT. 2.1 PROJECT SCHEDULE NASA AND ITS CCDEV 2 PARTNERS WILL BEGIN THE PROJECT UPON EXECUTION OF THE CCDEV 2 SAAS WHICH IS TARGETED FOR APRIL 2011.THE PARTICIPANT S CCDEV 2 MILESTONES SHOULD PLAN TO BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN MAY 2012. THE CCDEV 2 COMPETITION SCHEDULE MILESTONES ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING CCDEV 2 WEBSITE: HTTP://PROCUREMENT.JSC.NASA.GOV/CCDEV2/.PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFER REGULARLY TO THIS SITE FOR UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE AND OTHER CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION. 2. COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP THE DESIGN TRADE SPACE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NASA IS NOT DICTATING SPECIFIC SYSTEM CONCEPTS OR ELEMENTS.EACH PARTICIPANT MUST DETERMINE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND CONCEPTS THAT BEST SERVES ITS TARGET MARKETS. THE GOALS OF CCDEV 2 INVESTMENTS ARE TO ADVANCE ORBITAL COMMERCIAL CTS CONCEPTS AND ENABLE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MATURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM, SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT, WHILE ENSURING CREW AND PASSENGER SAFETY, WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ACCELERATING THE AVAILABILITY OF U.S. CTS CAPABILITIES. FOR CCDEV 2, EFFORTS TO MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IDENTIFIED ELEMENT OF A CTS CONCEPT. FOR EXAMPLE, WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEMS, OR RENDEZVOUS SENSORS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED SPACECRAFT.ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS EMERGENCY DETECTION SYSTEMS, MAIN ENGINES,OR PROPELLANTS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED LAUNCH VEHICLE.PROPOSALS TO WORK ON STAND-ALONE LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WOULD NOT MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO PROPOSE A SYSTEM CONCEPT DESIGN WITH THE INTENT OF FLYING THEIR SPACECRAFT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS), DRAFT HUMAN RATING CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND ISS COMMERCIAL CREW SERVICE GOALS ARE CONTAINED IN THE ISS CREW TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICES REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT, CCT-REQ-1130, AND THE INTERFACES ARE DEFINED IN SSP 50808 ISS TO COTS INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (IRD) DRAFT REVISION C.ADDITIONALLY, THE CREW TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL STANDARDS, CCT-STD-1140 IS PROVIDED AS THE DRAFT NASA TECHNICAL STANDARDS REFERENCED BY CCT-REQ-1130.THE ISS IRD CALLS OUT THE JSC 65795A NASA DOCKING SYSTEM (NDS) INTERFACE DEFINITIONS DOCUMENT (IDD). THE NDS IS NASA S IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE EMERGING INTERNATIONAL DOCKING SYSTEM STANDARD (IDSS) USING LOW IMPACT DOCKING TECHNOLOGY WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF VEHICLES. | SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION | $105,600,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Apr 18, 2011 | Apr 18, 2011 | Sep 30, 2013 | ||
| UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, NASA IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FROM U.S. SPACE INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS TO FURTHER ADVANCE COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) CONCEPTS AND MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT. THE AGREEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MATURATION OF COMMERCIAL CTS CAPABILITIES WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO NASA S DRAFT HUMAN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS OR INDUSTRY EQUIVALENT TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS. THIS ACTIVITY IS REFERRED TO AS COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT ROUND 2, OR CCDEV 2. SELECTED CCDEV 2 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE FUNDED SPACE ACT AGREEMENTS (SAAS) UNDER NASA S OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT, 42 U.S.C. 2451 ET SEQ. NASA INTENDS TO SELECT A PORTFOLIO OF MULTIPLE CCDEV 2 SAAS THAT BEST MEET THE CCDEV 2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHIN THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PERFORMANCE MILESTONES NEGOTIATED WITH NASA. NASA S CONTRIBUTION WILL BE A FIXED AMOUNT. 2.1 PROJECT SCHEDULE NASA AND ITS CCDEV 2 PARTNERS WILL BEGIN THE PROJECT UPON EXECUTION OF THE CCDEV 2 SAAS WHICH IS TARGETED FOR APRIL 2011. THE PARTICIPANT S CCDEV 2 MILESTONES SHOULD PLAN TO BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN MAY 2012. THE CCDEV 2 COMPETITION SCHEDULE MILESTONES ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING CCDEV 2 WEBSITE: HTTP://PROCUREMENT.JSC.NASA.GOV/CCDEV2/. