What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center (KSC) seeks potential research and technology partners to support the Artemis Mission and its space technology innovation ecosystem. NASA requests information on relevant experience and resources addressing KSC research and technology topics to define requirements and gauge the market. Eligible respondents include U.S. Federal and State governmental entities and U.S. Commercial Providers as defined in the Space Commerce Act. NASA will not pay for the information submitted in response to this Request for Information. Respondents must email their submissions as a PDF file to [email protected] by November 20, 2026, and NASA recommends submitting at least 24 hours prior to the due date. Submissions must reference "RFI-KSC-ResearchCollaboration-2026" in the subject line, use Times New Roman 12-point font on 8.5 by 11-inch pages with one-inch margins, and clearly mark any proprietary data.
Scope of work
- Crop Production/Management: advanced crop production technologies with optimized habitat design for deep space exploration
- Dust Mitigation: advanced technologies to remove or repel planetary dust from surface infrastructure
- In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU): technologies for identifying and extracting volatile resources from regolith
- In-Space and Surface Systems: technologies for surface excavation, construction, and infrastructure development on non-terrestrial bodies
- Ground Systems: technologies for safety systems, cryogenic storage and transfer, and ground operations
- Scientific Instruments for Exploration: technologies for prospecting, volatile analysis, plume surface interaction mitigation, and extreme environments
- Waste Management/Logistics Reduction: technologies to enhance ground and spaceflight support systems through advanced logistics solutions
Minimum qualifications
- U.S. Federal and State governmental entities or U.S. Commercial Providers as defined in 51 U.S.C. § 50101(7)
- Must comply with NASA policies related to access, security, and facility utilization
Documents to include with your response
- Response addressing applicable KSC R&T topics using Table 2 Response Template
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Email as a PDF file referencing RFI-KSC-ResearchCollaboration-2026 in the subject line. Limited to 20 pages, Times New Roman size 12, 8.5 x 11 inches, one-inch margins, single-spaced. Hard copies not accepted.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Space Research and Technology). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NAICS 927110
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
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| VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL SPACE FLIGHT AUTHORITY80GSFC21C0017 · THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PROVIDE NASA, AND OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH C | $1.7M | Feb 28, 2026 |
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Top vendors in this category: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NAICS 927110, since Oct 1, 2024
6 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. VIRGINIA COMMERCIAL SPACE FLIGHT AUTHORITY$781.0K
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.