NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on\u2011ramp provision. The provision enables qualified providers to offer commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from multiple locations where capabilities were not available at the time of the initial contract award.<\/p>\n
Through the contract, NASA procures facilities and services required to perform prelaunch processing of spacecraft and associated rocket hardware for delivery to the launch pad.<\/p>\n
The Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract is a multiple-award, commercial, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle that has an aggregate ceiling price of $100 million with an ordering period through Feb. 1, 2033.<\/p>\n
NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage the contract. The program works with private industry, mission, and international partners to launch science payloads ranging from small satellites with colleges and universities to NASA\u2019s highest-priority missions.<\/p>\n
For more information about NASA\u2019s launch services, visit:<\/p>\n
Joshua FinchHeadquarters, Washington202-358-2546joshua.a.finch@nasa.gov<\/p>\n
Leejay LockhartKennedy Space Center, Fla.321-747-8310leejay.lockhart@nasa.gov<\/p>\n