Prototype work at Iuka, Michoud

Orbital Sciences Corp. of Chandler, Ariz., has been awarded a $791,601,015 other-transaction agreement for the development of a Launch System Prototype for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. This award is part of a portfolio of three agreements that leverage commercial launch solutions in order to have at least two domestic, commercial launch service providers that meet National Security Space requirements, including the launch of the heaviest and most complex payloads. This agreement requires shared cost investment for development of the OmegA launch system. Work will be performed in Chandler, Ariz.; Magna and Promontory, Utah; Iuka, Miss.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Sandusky, Ohio; and Michoud, La. (northeast of New Orleans), and at launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; and Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2024. This award is the result of a full and open competition. This agreement will be incrementally funded with FY 2018 through FY 2024 research, development, test and evaluation funds totaling a maximum of $791,601,015. FY-18 funds in the amount of $109,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Launch Systems Enterprise Directorate’s Space and Missile Systems Center of Los Angeles AFB is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 10/10/18)