Award
Delivery Order #80AFRC27FA003
NASA Orders Rocket Lab to Integrate and Fly Geospace Dynamics Payload
Buyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Award Amount
$28,901,223.00
Ceiling
$36,823,448.00
Awarded
October 28, 2026
Period of Performance
Oct 28, 2026 – Dec 31, 2027
Identifier
80AFRC27FA003
NAICS
481212
NASA issued a delivery order under its multi-year Flight Opportunities Program contract with Rocket Lab USA Inc., an aerospace company providing flight and payload services. The order covers integration and flight of the T0433 Geospace Dynamics Constellation Trailblazer (GDC-T) payload, including the work needed to prepare the payload for flight and carry out its mission. This supports NASA’s use of commercial providers to place research payloads in flight environments and advance geospace research. The parent contract was competitively awarded; the data does not state whether this specific order was competed or issued on a sole-source basis. The order is planned to run from late 2026 through 2027, with a potential period extending through 2030. The parent contract is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity agreement for NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center flight and payload services. No subcontractor, solicitation, or prior related-contract details are provided for this order.
Description
INTEGRATION AND FLIGHT OF THE T0433 GEOSPACE DYNAMICS CONSTELLATION TRAILBLAZER (GDC-T) PAYLOAD.