The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded significant contracts to three companies for the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 launch service procurement. SpaceX, United Launch Services LLC, and Blue Origin have been contracted to provide launch services, mission-specific services, mission acceleration, anomaly resolution, special studies, launch service support, fleet surveillance, and early integration studies/mission analysis. Work will be conducted at various locations including Hawthorne, California; Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida; Kennedy Space Center, Florida; and Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The contracts are expected to be completed by April 2033. This competitive acquisition involved four offers. Fiscal 2025 space procurement funds will be obligated for launch service support and fleet surveillance task orders. The contracting activity is the Space Systems Command, Assured Access to Space, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.
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