THE Mars III Contract Will Provide Mission Planning and Feasibility Studies AS Well AS Provide Launch Site Services in Support of Government-Sponsored Missions Conducted AT Mars Launch PAD 0A and Launch PAD 0B. the Contract Will Include Launch Site Flight Hardware Handling, Erection, Installation, and Activities; Provide for Access to Flight Hardware When Erected AT the Launch Site; Provide for Launch Site-Related Improvements on the Existing Launch Pads, Necessary for Support of Future Mission Requirements; Provide for the Repair to the Existing Launch Pads in the Event of Damage to Them, IF Nasa Would Elect to Partially or Fully Fund Such Repairs; Provide for the Design and Construction of ONE or More NEW Launch Pads, IF IT IS Determined That Additional Launch Pads ARE Required to Support Future Mission Requirements. the Contract Will Support Preparations of Launch Vehicles and Spacecraft Prior to Installation AT the Launch Site; Provide for the Specialized Transportation of Project Flight Hardware to, From, and Around WFF; Provide Fueling-Related Activities for Appropriate Vehicle Systems; Provide for Expendable Gasses, Fuels, and Other Similar Products Used to Prepare the Vehicle/Spacecraft for Launch; Provide Safety and Security Oversight of Flight Hardware and Procedures While Located AT the Launch Site and Other Similar Logistical Services
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $22,262,709 ($22.3M)
Contractor: Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2014-12-08
End Date: 2019-12-30
Contract Duration: 1,848 days
Daily Burn Rate: $12.0K/day
Official Description: IGF::OT::IGF THE MARS III CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE MISSION PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE LAUNCH SITE SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED MISSIONS CONDUCTED AT MARS LAUNCH PAD 0A AND LAUNCH PAD 0B. THE CONTRACT WILL INCLUDE LAUNCH SITE FLIGHT HARDWARE HANDLING, ERECTION, INSTALLATION, AND ACTIVITIES; PROVIDE FOR ACCESS TO FLIGHT HARDWARE WHEN ERECTED AT THE LAUNCH SITE; PROVIDE FOR LAUNCH SITE-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ON THE EXISTING LAUNCH PADS, NECESSARY FOR SUPPORT OF FUTURE MISSION REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDE FOR THE REPAIR TO THE EXISTING LAUNCH PADS IN THE EVENT OF DAMAGE TO THEM, IF NASA WOULD ELECT TO PARTIALLY OR FULLY FUND SUCH REPAIRS; PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ONE OR MORE NEW LAUNCH PADS, IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT ADDITIONAL LAUNCH PADS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT FUTURE MISSION REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTRACT WILL SUPPORT PREPARATIONS OF LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION AT THE LAUNCH SITE; PROVIDE FOR THE SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION OF PROJECT FLIGHT HARDWARE TO, FROM, AND AROUND WFF; PROVIDE FUELING-RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR APPROPRIATE VEHICLE SYSTEMS; PROVIDE FOR EXPENDABLE GASSES, FUELS, AND OTHER SIMILAR PRODUCTS USED TO PREPARE THE VEHICLE/SPACECRAFT FOR LAUNCH; PROVIDE SAFETY AND SECURITY OVERSIGHT OF FLIGHT HARDWARE AND PROCEDURES WHILE LOCATED AT THE LAUNCH SITE AND OTHER SIMILAR LOGISTICAL SERVICES.
Place of Performance
Location: Virginia, 23337
State: Virginia Government Spending