FA881119C0002
Definitive Contract
Overview
Government Description
DELTA IV HEAVY LAUNCH SERVICES
Alternate Description
Delta IV
Awardee
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Englewood, CO 80112 United States
Pricing
Fixed Price
Set Aside
None
Extent Competed
Not Competed
Est. Average FTE
1722
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the Potential End Date has been extended from 03/31/24 to 05/15/25 and the Potential Award value has increased 138% from $727,227,453 to $1,728,709,521.
Sole Source This Definitive Contract was awarded sole source to United Launch Services because the government believes that only one company can provide the product / service (FAR 6.302-1).
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
Sole Source This Definitive Contract was awarded sole source to United Launch Services because the government believes that only one company can provide the product / service (FAR 6.302-1).
Subcontracting Plan This Definitive Contract has an Individual Subcontract Plan. The Department of Defense has an overall small business subcontracting goal of 30%
United Launch Services was awarded
Definitive Contract FA881119C0002 (FA8811-19-C-0002)
for Delta Iv Heavy Launch Services
worth up to $1,728,709,521
by Space Systems Command
in October 2018.
The contract
has a duration of 6 years 7 months and
was awarded
through solicitation Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL) Delta IV Heavy Launch Services Contract Award
full & open
with
NAICS 481212 and
PSC V126
via sole source acquisition procedures with 1 bid received.
DOD Announcements
Oct 2018:
United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $152,429,417 firm-fixed-price contract for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Delta IV heavy launch services. This contract provides launch vehicle production services for National Reconnaissance Office Launch Mission One. Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado; and Decatur, Alabama, and the launch will occur in Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida; or Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2021. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Fiscal 2018 missile procurement funds in the amount of $152,429,417 are being obligated at the time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center Los Angeles Air Force Station, California, is the contracting activity (FA8811-19-C-0002).
May 2019: United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $149,376,775 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch Delta IV heavy launch services. This modification provides for launch vehicle production services for National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Launch Mission Two, the second of three planned NRO launch missions under this contract. Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be complete by December 2022. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $449,813,010. Fiscal 2019 missile procurement funds in the amount of $139,028,436 are being obligated at the time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Aug 2019: United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $156,752,771 firm-fixed-price modification (P00003) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch Delta IV Heavy Launch services. This modification provides for launch vehicle production services for National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Launch Mission Three, the last of three planned NRO launch missions under this contract. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract from $310,784,574 to $467,537,345. Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be completed by January 2024. Fiscal 2019 missile procurement funds in the amount of $144,637,202 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity. (CORRECTION: The May 9, 2019, announcement of this contract’s modification for Launch Mission Two incorrectly stated the total cumulative face value of the contract at the time as $449,813,010. The actual total cumulative value was $310,784,574.)
Sep 2019: United Launch Services (ULS), Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $1,175,842,965 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Delta IV Heavy launch services. This contract modification is for Launch Operations Support (LOPS) services for five NSSL National Reconnaissance Office missions, all of which require ULS’s Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle. Work will be performed at Centennial, Colorado; Pueblo, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Harlingen, Texas, with launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 29, 2024. The total contract value is increased from $467,537,345 to $1,643,380,310 to include five annual options. Fiscal 2019 procurement funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Jul 2021: United Launch Services LLC, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $10,050,485 firm-fixed-price modification (P00010) to contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for Delta IV heavy launch services. The modification is for Space Launch Complex-6 non-routine facility expenses. Work will be performed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed Sept. 17, 2021. Fiscal 2020 missile procurement fund sin the full amount will be obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,038,054,046. Space and Missile Systems Center, Lost Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Sep 2021: United Launch Services LLC, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $10,666,286 firm-fixed-price modification (P00024) to previously awarded FA8811-19-C-0002 contract for Delta IV heavy launch services. The contract modification is for Space Launch Complex (SLC)-37 non-routine facility expenses. Work will be performed at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 1, 2022. Fiscal 2021 missile procurement funds in the amount of $10,666,286 will be obligated at the time of award, and the total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,304,953,956. Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
May 2019: United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $149,376,775 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch Delta IV heavy launch services. This modification provides for launch vehicle production services for National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Launch Mission Two, the second of three planned NRO launch missions under this contract. Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be complete by December 2022. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $449,813,010. Fiscal 2019 missile procurement funds in the amount of $139,028,436 are being obligated at the time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Aug 2019: United Launch Services, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $156,752,771 firm-fixed-price modification (P00003) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch Delta IV Heavy Launch services. This modification provides for launch vehicle production services for National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Launch Mission Three, the last of three planned NRO launch missions under this contract. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract from $310,784,574 to $467,537,345. Work will be performed in Centennial, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be completed by January 2024. Fiscal 2019 missile procurement funds in the amount of $144,637,202 are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity. (CORRECTION: The May 9, 2019, announcement of this contract’s modification for Launch Mission Two incorrectly stated the total cumulative face value of the contract at the time as $449,813,010. The actual total cumulative value was $310,784,574.)
