# SAM #80ARC027C0002

NASA Ames Research and Development Award for the HelioSwarm MIDEX Mission

**Buyer:** NASA Ames Research Center
**Posted:** November 02, 2026
**Identifier:** 80ARC027C0002
**NAICS:** 541715

NASA Ames Research Center awarded research and development work for the HelioSwarm Medium-Class Explorers mission.
- Buyer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center.
- Scope: Complex research and development supporting the HelioSwarm (HS) MIDEX mission; mission continuity is cited as a requirement.
- Contract type: Cost-plus-fixed-fee, awarded on a sole-source basis.
- Award amount: $19,886,708.89.
- No specific products, quantities, part numbers, or contractor name are provided.

### Description

<p>This contract action was not awarded competitively and is not fixed-price. The contract was awarded sole source to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), Only One Responsible Source, due to its unique qualifications and the need to maintain continuity for the HelioSwarm (HS) MIDEX mission. The redacted JOFOC will be posted within the required timefram. The contract type is Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee because the requirement involves complex research and development efforts for which a fixed-price contract is not appropriate.</p>

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