About this opportunity
AI summaryNASA's Commercial Access to Space Program and Launch Services Program Office seek statements of interest and industry feedback for the Multi-Mission Commercial Launch Services acquisition. NASA intends to procure full-mission-assurance launch services through a full and open competition for at least eight missions planned for 2030 and 2031, covering Low Earth Orbit, Sun Synchronous Orbit, Lagrange/Lunar Orbit, and High C3 Orbit. Missions require full NASA insight and full mission assurance, though contractors do not need a completed first flight prior to proposal receipt. To fall within scope, respondents must propose launch vehicles with development tests demonstrating at least 50% flight thrust at the complete full-scale single engine assembly level for all core stage engines; conceptual or design-stage vehicles will not be considered. NASA will host a virtual Industry Day on November 12 and 13, 2026, with an RSVP deadline of November 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST, and topic recommendations due by November 10, 2026. Respondents must email questionnaire responses to Rachel Edwards and Mary Vaughn no later than November 17, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST.
Scope of work
- Two High C3 Orbit launches in 2031
- Two Lagrange/Lunar Orbit launches in 2030
- Three Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) launches in 2030 and 2031
- One Low Earth Orbit (LEO) launch in 2030
- Full NASA insight and full mission assurance for all launches
Minimum qualifications
- Launch vehicle development tests demonstrating at least 50% flight thrust at complete full-scale single engine assembly level for core stage engines
- Launch vehicles currently in conceptual or design stages will not be considered
Documents to include with your response
- Attached questionnaire response
Key dates
- RSVP for virtual Industry Day and one-on-one meetings
- 9 November 2026, 3:00PM EST
- Recommended Industry Day procurement topics due
- 10 November 2026
- Virtual Industry Day
- 12th and 13th of November 2026
- RFI responses due
- NLT 17 November 2026, 3:00PM EST
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Send responses to designated NASA points of contact with email subject Response to RFI – NASA MCLS
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- 80KSC027R0006
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Buying office
- Nasa Kennedy Space Center
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 17, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 3, 2026
- NAICS
- 336414 · Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- V126
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Merritt Island, FL
- Contracting contact
- Rachel Edwards
rachel.t.edwards@nasa.gov - Additional contact
- Mary Vaughn
mary.e.vaughn-1@nasa.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
Likely prior awards for this requirement
Likely matchAwarded by the same buying office (80KSC0) with descriptions matching "multi mission" or "commercial", performed in FL. The notice does not name its current contract, so confirm before relying on it.
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION80KSC023F0093 · NASA-WIDE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION, AND TEST SERVICES SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL CR | $10.6M | Sep 30, 2027 |
| ASCA, INC80KSC018F0257 · PRELIMINARY UPDATE AND QUANTIFICATION AND REPORT FALCON, FINAL UPDATE AND QUANTIFICATION A | $663.6K | Sep 30, 2022 |
Market context
Awards in the same category (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NAICS 336414, performed in FL
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.NNK17MA01T · THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY (CCTCAP) CONTR | $3.5B | Dec 31, 2030 |
| BLUE ORIGIN, LLC80KSC021C0009 · NASA LAUNCH SERVICES (NLS) II CONTRACT | $7.8M | Sep 30, 2030 |
| THE BOEING COMPANYNNK17MA02T · THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY (CCTCAP) CONTR | $306.7M | Oct 31, 2029 |
| THE BOEING COMPANYNNK16MA04T · THE COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITY (CCTCAP) CONTR | $254.3M | May 30, 2029 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA80GSFC21C0012 · LASER INTERFEROMETER SPACE ANTENNA (LISA) CHARGE MANAGEMENT DEVICE (CMD). THE CONTRACTOR | $21.9M | Jan 3, 2028 |
Top vendors in this category: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NAICS 336414, since Oct 1, 2024
95 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. THE BOEING COMPANY$2.8B
- 2. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$1.6B
- 3. BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$666.3M
- 4. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$537.0M
- 5. AXIOM SPACE INC$354.1M
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.