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFER REGULARLY TO THIS SITE FOR UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE AND OTHER CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION. 2. COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP THE DESIGN TRADE SPACE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NASA IS NOT DICTATING SPECIFIC SYSTEM CONCEPTS OR ELEMENTS. EACH PARTICIPANT MUST DETERMINE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND CONCEPTS THAT BEST SERVES ITS TARGET MARKETS. THE GOALS OF CCDEV 2 INVESTMENTS ARE TO ADVANCE ORBITAL COMMERCIAL CTS CONCEPTS AND ENABLE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MATURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM, SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT, WHILE ENSURING CREW AND PASSENGER SAFETY, WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ACCELERATING THE AVAILABILITY OF U.S. CTS CAPABILITIES. FOR CCDEV 2, EFFORTS TO MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IDENTIFIED ELEMENT OF A CTS CONCEPT. FOR EXAMPLE, WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEMS, OR RENDEZVOUS SENSORS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED SPACECRAFT. ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS EMERGENCY DETECTION SYSTEMS, MAIN ENGINES, OR PROPELLANTS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED LAUNCH VEHICLE. PROPOSALS TO WORK ON STAND-ALONE LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WOULD NOT MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. | BLUE ORIGIN WASHINGTON, LLC | $22,005,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Apr 18, 2011 | Apr 18, 2011 | Apr 17, 2016 | ||
| UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, NASA IS SOLICITING PROPOSALS FROM U.S. SPACE INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS TO FURTHER ADVANCE COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (CTS) CONCEPTS AND MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT. THE AGREEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MATURATION OF COMMERCIAL CTS CAPABILITIES WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO NASA S DRAFT HUMAN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS OR INDUSTRY EQUIVALENT TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS. THIS ACTIVITY IS REFERRED TO AS COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT ROUND 2, OR CCDEV 2. SELECTED CCDEV 2 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE FUNDED SPACE ACT AGREEMENTS (SAAS) UNDER NASA S OTHER TRANSACTIONS AUTHORITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACT, 42 U.S.C. 2451 ET SEQ. NASA INTENDS TO SELECT A PORTFOLIO OF MULTIPLE CCDEV 2 SAAS THAT BEST MEET THE CCDEV 2 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHIN THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE UPON THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PERFORMANCE MILESTONES NEGOTIATED WITH NASA. NASA S CONTRIBUTION WILL BE A FIXED AMOUNT. 2.1 PROJECT SCHEDULE NASA AND ITS CCDEV 2 PARTNERS WILL BEGIN THE PROJECT UPON EXECUTION OF THE CCDEV 2 SAAS WHICH IS TARGETED FOR APRIL 2011. THE PARTICIPANT S CCDEV 2 MILESTONES SHOULD PLAN TO BE CONCLUDED NO LATER THAN MAY 2012. THE CCDEV 2 COMPETITION SCHEDULE MILESTONES ARE POSTED ON THE FOLLOWING CCDEV 2 WEBSITE: HTTP://PROCUREMENT.JSC.NASA.GOV/CCDEV2/. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REFER REGULARLY TO THIS SITE FOR UPDATES TO THE SCHEDULE AND OTHER CURRENT NEWS AND INFORMATION. 2. COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP THE DESIGN TRADE SPACE AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATIONS AND EFFICIENCIES IN SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTIONS, NASA IS NOT DICTATING SPECIFIC SYSTEM CONCEPTS OR ELEMENTS. EACH PARTICIPANT MUST DETERMINE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND CONCEPTS THAT BEST SERVES ITS TARGET MARKETS. THE GOALS OF CCDEV 2 INVESTMENTS ARE TO ADVANCE ORBITAL COMMERCIAL CTS CONCEPTS AND ENABLE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON MATURING THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM, SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT, WHILE ENSURING CREW AND PASSENGER SAFETY, WITH THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF ACCELERATING THE AVAILABILITY OF U.S. CTS CAPABILITIES. FOR CCDEV 2, EFFORTS TO MATURE THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE AVAILABILITY OF AN IDENTIFIED ELEMENT OF A CTS CONCEPT. FOR EXAMPLE, WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEMS, OR RENDEZVOUS SENSORS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED SPACECRAFT. ANOTHER EXAMPLE WOULD BE WORK ON ITEMS SUCH AS EMERGENCY DETECTION SYSTEMS, MAIN ENGINES, OR PROPELLANTS WOULD MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IF SHOWN TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICIPANT OR TEAM MEMBER S PROPOSED LAUNCH VEHICLE. PROPOSALS TO WORK ON STAND-ALONE LOWER LEVEL SUBSYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS WOULD NOT MEET THE GOALS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | $75,000,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | AR17 | Apr 18, 2011 | Apr 18, 2011 | Jun 30, 2012 | ||
| SPACE AGE PLATING CORP | PLATERONICS PROCESSING, INC. | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | — | — | AR17 | Jan 11, 2001 | Jan 11, 2001 | — |