📋 Tender Overview
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Hawthorne, California, was awarded an $8,766,000 firm-fixed-price contract for thermal protection systems. This contract provides for investigating solutions using ceramic and metallic thermal protection system materials being developed by the contractor, expanding manufacturing techniques and equipment, and performance testing. Work will be performed in Hawthorne, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2025. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and one offer was received. Fiscal 2023 research and development funds in the amount of $8,766,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA2394-24-C-B057).
