2025 NLS II On-Ramp Synopsis.pdf
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This document is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for NASA Launch Services II 2025 On-Ramp. The solicitation seeks launch service providers for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract that will remain open until June 30, 2030. Eligible launch vehicles must be capable of being certified to risk mitigation Category 2 and 3, delivering a 250kg payload to orbit at 200km altitude and a 28.5-degree launch inclination. The acquisition is restricted to domestic sources, and offerors must be AS9100 certified by the contract award date.
Current IDIQ contractors include United Launch Services, LLC, Orbital Sciences Corporation (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems), Space Exploration Technologies, and Blue Origin. Interested parties are requested to notify NASA in writing by September 18, 2025, with their intent to submit a proposal, including launch vehicle configuration details and current flight manifest. The government is contemplating an on-ramp opportunity, and if a solicitation is issued, both new and existing launch service providers will be allowed to submit proposals within the specified response time. The contracting office is located at NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Rachel Edwards serving as the Contracting Officer.
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NASA Launch Services II 2025 On-Ramp
General Information
Solicitation Number:
RFP10-99-0021 Rev T
Posted Date: August 18, 2025 FedBizOpps Posted Date:
Original Response Date: 18 September 2025 Current Response Date: 18 September 2025 Classification Code: V -- Transportation, travel, and relocation services NAICS Code: 336414 - Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
Contracting Office Address
NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Description
The NASA Launch Services (NLS) II Request for Proposal (RFP) remains open until June 30, 2030 through the use of an innovative on-ramp provision found in Section C, Clause 2.0. The NLS II contract’s ordering period remains valid through June 30, 2030. The RFP has resulted in the award of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order contracts to United Launch Services, LLC., Orbital Sciences Corporation (currently known as Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems), Space Exploration Technologies, and Blue Origin. Each August during the life of the solicitation, or at any other time established via synopsis, the Government will accept proposals from new launch service providers for IDIQ contracts and proposals from existing IDIQ contractors for additional launch services. The Government is currently contemplating opening an on-ramp opportunity.
Launch services proposed under the NLS II solicitation shall only include launch vehicles capable of being certified to risk mitigation Category 2 and 3 in accordance with NASA Policy Directive 8610.7D, Launch Services Risk Mitigation Policy for NASA-Owned and/or NASA-Sponsored Payloads/Missions.
These launch services, at a minimum, shall be capable of delivering a 250kg payload to orbit at an altitude of 200km and a launch inclination of 28.5 degrees. This acquisition is restricted to domestic sources. Minimum contract requirements will be set forth in Attachment E3, Paragraph 1.0 of the NLS II RFP when released. Specifically, in addition to the launch vehicle requirements described above, offerors must be domestic launch service providers and must be AS9100 certified by the date of contract award.
It is requested that any interested party notify NASA in writing no later than September 18, 2025, of your intent to submit a proposal during this on-ramp period as well as a description of the launch vehicle configuration(s) you intend to propose and current flight manifest. If the Government chooses to conduct an On Ramp by issuing a solicitation notice, new launch service providers and current IDIQ contractors will be allowed to submit proposals, within the notice's stated response time. An ombudsman has been appointed in accordance with NFS 1852.215-84.
Point of Contact
Name:
Rachel Edwards
Title: Contracting Officer Email: Rachel.t.edwards@nasa.gov
| NASA Launch Services II 2025 On-Ramp |
| Launch services proposed under the NLS II solicitation shall only include launch vehicles capable of being certified to risk mitigation Category 2 and 3 in accordance with NASA Policy Directive 8610.7D, Launch Services Risk Mitigation Policy for NASA-... |
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