Sierra Nevada Corporation Technologies has beaten rivals Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and Maxar to secure the contract for the power and propulsion element of NASA's lunar Gateway project. In a report, NASA cited Sierra Nevada Corporation's fixed price offer of $375m, significantly lower than the other bids, from $565.9m to $768.8m, and the lack of "discussions or negotiations" required for the model contract.
Maxar Technologies has beaten rivals Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and Sierra Nevada Corporation to secure the contract for the power and propulsion element of NASA's lunar Gateway project. In a report, NASA cited Maxar's fixed price offer of $375m, significantly lower than the other bids, from $565.9m to $768.8m, and the lack of "discussions or negotiations" required for the model contract.