July 14, 2010

Joshua Buck 
Headquarters, Washington                                    
202-358-1100 
jbuck@nasa.gov 

Rachel Hoover                                         
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.      
650-604-0643 
rachel.hoover@nasa.gov 

Valerie Skarupa 
Operationally Responsive Space Office 
505-417-9615 
valerie.skarupa@kirtland.af.mil 
CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-040

NASA AWARDS RAPID RESPONSE SPACE WORKS CONTRACT

This is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-plus 
fixed-fee single award contract that begins Wednesday. The contract 
consists of a five-year period of performance. 

Under the terms of the contract, the company will provide support for 
the ORS Office within the Department of Defense. In partnership with 
the DOD, NASA will play a role in planning, acquisition and 
operations of ORS efforts. 

Specifically, the company will design, develop, build, operate and 
sustain the RRSW to enable rapid access to space for DOD. The RRSW 
activities include mission coordination, design, development, 
procurement, assembly, integration, test, on-orbit support, launch 
support and ground system support. 

NASA released a Request for Proposals to industry on Feb. 1, 2010, to 
solicit two individual requirements, including this RRSW contract and 
a Modular Space Vehicles (MSV) contract, which will be awarded at a 
later date. The RRSW and MSV contracts share a maximum value of $500 
million. 

The work will be performed at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, 
N.M. The contract with Millennium Engineering and Integration Co. 
includes a subcontract with Raytheon Co. of Tucson, Ariz. 

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov

	
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