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Rapid Spacecraft Development Office


Rapid III

  • Firm Fixed Price/IDIQ master contracts
  • FFP Delivery Orders/FFP DOs w/performance incentives
  • FAR Part 15 - full & open competition
  • Min. ordering value: $10K/Max. ordering value: $4B
  • 5-year ordering period w/no options to extend
  • Major DO deliverables
    • Spaceflight systems
      • Spacecraft components
      • Core spacecraft
      • Completed observatories
    • Non-spaceflight system
      • Mission operation support option
    • Required contract documentation
  • Available DO services
    • Spacecraft Requests for Information
    • Spacecraft Studies
    • On-orbit sustaining engineering support option
  • MAR/GEVS/Gold Rules at master contract & DO levels
  • MAR compliance mandatory
  • Price Proposal required at master contract & delivery order levels
  • Priced Technical Options
  • Spacecraft Payload capability minimums of 50 kg and 50 W

Rapid IV

  • Firm Fixed Price/IDIQ master contracts
  • FFP Delivery Orders w/o performance incentives
  • FAR Part 15 - full & open competition
  • Min. ordering value: $0.5K/Max. ordering value: $6B
  • 5-year ordering period w/5-year option to extend
  • Major DO deliverables
    • Spaceflight systems
      • Spacecraft components
      • Core spacecraft
      • Completed observatories
    • Non-spaceflight system
      • Mission operation support option
    • Required contract documentation
  • Available DO services
    • Spacecraft Requests for Information
    • Spacecraft Studies
    • On-orbit sustaining engineering support option
  • MAR/GEVS/Gold Rules at DO level only
  • ISO quality management compliance mandatory at master contract level
  • Price Proposal required at delivery order level only
  • No Priced Technical Options
  • Spacecraft Payload capability minimums of 7 kg and 20 W