# NASA Opens $10B Lunar Delivery Competition

On November 7, 2026, NASA announced CLPS 2, a 10-year multiple-award IDIQ with a **$10 billion shared ceiling** through 2036. Eight companies may compete for future lunar delivery task orders; selection does not guarantee any firm funding or work. The announcement also included six VADR transportation task orders totaling about $1.3 billion and a Blue Origin award to deliver the PROMISE rover to the lunar south pole, with a late-2028 launch target. NASA also raised the existing CLPS ceiling from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion.

- Companies eligible for CLPS 2 should distinguish the program ceiling from funded awards and plan for competition at the individual task-order level.
- Launch and in-space logistics suppliers can assess opportunities associated with the six VADR orders, while lunar surface suppliers can position capabilities in delivery, robotics, communications, and power systems.
- Blue Origin’s PROMISE award is **$94 million**, with a performance-based option of up to $140 million. NASA also anticipates an integrated lunar power systems solicitation in early 2027, giving relevant suppliers a concrete upcoming opportunity to prepare for.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- NASA Launch Services Program Office (LSP)
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

### Vendors
- Blue Origin (PROMISE rover delivery awardee; eligible CLPS 2 competitor)
- SpaceX (Eligible CLPS 2 competitor; selected for a lunar communications-satellite demonstration)
- Intuitive Machines (CLPS 2 awardee eligible to compete for task orders)
- Firefly Aerospace (Eligible CLPS 2 competitor)
- Lockheed Martin Space (Eligible CLPS 2 competitor)

### Key Quotes
> We are building the Moon Base mission by mission. 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. When our astronauts return to the Moon, they will arrive with the first elements of the Moon Base already waiting for them on the surface.
> — Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator

> We’re excited to participate in this next evolution of CLPS, with expanded tasking opportunities to meet NASA’s needs at the Moon, Mars, asteroids, and beyond.
> — Steve Altemus, Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Machines

### Sources
- [Eight companies can compete for NASA’s next round of lunar deliveries. The US$10-billion headline describes the shared ceiling, not cash guaranteed to each firm. https://t.co/Ill0kYU711](https://x.com/MapletechieCA/status/2119757585876480286) - twitter-agency
- [NASA just opened the cargo line for a Moon Base at the south pole. Eight companies, SpaceX included, can bid on 10 years of lunar deliveries under a $10B CLPS 2 contract. SpaceX also got a 2028 Starship run to drop comms sats between Earth and the Moon.

https://t.co/cLbdoTsDtR](https://x.com/SuddenlyJon/status/2119512378773848123) - twitter-agency
- [NASA put 8 companies on a $10B, 10-year lunar contract. A ceiling, not a check.

What builders should take:
1. The buyer wants deliveries, not programs
2. JPL is building a nuclear rover from Mars rover spares
3. Reuse is a capital strategy

LFG 🇺🇸
https://t.co/DgtedEKGnZ](https://x.com/chanmeetnarang/status/2119475015993401671) - twitter-agency