NASA Releases Draft Commercial Cargo RFP, Modifies CCDev2 Awards
NASA today released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for commercial crew transportation to the International Space Station (ISS).
A number of companies are working with NASA today through the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program to develop launch vehicles and spacecraft to take astronauts to and from ISS. NASA has been working on its acquisition strategy for procuring services on those systems. The draft RFP released today “outlines a contract that will be awarded to multiple companies that provide a complete end-to-end design, including spacecraft, launch vehicles, launch services, ground and mission operations and recovery,” according to the space agency.
Called the Integrated Design Contract (IDC), it has a value of up to $1.61 billion for the period July 2012 to April 2014.
Simultaneously, NASA announced the addition of “optional milestones” for Boeing and Sierra Nevada’s Space Act Agreements under the CCDev2 awards announced earlier this year.
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