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Definitive contract 80GSFC20C0115HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC

Overview

Award facts

Net obligations
$2.36M
$2,362,873of $2.36M potential value
Outlays (paid to date)
$1.89M
$1.89M paid of $2.36M obligated$1,890,298
Period of performance
Aug 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2025
Ended
Modifications
11
Latest action Jul 30, 2025
Contract type
Definitive contract
PIID 80GSFC20C0115

Contract value is the most the government could spend; obligations are what it has legally committed; outlays are what it has actually paid.

Description of requirement

THE SAMPLE ACQUISITION AT MARS (SAM) SUITE INVESTIGATION WILL CAST A WIDE ANALYTICAL NET TO CAPTURE CHEMICAL INDICATORS OF THE HABITABILITY OF MARS. SAM WILL "FIND THE CARBON" REVEALING THEIR LIKELY SOURCE AND TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESSES.

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Jul 31, 2020
Potential end of performance
Sep 29, 2025
Current value
$2,362,873Base and exercised options
Potential value (if all options are exercised)
$2,362,873

Obligations by fiscal year of action

  • FY2025: $46,123
  • FY2024: $472,575
  • FY2023: $929,775
  • FY2021: $563,907
  • FY2020: $350,493

Total across 5 fiscal years: $2,362,873

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Jul 30, 2025. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameHONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC
LocationALTADENA, CA
UEIU44JFDHPWGL8
CAGE code8DST0
Business sizeOther than small businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate not tax exempt
Parent companyHONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC

Business types and certifications

For-profit organizationLimited liability companyCorporation (not tax-exempt)

As represented in SAM.gov at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Funded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Funded from
Science (DIRECT)Program activities080-0120Federal accounts (agency financial reports)

Place of performance

Place of performance
Greenbelt, Prince Georges County, Maryland 20771-0003
Congressional district (place of performance)
MD-04As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES
Product or service (PSC)
AR22R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) (research and development)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competition after exclusion of sourcesD
Solicitation procedures
Negotiated proposal/quoteNP
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
1

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
80GSFC20R0042(as reported)
Solicitation date
Jun 23, 2020

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not requiredB
Major program
SAM
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Certified cost or pricing data
No
Service Contract Act labor standards
No
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/servicesA
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not bundledH
Consolidated requirement
Not consolidatedD
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No
Performance-based service acquisition
Yes - service where PBA is used.Y

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Jul 31, 2020Base obligation at award: $350,493
Latest action
Jul 30, 2025 — Other administrative actionModification P00011; administrative: no change in scope or value
Latest substantive action
Oct 7, 2021 — Change orderModification P00004
Latest funding action
Jul 14, 2025 — Funding onlyModification P00010; obligation change +$46,123; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Funding only4
  • Other administrative action4
  • Supplemental agreement (within scope)1
  • Change order1
  • Novation (contract transferred)1
12 actions recorded, Jul 31, 2020 to Jul 30, 2025; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Synopsized publicly (SAM.gov / FedBizOpps)
Yes
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Critical functionsCT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No
Walsh-Healey Act (materials and supplies)
No
Construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Country of product or service origin
United statesUSA
Place of manufacture
Not a manufactured end productC

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
Definitive contractD
Awarding agency code
8000
Awarding sub-tier code
8000
Contracting office code
80GSFC
Transactions recorded under this award key
12

Funding

Funding agency code
8000
Funding sub-tier code
8000
Funding office code
80GSFC
Treasury accounts
  • 080-2019/2020-0120-000
  • 080-2020/2021-0120-000
  • 080-2021/2022-0120-000
  • 080-2022/2023-0120-000
  • 080-2023/2024-0120-000
  • 080-2024/2025-0120-000
Show all 7 accounts
  • 080-2025/2026-0120-000
Object classes
  • 25.5: Research and development contracts
Disaster or emergency funding (DEFC)
  • Q: Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression