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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF OCTOBER 01, 2026 SAM #9075
MODIFICATION

66 -- Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition: Spacecraft Optical Navigation and Autonomy Modules (Contract 80ARC026C0006)

Notice Date

9/29/2026 2:11:14 PM
 

Notice Type

Justification
 

NAICS

334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER MOFFETT FIELD CA 94035 USA
 

ZIP Code

94035
 

Solicitation Number

80ARC026C0006
 

Archive Date

10/29/2026
 

Point of Contact

Joshua Taggart
 

E-Mail Address

joshua.d.taggart@nasa.gov
(joshua.d.taggart@nasa.gov)
 

Award Number

80ARC026C0006
 

Award Date

09/22/2026
 

Description

NASA Ames Research Center awarded Contract 80ARC026C0006 to EraDrive, Inc., 221 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301 (Unique Entity ID PLUQPL2X6CN3), on September 22, 2026, on a sole-source basis. The contract is a firm-fixed-price definitive commercial contract for two (2) flight-qualified EraDrive Autonomy Modules, one optical hardware-in-the-loop stimulator, one electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) kit with integration, test, verification, and validation tooling, associated nonrecurring engineering, and engineering support services. The modules provide vision-based, Global Positioning System (GPS)-independent positioning, navigation, and timing; autonomous onboard maneuver planning; and autonomous optical detection, identification, and orbit determination of resident space objects. Award amount: $11,925,000. Total value including all options: $13,000,000. Period of performance: September 23, 2026 through December 31, 2028. This action was awarded using other than full and open competition under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The acquisition was conducted under the commercial procedures of FAR Part 12. A notice of NASA's intent to award this sole-source contract was published to the Government Point of Entry, SAM.gov, on June 16, 2026 and closed July 1, 2026. No capability statements were received in response to that notice. NASA Ames Research Center is the servicing, awarding, and administering agency under an Economy Act reimbursable interagency agreement with the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, which is funding this effort under its Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program. The approved Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition is attached. Portions have been redacted in accordance with FAR 6.301. This notice is for informational purposes only. It is not a request for proposals, and no solicitation will be issued. No response is required.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a110fae109384992b13b0829f8cace9a/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA

Zip Code: 94301

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07990172-F 20261001/260929230045 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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