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Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition: Spacecraft Optical Navigation and Autonomy Modules ( Contract ****) - NASA Ames Research Center awarded Contract **** to EraDrive, Inc. , 221 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, California **** ( Unique Entity ID PLUQPL2X6CN3), on September 22, 2026, on a sole- source basis. The contract is a firm- fixed- price d
Production and delivery of flight- qualified spacecraft autonomy modules and associated ground support equipment and services Two flight- qualified eradrive autonomy modules ( ERAA), one optical hardware- in- the- loop stimulator, one electrical ground support equipment ( EGSE) kit with integration, test, verification, and validation tooling, associated nonrecurring engineering, engineering support services
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Sole-source contract awarded to Eradrive, Inc. for two flight-qualified autonomy modules, an optical hardware-in-the-loop stimulator, and an EGSE kit. Firm-fixed-price commercial contract. Period of performance from September 23, 2026 through December 31, 2028. Award amount is $11,925,000; total value including options is $13,000,000. Justification based on only one responsible source. No solicitation will be issued; notice is informational only.
Final delivery of the autonomy modules is due by December 31, 2028, as stated: period of performance is from the date of award through december 31, 2028 the end of the first quarter of fiscalyear fy 2029, corresponding to final delivery of the autonomy modules.
Eradrive is the only responsible source because the autonomy module implements eradrives proprietary visionbased navigation and swarm autonomy software and no other source possesses a fielded or flightdemonstrated equivalent.
The notice of intent to award was published on June 16, 2026 and closed July 1, 2026, as stated: the notice closed july 1, 2026.
The estimated value is $11,890,000 as stated: the estimated value is 11, 890, 000. The award amount is $11,925,000 with total value including options of $13,000,000.