FIRM FIXED PRICE

UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC - SPACE FORCE MISSION 87 LAUNCH SERVICES AND MISSION INTEGRATION

PIID: FA881121F0011

Signed Date: Oct 28, 2025Effective Date: Mar 9, 2021End Date: Closed on Feb 28, 2026

Award $

$152.2M

Vendor

UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC

NAICS

481212

Signed Date

Oct 28, 2025

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$152.2M

Base & All Options

$30.3M

Awarding Agency

Department of Defense

Awarding Sub-Agency

Department of the Air Force

NAICS Code

481212 - NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION

Product Service Code

V126 - TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- TRANSPORTATION: SPACE TRANSPORTATION/LAUNCH

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Place of Performance

ENGLEWOOD, CO, 801123447, CD-CO-06

Description

SPACE FORCE MISSION 87 LAUNCH SERVICES AND MISSION INTEGRATION

Context & Analysis

On Oct 28, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $152,181,170 to UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC for space force mission 87 launch services and mission integration. The award is classified under NAICS 481212 — NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION and issued as a firm fixed price contract. Competition extent: full and open competition. Performance is located in ENGLEWOOD, CO. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 481212 — related awards are listed below.

Market context

Recompete outlook: Ended Feb 28, 2026 (8 months ago). Recompete signal as of Oct 25, 2026: 50/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
Competition: Competed. 98% of 111 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 481212 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 3 offers.
Award size: At $152.2M, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 107 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 481212 over the last 3 years (median $717K).
Incumbent at this agency: UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC has 11 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $1.2B, in 2025.
Largest vendors in this market: By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 481212 over the last 3 years.
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