Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Launch Services

Tender description

NASA Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Launch Services 2026 On-Ramp The NASA Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) Launch Services Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on May 27, 2021 and remains open for a period of five years from the effective date through the use of an innovative on-ramp provision found in Section 2.11, Clause 2.11.1. The VADR contract�s ordering period remains valid through five years from date of contract award. Currently, there are 13 eligible providers as part of the Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). These providers are Arrow Science and Technology, LLC, Astra Space, Inc., Blue Origin, LLC, Firefly Aerospace, Inc., Impulse Space, Inc., L2 Solutions, LLC, Momentus Space, LLC, Northrup Grumman System Corp., Phantom Space Corp., Relativity Space, Inc., Rocket Lab USA, Inc., Space Exploration Technologies, Corp., and United Launch Services, LLC. During the life of the solicitation and at the time established via synopsis, the Government will accept proposals from launch service providers for new IDIQ contracts. At a minimum, launch services proposed under VADR require the below: 1. Launch site agreements for at least one launch site to be used in support of task orders awarded under this contract. 2. Evidence of at least one of the following: Launch attempt (intentional ignition) of common launch vehicle configuration being proposed including, but not limited to, the outcome of the launch attempt Successful launch reaching an altitude of 100km or greater (can include any launch vehicle in the Offeror�s fleet) Development tests demonstrating at least 50% of the flight thrust at the complete full-scale single engine assembly level for all core stage engines of the common launch vehicle configuration being proposed. 3. If Offeror is proposing to use a launch vehicle provided by another company e.g., broker services, transfer vehicle, agreements will be required for each proposed vehicle

Eligibility criteria

The full eligibility and assessment pack is released with the tender documents.