# NASA Establishes $10B Lunar Delivery Framework

NASA established a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) framework with a combined ceiling of up to $10 billion over 10 years, allowing selected aerospace companies to compete for future lunar-delivery task orders. The ceiling is not funding already awarded. Near-term procurements include Blue Origin’s PROMISE rover delivery contract, six transportation task orders worth approximately $1.3 billion combined, and awards for lunar power and communications components.

- **Why this matters:** The framework creates a long-term pipeline of potential lunar delivery work, but contractors must compete for individual task orders rather than treat the ceiling as committed revenue.
- Blue Origin’s rover contract has a **$94 million base value**, with an additional $140 million available through a performance-based option; a late-2028 launch is targeted.
- Companies can use NASA task-order solicitations and mission requirements to assess where their transportation, payload delivery, power, and communications capabilities may fit.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation
**Topics:** Contracting Vehicles, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

### Vendors
- Blue Origin (awardee)
- SpaceX (awardee)
- Arrow Science and Technology (awardee)
- Impulse Space (awardee)
- Honeybee Robotics (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> 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

### Sources
- [NASA unveils $10B moon base contract as SpaceX, Blue Origin join lunar gold rush

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