# Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) 2.0

Notice 952ef3887980411aacd9dee70a370dd9 (solicitation 80JSC026CLPS2) from NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, posted 2026-03-24, responses due 2026-04-17T17:00:00.000Z. Status: open.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Notice ID | 952ef3887980411aacd9dee70a370dd9 |
| Solicitation number | 80JSC026CLPS2 |
| Type | Sources Sought |
| Agency | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION |
| Sub-tier | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION |
| Office | NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER |
| Posted | 2026-03-24T14:00:53.000Z |
| Response deadline (UTC) | 2026-04-17T17:00:00.000Z |
| Set-aside | No Set aside used |
| NAICS | 481212 |
| PSC | AR13 |
| Place of performance | Houston, TX, USA |
| Award | - |

## Description

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This modification 1 to notice 80JSC026CLPS2, which was posted on January 5, 2026, is issued by NASA/JSC to poste a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. The draft RFP and cover letter are attached to this notice. Industry is requested to provide a response to the questions in the cover letter and submit any questions related to the draft RFP to jsc-clps2@mail.nasa.gov no later than 12:00 pm Central Time on April 17, 2026. Reference "CLPS 2.0 DRFP" and your company name in the subject line of your response. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. The Government may not respond to questions/concerns submitted. The Government will use the information to finalize the RFP as necessary. 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. All questions should be directed to jsc-clps2@mail.nasa.gov in writing. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by NASA to form a binding contract. NASA is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or to award any contract based on this RFI. NASA will not pay for any information solicited under this RFI. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it and any additional documents will be available on SAM.gov. It is the interested party’s responsibility to monitor this website for the release of any subsequent notice, solicitation, and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any. _______________________________________________________________________ The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Johnson Space Center (JSC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) 2.0 solicitation. JSC is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Request for Information (RFI) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to, support this requirement. This acquisition will be a follow-on procurement to the current NASA CLPS contracts which limited the competition to domestic sources that provide domestically manufactured space vehicles including landers/transporters. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the type and method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation with a size standard of 1,500 employees. NASA/JSC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for CLPS 2.0. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received. CLPS 2.0 Description: The primary objective of this contract is to provide all activities necessary to safely integrate, accommodate, transport, and operate NASA Sponsored Payloads using contractor-provided assets, including launch vehicles, lunar lander spacecraft, lunar surface systems, Earth re-entry vehicles and associated resources. Capability Statement: Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to provide the end-to-end services as described above, should indicate their abilities to perform all aspects of the effort, and include the following information: 1. Technical - Describe your company's overall skills, experience, and capabilities to perform the work of the anticipated CLPS 2.0 procurement. If subcontracting or if a joint venture is anticipated, organizations should address the anticipated administrative and management structure of such arrangements (if this information is known at this time). Also address what elements of work would be performed by the prime or joint venture partners and which elements would be performed by subcontractors. 2. General a. What barriers or obstacles do you foresee to potentially bidding on this contract? Can you identify any Government acquisition approaches that would increase the competitiveness of this procurement? b. What innovations might you propose in the performance of this contract or contract structure? c. Provide feedback and rationale on any other topics, factors, and/or items of interest you would like to address regarding this potential procurement. 3. Company-Specific Information - Responses must include the following: a. Name and address of the firm’s Point of Contact information (include DUNS number, address, phone, and email) b. Size of business i. Average annual revenue for past three years ii. Number of employees iii. Whether the firm is Large, SB, Small Disadvantaged Business (SBD), HUBZone, WOSB, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), SDVOSB, and/or HBCU/MI c. Number of years in business CLPS Specific Questions: These CLPS Specific Questions are organized into three sections, each tailored to a specific group of participants. We encourage all participants to respond to the sections that are most relevant to their expertise. 1. Current and Prospective CLPS Vendors This group includes companies that design,

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