Feasibility Study for Payload Processing Facility for Nuclear Operations
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80KSC026Q0004
- Agency
-
Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- Florida 32899, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Kennedy Space Center seeks a feasibility study of existing or currently planned contractor-owned Payload Processing Facilities (PPF) capable of processing spacecraft with nuclear material, with proposals due May 15 at 12:00 PM ET. The procurement is unrestricted and issued as a Request for Quotations under solicitation 80KSC026Q0004, combined synopsis/solicitation under FAR Subpart 12.6 for commercial services.
Place of performance is Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The facility must be located on or near Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with capability to transport encapsulated spacecraft to launch pads per Idaho National Laboratory requirements, and must achieve Hazard Category 3 designation by January 1, 2028. The scope is limited to Light Weight Radioisotope Heater Unit (LWRHU) processing capability. All PPF infrastructure must be owned, developed, and operated by the contractor, not NASA.
The NAICS code is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) with a size standard of $19.5 million. PSC code is AR11 (Space R&D Services). Period of performance runs from May 22, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Offerors must provide proposed technical approach to meet the Statement of Work, proof of facility location with lease agreement or ownership documentation, and pricing for two items: the Nuclear Study per Statement of Work and a Technical Assistance Agreement with an international partner based on ESA/Airbus. Evaluation criteria include the contractor's proposed technical approach, proof of facility location and capability, and price. Amendment 1, posted May 11, clarifies that this study does not constitute procurement of an actual facility and does not guarantee future NASA use of any PPF.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
Amendment 1 - Notice to Offerors – Purpose of this Study
The intent of this notification is to provide clarification on the request for quote.
To all Offerors, the Statement of Work (SOW) is not requesting, directing, or authorizing the design or construction of a Payload Processing Facility (PPF) for NASA. Therefore, the Government is not seeking to acquire architectural designs, engineering development, concept for a government-owned facility or acquiring a facility to process any nuclear mission. The sole purpose of this study is for NASA to gain insight into an existing or currently planned (completed by January 1, 2028) Contractor-owned PPF’s capability that could provide future use to NASA for nuclear missions. However, NASA emphasizes that participation in this study is not procuring a payload processing facility nor guaranteeing NASA will use the PPF for any mission.
Offerors are reminded to review the purchase order in its entirety, specifically, Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025) (Deviation)
Technical:
- Proposed approach to meet Statement of Work.
- Proof of location of the proposed built/potential facility that will be capable to support a Kennedy Space Center (KSC) / Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) to transport nuclear material nuclear in accordance with Idaho National Laboratory to KSC/CCSFS by January 1, 2028.
- Provide a lease agreement or proof of ownership.
Price:
Offeror to provide a price for-
Item 1: Nuclear Study per Statement of Work
Item 2: TAA with an internation partner based on ESA/AirBus.
Any PPF described under this effort must be owned, developed, and operated by the contractor, not NASA.
**Amendment 1, Questions and Responses has been uploaded under Attachments/Links.
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This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ)under solicitation number 80KSC026Q0004 forFeasibility Study for Payload Processing Facility (PPF) Operations for Nuclear Missions.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541990 and $19.5 Million, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025) which is incorporated by reference.
Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and feasibility to meet Statement of Work. Offeror to provide:
Technical:
- Proposed approach to meet Statement of Work.
- Proof of location of the proposed built/potential facility that will be capable to support a Kennedy Space Center (KSC) / Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) to transport nuclear material nuclear in accordance with Idaho National Laboratory to KSC/CCSFS by January 1, 2028.
- Provide a lease agreement or proof of ownership.
Price:
Offeror to provide a price for-
Item 1: Nuclear Study per Statement of Work
Item 2: TAA with an internation partner based on ESA/AirBus.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025).
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Allyson Grooms, ksc-ssppf@mail.nasa.govnot later thanMay 8, 2026 by 12:00 PM ET. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email no later than 12:00 PM ET on May 15, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this RFQ shall result in the proposal being considered late and shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025).
Update #2 ·
Amendment 1 - Notice to Offerors – Purpose of this Study
The intent of this notification is to provide clarification on the request for quote.
To all Offerors, the Statement of Work (SOW) is not requesting, directing, or authorizing the design or construction of a Payload Processing Facility (PPF) for NASA. Therefore, the Government is not seeking to acquire architectural designs, engineering development, concept for a government-owned facility or acquiring a facility to process any nuclear mission. The sole purpose of this study is for NASA to gain insight into an existing or currently planned (completed by January 1, 2028) Contractor-owned PPF’s capability that could provide future use to NASA for nuclear missions. However, NASA emphasizes that participation in this study is not procuring a payload processing facility nor guaranteeing NASA will use the PPF for any mission.
Offerors are reminded to review the purchase order in its entirety, specifically, Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025) (Deviation)
Technical:
- Proposed approach to meet Statement of Work.
- Proof of location of the proposed built/potential facility that will be capable to support a Kennedy Space Center (KSC) / Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) to transport nuclear material nuclear in accordance with Idaho National Laboratory to KSC/CCSFS by January 1, 2028.
- Provide a lease agreement or proof of ownership.
Price:
Offeror to provide a price for-
Item 1: Nuclear Study per Statement of Work
Item 2: TAA with an internation partner based on ESA/AirBus.
Any PPF described under this effort must be owned, developed, and operated by the contractor, not NASA.
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This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ)under solicitation number 80KSC026Q0004 forFeasibility Study for Payload Processing Facility (PPF) Operations for Nuclear Missions.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541990 and $19.5 Million, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025) which is incorporated by reference.
Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and feasibility to meet Statement of Work. Offeror to provide:
Technical:
- Proposed approach to meet Statement of Work.
- Proof of location of the proposed built/potential facility that will be capable to support a Kennedy Space Center (KSC) / Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) to transport nuclear material nuclear in accordance with Idaho National Laboratory to KSC/CCSFS by January 1, 2028.
- Provide a lease agreement or proof of ownership.
Price:
Offeror to provide a price for-
Item 1: Nuclear Study per Statement of Work
Item 2: TAA with an internation partner based on ESA/AirBus.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025).
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Allyson Grooms, ksc-ssppf@mail.nasa.govnot later thanMay 8, 2026 by 12:00 PM ET. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email no later than 12:00 PM ET on May 15, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this RFQ shall result in the proposal being considered late and shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025).
Update #1 ·
This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ)under solicitation number 80KSC026Q0004 forFeasibility Study for Payload Processing Facility (PPF) Operations for Nuclear Missions.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541990 and $19.5 Million, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025) which is incorporated by reference.
Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offeror responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and feasibility to meet Statement of Work. Offeror to provide:
Technical:
- Proposed approach to meet Statement of Work.
- Proof of location of the proposed built/potential facility that will be capable to support a Kennedy Space Center (KSC) / Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) to transport nuclear material nuclear in accordance with Idaho National Laboratory to KSC/CCSFS by January 1, 2028.
- Provide a lease agreement or proof of ownership.
Price:
Offeror to provide a price for-
Item 1: Nuclear Study per Statement of Work
Item 2: TAA with an internation partner based on ESA/AirBus.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (NOV 2025).
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Allyson Grooms, ksc-ssppf@mail.nasa.govnot later thanMay 8, 2026 by 12:00 PM ET. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email no later than 12:00 PM ET on May 15, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this RFQ shall result in the proposal being considered late and shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2025).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 - Question and Reponses.pdf | ||
| Amendment 1 - Question and Reponses.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation - 80KSC026Q0004.pdf | ||
| Attachment 01 - Statement of Work.pdf |
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