This contract expires in 522 days (Mar 31, 2028).
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC - NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
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Description
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
Context & Analysis
On Nov 25, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $105,049,500 to UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC for national security space launch phase 2. 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 CENTENNIAL, CO. The contract is scheduled through Mar 31, 2028 — approximately 17 months remaining. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 481212 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Mar 31, 2028, in 17 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 26, 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 $105.0M, this award is larger than three in four 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 $1.3B, in 2025.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 481212 over the last 3 years.
- AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL INC — 9 awards, $433.3M
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. — 4 awards, $368.1M
- WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES INC — 12 awards, $170.2M
- AIR CENTER HELICOPTERS, INC — 2 awards, $99.9M
- KALITTA AIR LLC — 38 awards, $97.7M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 26, 2026.
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