# NASA Selects Eight Firms for $10B Lunar IDIQ

On November 7, 2026, NASA selected eight companies for CLPS 2, a 10-year multiple-award IDIQ for commercial lunar payload delivery with a combined ceiling of up to $10 billion and task-order competition planned through 2036. The ceiling is not funding already awarded, and selection does not guarantee any company task orders; an extension option could extend the program through 2041 and raise the ceiling to $15 billion. Separate near-term actions include six VADR transportation task orders worth about $1.3 billion and a Blue Origin award to deliver the PROMISE rover, with a $94 million base and a performance-based option of up to $140 million. NASA also selected SpaceX for a cislunar communications-satellite launch demonstration planned for 2028 and expects a separate integrated lunar power-systems solicitation in early 2027.

- CLPS 2 pool members can compete for future lunar delivery work; companies outside the pool can assess subcontracting and adjacent opportunities in cargo integration, landers, navigation, communications, power, and surface systems.
- The VADR task orders and PROMISE rover award represent funded activity distinct from the CLPS 2 ceiling. The rover delivery is targeted for late 2028, with its option tied to performance.
- Companies pursuing lunar power capabilities can prepare for the separate solicitation expected in early 2027. NASA also plans a NextSTEP-3 B directed call, though the signals provide no submission dates.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation, Information Technology, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles, Physical Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

### Vendors
- Blue Origin (CLPS 2 pool member and awardee for the PROMISE rover delivery and VADR task orders)
- SpaceX (CLPS 2 pool member and selected provider for a 2028 cislunar communications-satellite launch demonstration)
- Voyager Technologies (CLPS 2 pool member eligible to compete for future task orders)
- Arrow Science and Technology (VADR task-order awardee)
- Impulse Space (VADR task-order awardee)

### Key Quotes
> Our track record under CLPS 1 with four missions awarded, positions us to pursue the full spectrum of mission types this new contract will procure.
> — John Thornton, Executive Vice President, Voyager Lunar Systems

> Today’s announcements expand nearly every part of that campaign, using the playbook that carried NASA through its greatest eras: fly often, learn, apply those lessons, and get more better and more capable with every mission.
> — Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator

> Most importantly, we’ve taken action, awarding new contracts and forging new partnerships to accelerate development.
> — Carlos García-Galán, Manager, Moon Base Program

### Sources
- [NASA Unveils $10B Commercial Moon Base Contract With SpaceX and Blue Origin https://t.co/Lbnp2jldPx](https://x.com/Newstro/status/2119366340595114381) - twitter-agency
- [Tech News, 8 Nov:

• NASA awarded Blue Origin a $94 million base contract to deliver the PROMISE rover
• Elvis Presley Enterprises and Eight Mile Style filed separate lawsuits against Suno
• SpaceX launched a classified USSF-432 mission from Vandenberg

https://t.co/iJU96rlh23](https://x.com/travelydata/status/2119369490370613457) - twitter-agency
- [Voyager Technologies awarded NASA CLPS 2 Contract - TipRanks.com](https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/voyager-technologies-awarded-nasa-clps-2-contract-thefly-news) - TipRanks