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

JustificationActive

Key Takeaways

  • No response deadline specified - contact the agency for details
  • Full and open competition - all businesses eligible to bid
  • Work to be performed in MOFFETT FIELD, CA
  • Industry: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing

Contract Details

Notice ID
80ARC026C0006
Opportunity Type
Justification
Sub-Agency
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Office
NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER
Posted Date
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Response Deadline
Not specified
PSC Code
6605
Set-Aside
Full & Open Competition
Place of Performance
MOFFETT FIELD, CA, 94035
Status
Active

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 o

Why This Opportunity Matters

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION is seeking responses for search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing in MOFFETT FIELD, CA.