$2.4 Billion Contract Awarded to Blue Origin for Phase 3 Space Launch Procurement

Blue Origin LLC, Merritt Island, Florida, was awarded a $2,386,234,812 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 launch service procurement. This contract provides launch services, mission unique services, mission acceleration, quick reaction/anomaly resolution, special studies, launch service support, fleet surveillance, and early integration studies/mission analysis. Work will be performed in Merritt Island, Florida; Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; Kennedy Space Center, Florida; and Vandenberg Space Force Base, California; and is expected to be completed by April 2033. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and four offers were received. Fiscal 2025 space procurement funds in the amount of $59,255,000 will be obligated in the first order year for launch service support. The Space Systems Command, Assured Access to Space, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8811-25-D-B005).