Spacecraft Government Bids & RFPs

The bid notice does not specify a delivery deadline for proposals or services.

The bid notice does not specify payment terms.

The bid notice does not specify warranty information.

The bid notice does not specify the award criterion.

The bid notice states that offerors should provide documentation to demonstrate that the offeror is a US commercial provider, received NASA funding in FY 2024 or FY 2025 for commercial design studies for Mars Sample Return, and proposed a separately and independently launched Mars Telecom Orbiter to support an end-to-end Mars Sample Return mission.

The bid notice does not specify any penalties.

The bid notice mentions an industry day event on April 9, 2026, at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, which is an in-person event. This is not a mandatory site visit for all potential offerors but an informational event.

The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.

The bid notice states that any comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing within 10 calendar days after the release of this DRFP.

The bid notice does not specify an estimated total value.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services, but it mentions the current contract expires on November 14, 2026, and the extension is for one year. The deadline for submitting capabilities and qualifications is April 22, 2026.

The bid notice states that capabilities and qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not 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 is solely within the discretion of the government.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to ***@***. *. * not later than 5pm est on April 22, 2026. Such capabilities qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis.

The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenging the sole source determination.

The bid notice states that all personnel attending the industry day must meet applicable citizenship and security requirements.

The bid notice states that NASA will host a one-day event with industry on April 9, 2026, to discuss the requirements of the Mars Telecommunications Network. The event will include briefings from the NASA requirements team, as well as one on one meetings between NASA and potential offerors on the MTN DRFP requirements. The industry day will be held in person only. There will not be a virtual component to this event.

The bid notice states that responses must be submitted electronically in PDF format no later than April 08, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST. Responses must be submitted electronically in pdf format to ***@***. *. * no later than april 08, 2026, at 11:59 pm est.

NASA is seeking information from established commercial providers and new industry entrants. asa is seeking information from established commercial providers and new industry entrants to help shape the future acquisition strategy for transportation for both crew and cargo to commercial low earth orbit destinations to maintain americas presence in leo.

The deadline for submitting written capabilities packages is 3:00 p. m. eastern daylight time on Friday, April 3, 2026.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion, but it mentions that written capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.

The Boeing Company is uniquely qualified to perform this work as it is the original manufacturer of the GOES NOP series spacecraft and has sole ownership of the proprietary information for the GOES NOP series spacecraft bus. Interested vendors must submit proof of licensing agreement to perform the tasks above from the Boeing Company to be determined as a capable vendor.