SAM #80JSC026CLPS1

NASA to Increase Maximum Value of Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Contracts

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) is planning a sole source contract modification to increase the maximum value of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts. - The cumulative Not-to-Exceed (NTE) value will rise from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion. - CLPS contracts are firm-fixed-price, multiple award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts under FAR Part 12. - Services include all activities needed to integrate, transport, and operate NASA payloads using contractor-provided assets: - Launch vehicles - Lunar lander spacecraft - Lunar surface systems - Earth re-entry vehicles - Associated resources - The current CLPS contract holders (OEMs/vendors) are: - Astrobotic Technology, Inc. - Blue Origin, LLC - Ceres Robotics, Inc. - The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. - Firefly Aerospace, Inc. - Intuitive Machines, LLC - Lockheed Martin Space - Moon Express, Inc. - Orbit Beyond, Inc. - Redwire Space Sensors, Inc. - Sierra Space - Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) - Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. - The government intends to continue services with these vendors via sole source action, but interested organizations may submit their capabilities for consideration.

Description

NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) has a requirement to increase the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts cumulative Not-to-Exceed (NTE) maximum ordering value. The CLPS contracts are FAR Part 12 commercial service, firm-fixed-price, multiple award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts.

NASA/JSC intends to issue a sole source contract modification to continue services for all activities necessary to safely integrate, accommodate, transport, and operate NASA Payloads using contractor-provided assets, including launch vehicles, lunar lander spacecraft, lunar surface systems, Earth re-entry vehicles and associated resources.

NASA has CLPS contracts with Astrobotic Technology, Inc. Contract 80HQTR19D0005, Blue Origin, LLC Contract 80JSC020D0010, Ceres Robotics, Inc. Contract 80JSC020D0011, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Contract 80HQTR19D0019, Firefly Aerospace, Inc. Contract 80HQTR19D0009, Intuitive Machines, LLC Contract 80HQTR19D0010, Lockheed Martin Space Contract 80HQTR19D0014, Moon Express, Inc. Contract 80HQTR19D0015, Orbit Beyond, Inc Contract 80HQTR19D0018, Redwire Space Sensors, Inc. Contract 80HQTR19D0007, Sierra Space Contract 80JSC020D0012, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Contract 80JSC020D0013, and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. Contract 80JSC020D0014.

NASA is contemplating a sole source contract modification to increase the CLPS contracts maximum NTE ordering value from $2.6 billion, to $4.2 billion.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial product or service using FAR Part 12.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to tasha.beasley@nasa.gov not later than 4pm CST on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at : https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf

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