PlanetSpace has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over NASA's selection under the ISS Commercial Resupply Services competition.NASA last month awarded two contracts worth $3.5 billion to SpaceX of California and Orbital Sciences of Virginia. The companies are to carry 20 tons of cargo to the International Space Station.
According to a PlanetSpace statement:
"PlanetSpace offered a superior proposal. It received a higher Mission Suitability score, from NASA's Source Evaluation Board, and was lower in cost than one of the two proposals selected by NASA. Thus, the PlanetSpace proposal represented better value to the Government. We believe that the GAO will find that flaws in the procurement justify award to PlanetSpace. We look forward to the GAO's review of this case.
"PlanetSpace has assembled a subcontract team, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing and ATK, with over 150 years of collective experience in supporting NASA spaceflight programs. The resources and record of this team were recognized by the SEB, as it gave the subcontractors an 'excellent' mark for their 'Past Performance.' The commitment and capabilities of the team reduce risk to NASA and will ensure success of the critical mission of assured resupply to the Space Station. Further favoring selection of PlanetSpace, we have proposed an 'ALL-U.S.' solution for CRS - something that ought to be a domestic priority in light of current economic conditions.
"The PlanetSpace ISS CRS proposal provides NASA, and the United States taxpayer, with a credible space transportation system, derived from largely proven hardware, so that NASA will have highly reliable, on-demand, ISS cargo delivery and return services. Our solution reduces ISS resupply risk to NASA and thus will allow NASA to focus its resources on other space priorities, such as moving America's space program beyond low earth orbit."
2 comments:
Sounds like sour grapes to me...
This seems like an repeat of Boeing crying fowl last year because AirBus beat it at it's own game.
I'm proud NASA showed these guys that they're not entitled to a contract just because they got the last one.
More fuel to the NASA (aka professional incompetent workers welfare association) controversy. Nothing but one corrupt item and incompetent mismanagement example after another. Just wait until the singing starts after the new administration starts getting rid of all the misfits, incompetent administrators, good old boy cronies, and the rest of those unqualified to hold the positions that they do. I hope PlanetSpace is just the start ofexposing the fraud and waste that this agency has shown since its inception.
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