Recovery Act: Award: Commercial Crew Development: Blue Origin, LLC

Award – Mar 26, 2010

General Information

NAIS Posted Date: Mar 26, 2010
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Mar 26, 2010
Noncompetitive Action: No
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: Yes
Contract Award Date: Jan 30, 2010
Contract Award Number: NNJ10TA02S
Solicitation Number: JSC-CCDev-1
Contract Award Amount: 3665000
Contract Line Item Number: 001
Contractor: Blue Origin, LLC, 21218 76th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032-2442
Classification Code: A — Research and Development
NAICS Code: 541712 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)

Contracting Office Address

NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BT

Description

This action has been awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In compliance with this Act, the Government posts this notice that NNJ10TA02S was awarded as a firm fixed priced competitive Space Act Agreement using NASA’s Space Act authority and Recovery Act funds to stimulate effort within the private sector to develop and demonstrate human spaceflight capabilities. This effort is intended to foster entrepreneurial activity leading to job growth in engineering, analysis, design, and research, and to economic growth as capabilities for new markets are created. The Blue Origin, LLC investment is to support selected risk mitigation activities related to the development of: 1) a “pusher” escape system, which will increase flight safety and lower operating costs; and 2) a composite pressure vessel, which will lower capsule weight and improve damage tolerance.

Point of Contact

Name: Timothy A. Boyes
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 281-483-1838
Fax: 281-483-0503
Email: timothy.a.boyes@nasa.gov