Sep 2019: United Launch Services (ULS), Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $1,175,842,965 firm-fixed-price modification (P00001) to previously awarded contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Delta IV Heavy launch services. This contract modification is for Launch Operations Support (LOPS) services for five NSSL National Reconnaissance Office missions, all of which require ULS’s Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle. Work will be performed at Centennial, Colorado; Pueblo, Colorado; Decatur, Alabama; and Harlingen, Texas, with launch facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 29, 2024. The total contract value is increased from $467,537,345 to $1,643,380,310 to include five annual options. Fiscal 2019 procurement funds are being obligated at the time of award. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Jul 2021: United Launch Services LLC, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $10,050,485 firm-fixed-price modification (P00010) to contract FA8811-19-C-0002 for Delta IV heavy launch services. The modification is for Space Launch Complex-6 non-routine facility expenses. Work will be performed at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is expected to be completed Sept. 17, 2021. Fiscal 2020 missile procurement fund sin the full amount will be obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,038,054,046. Space and Missile Systems Center, Lost Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Sep 2021: United Launch Services LLC, Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded a $10,666,286 firm-fixed-price modification (P00024) to previously awarded FA8811-19-C-0002 contract for Delta IV heavy launch services. The contract modification is for Space Launch Complex (SLC)-37 non-routine facility expenses. Work will be performed at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 1, 2022. Fiscal 2021 missile procurement funds in the amount of $10,666,286 will be obligated at the time of award, and the total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,304,953,956. Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 8/18/25
Period of Performance
10/24/18
Start Date
5/15/25
Current End Date
5/15/25
Potential End Date
Obligations
$1.7B
Total Obligated
$1.7B
Current Award
$1.7B
Potential Award
Award Hierarchy
Definitive Contract
FA881119C0002
Subcontracts
Activity Timeline
Subcontract Awards
Disclosed subcontracts for FA881119C0002
Opportunity Lifecycle
Procurement history for FA881119C0002
Transaction History
Modifications to FA881119C0002
People
Suggested agency contacts for FA881119C0002
Competition
Number of Bidders
1
Solicitation Procedures
Sole Source
Other Than Full and Open Competition
Only One Source - Other
Evaluated Preference
None
Commercial Item Acquisition
Commercial Item
Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items
No
Other Categorizations
Subcontracting Plan
Individual Subcontract Plan
Cost Accounting Standards
Exempt
Business Size Determination
Large Business
Defense Program
DoD Claimant Code
Services
IT Commercial Item Category
Not Applicable
Awardee UEI
XHAMULHCL9N3
Awardee CAGE
43HC6
Agency Detail
Awarding Office
FA8811 FA8811 ASSRD ACSS TO SPC SSC/AAK-LA
Funding Office
F2TSRA
Created By
usercw@sa5700.fa8816
Last Modified By
debra.mcneil@sa5700.ussf
Approved By
usercw@sa5700.fa8816
Legislative
Legislative Mandates
Clinger-Cohen Act Compliant
Performance District
CO-06
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
Representative
Jason Crow
Modified: 8/18/25