>>12846529Just looked into it, it reads like I was right.
>Significant Weaknesses Rideshare Approach: There is a significant increase in risk to meeting the required launch datesince Momentus will not control the launch date and any single delay can erase all schedule
margin. This risk is compounded by the amount of time it will take the payloads to reach the
required orbits after launch. As a result, there is a significant risk to the schedule and increased
likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.
>Deficiency Launch Services Interface Requirements Document (LSIRD): The proposal did not demonstratethe ability to meet all requirements in the LSIRD and the proposal levy’s a test requirement on
the spacecraft. This results in a deficiency since not meeting all the LSIRD requirements places
the government at extreme risk of unsuccessful contract performance.
>Since Momentus was evaluated with a deficiency, they have not met theexpressed TROPICS requirements and, therefore, their price cannot be evaluated for
reasonableness.
>Of the remaining offerors, Astra had the lowest proposed price at $7.95M. SpaceX had the nextlowest proposed price
