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IDC (multiple-award IDV) FA881125DB007ROCKET LAB USA INC

Overview

Award facts

Obligated on orders under this IDV
$5.00M
$5,000,000 across 1 order
Period of performance
From Mar 27, 2025
Modifications
6
Latest action Jul 17, 2026
Contract type
IDC (multiple-award IDV)
PIID FA881125DB007

Description of requirement

NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICES PROCUREMENT

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Mar 27, 2025
Ordering period ends
Jun 13, 2029
Ceiling
Shared program ceiling (all awardees of this multiple-award vehicle, not a per-awardee value): $5,600,000,000

The Department of Defense funded and awarded this contract. DoD contract actions are withheld at the source for about 90 days after signature, so actions signed after Aug 3, 2026 are not yet public.

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Jul 17, 2026. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameROCKET LAB USA INC
LocationLONG BEACH, CA
UEIEUXNBKLC23G1
CAGE code7C1D6
Business sizeOther than small businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate not tax exempt
Parent companyROCKET LAB USA INC

Business types and certifications

For-profit organizationCorporation (not tax-exempt)Manufacturer of goods

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Defense Contract Management Agency
  3. DCMA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Funded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department Of The Air Force
  3. F2TS2A SMC LE

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
481212NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION
Product or service (PSC)
V126TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: SPACE TRANSPORTATION/LAUNCH (service)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competitionA
Solicitation procedures
Negotiated proposal/quoteNP
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Firm fixed priceJ
Offers received
3

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
FA881125RB001(as reported)
Solicitation date
Oct 30, 2024

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Individual subcontract planF
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
No - service where PBA is not used.N

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Mar 27, 2025
Latest action
Jul 17, 2026 — New work added (outside scope)Modification P00005
Latest substantive action
Jul 17, 2026 — New work added (outside scope)Modification P00005
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Supplemental agreement (within scope)2
  • Novation (contract transferred)2
  • New work added (outside scope)1
  • Other administrative action1
7 actions recorded, Mar 27, 2025 to Jul 17, 2026; 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

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Other functionsOT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA

Structure

Award or IDV
IDV
IDV type
IDCB
Indefinite-delivery contract type
Indefinite delivery / indefinite quantityB
Multiple or single award
Multiple awardM
Awarding agency code
9700
Awarding sub-tier code
9763
Contracting office code
S0512A
Transactions recorded under this award key
1

Funding

Funding agency code
9700
Funding sub-tier code
5700
Funding office code
F2TS2A