Contract facts
FederalNo full NAICS 541712 intel page yet. Browse NAICS intelligence
TASK ORDER NO. NND15AA78T U.S. COMMERCIAL SUBORBITAL FLIGHT VEHICLE AND ORBITAL SMALL SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND CAPABILITIES ADVANCEMENT THE FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (FOP) IS ATTEMPTING TO HELP FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE SUBORBITAL MARKET BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO NEAR SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF USERS THROUGH THE U.S. COMMERCIAL REUSABLE SUBORBITAL INDUSTRY. THE NASA FOP OFFICE HAS UTILIZED THE CONTRACT WITH THE THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (AEROSPACE) TO SUPPORT IT IN AWARDING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP THE SUBORBITAL MARKET. NASA AWARDED THE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (SEETS) CONTRACT (NNJ11HB94C) TO AEROSPACE IN APRIL 2011 AS AN AGENCY INDEFINITE QUANTITY INDEFINITE DELIVERY (IDIQ) CONTRACT THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC). MOST OF THE PREVIOUS TASK ORDERS ISSUED TO AEROSPACE BY THE NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (AFRC) WERE TO DEVELOP A MODEL BASED ON THE ECO-PHYSICS OF LAUNCH, FOR CHARACTERIZING MARKET DEMAND FOR SUBORBITAL REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES (SRLVS) TO GAIN MARKET INSIGHT. THE MODEL BECAME AN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT DECISION TOOL THAT WAS USED BY NASA FOP TO EVALUATE FLIGHT PROVIDER PROPOSALS. THE LAST TASK ORDER WAS TO HELP EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTION OF A HYBRID ROCKET MOTOR PROPULSION UNIT FOR CUBESAT. A CUBESAT IS A TYPE OF MINIATURIZED SATELLITE FOR SPACE RESEARCH. THIS TASK ORDER CONTINUES THE USE OF AEROSPACE TO SUPPORT FOP IN FACILITATING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUBORBITAL FLIGHT AND ORBITAL SMALL-SAT LAUNCH CAPABILITIES. THE FOP IS TASKING AEROSPACE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE WITH ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO INCREASING SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR SUBORBITAL AND ORBITAL FLIGHT, FOCUSING ON SYNERGY WITH OTHER SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE (STMD) INITIATIVES. is a federal award for Nasa Armstrong Flight Research Cntr held by The Aerospace Corp. Estimated value $300K ($-1,025.65 obligated). Current period of performance ends Jul 31, 2016. Place of performance: EL SEGUNDO CA.
TASK ORDER NO. NND15AA78T U.S. COMMERCIAL SUBORBITAL FLIGHT VEHICLE AND ORBITAL SMALL SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND CAPABILITIES ADVANCEMENT THE FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM (FOP) IS ATTEMPTING TO HELP FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE SUBORBITAL MARKET BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO NEAR SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF USERS THROUGH THE U.S. COMMERCIAL REUSABLE SUBORBITAL INDUSTRY. THE NASA FOP OFFICE HAS UTILIZED THE CONTRACT WITH THE THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION (AEROSPACE) TO SUPPORT IT IN AWARDING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP THE SUBORBITAL MARKET. NASA AWARDED THE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (SEETS) CONTRACT (NNJ11HB94C) TO AEROSPACE IN APRIL 2011 AS AN AGENCY INDEFINITE QUANTITY INDEFINITE DELIVERY (IDIQ) CONTRACT THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC). MOST OF THE PREVIOUS TASK ORDERS ISSUED TO AEROSPACE BY THE NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (AFRC) WERE TO DEVELOP A MODEL BASED ON THE ECO-PHYSICS OF LAUNCH, FOR CHARACTERIZING MARKET DEMAND FOR SUBORBITAL REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES (SRLVS) TO GAIN MARKET INSIGHT. THE MODEL BECAME AN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT DECISION TOOL THAT WAS USED BY NASA FOP TO EVALUATE FLIGHT PROVIDER PROPOSALS. THE LAST TASK ORDER WAS TO HELP EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTION OF A HYBRID ROCKET MOTOR PROPULSION UNIT FOR CUBESAT. A CUBESAT IS A TYPE OF MINIATURIZED SATELLITE FOR SPACE RESEARCH. THIS TASK ORDER CONTINUES THE USE OF AEROSPACE TO SUPPORT FOP IN FACILITATING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUBORBITAL FLIGHT AND ORBITAL SMALL-SAT LAUNCH CAPABILITIES. THE FOP IS TASKING AEROSPACE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE WITH ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO INCREASING SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR SUBORBITAL AND ORBITAL FLIGHT, FOCUSING ON SYNERGY WITH OTHER SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE (STMD) INITIATIVES.
Recompete timing
PublicCurrent PoP ended Jul 31, 2016 (3683 days ago). The usual 12–18 month agency planning window is closed — recompete action looks late / overdue relative to a normal cycle. Watch for bridge orders, follow-ons, or a new solicitation.
Incumbent footprint
Public recordThe Aerospace Corp — $3.5B obligated across 410 awards (firm-wide, all agencies) · lead buyer Department of Defense (DOD).
Related awards
Same parent · incumbentQuery this award live in SCOUT via MCP — personalized scoring, watchlists, and capture workflow across the corpus. Learn about SCOUT MCP →
Frequently asked questions
What is contract NND15AA78T?
NND15AA78T (FOP FOP and and) is a Nasa Armstrong Flight Research Cntr award with a potential value of $300K, currently held by The Aerospace Corp. Figures are USASpending-sourced public-record facts plus SCOUT recompete analysis.
Which office awarded NND15AA78T?
Nasa Armstrong Flight Research Cntr awarded NND15AA78T to The Aerospace Corp (potential $300K).
Who is the incumbent on NND15AA78T?
The Aerospace Corp is the incumbent with $3.5B across 410 related awards in SCOUT’s public footprint. The current period of performance ends Jul 31, 2016.
When does The Aerospace Corp’s NND15AA78T come up for recompete?
SCOUT tracks a period-of-performance end of Jul 31, 2016. Actual solicitation timing can shift with extensions, bridges, or consolidations.
Seen enough? Run one full capture cycle on NND15AA78T — $90 for 90 days.
This page stays free. Pilot is the live layer: displacement scoring, recompete pipeline, Daily Brief, and SCOUT MCP for 90 days. If you already live in Claude or ChatGPT and only need live search, start MCP Explorer at $29/mo.
$1/day · one payment · no subscription
Use SCOUT in your AI client — $29/moClassify + search inside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor
Compare plansData: Showing contracts ≥ $100K from federal procurement records (FPDS-NG, SAM.gov, and related repositories), normalized by PrimeRFP SCOUT. Each row keyed by Award ID (PIID); task orders appear as independent rows.