NASA Launch Services II 2024 On-Ramp
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFP10-99-0021_Rev_S
- Agency
- Kennedy Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
- Points of contact
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- Jason R Siewert jason.r.siewert@nasa.gov (321) 407-0250
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
Paragraph 1:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking proposals for launch services through the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The NLS II contract remains open until June 30, 2030, and NASA will periodically accept proposals from new launch service providers as well as from existing IDIQ contractors. The launch services must be capable of delivering a 250kg payload to orbit at an altitude of 200km and a launch inclination of 28.5 degrees, and the offerors must be domestic launch service providers that are AS9100 certified by the date of contract award. NASA has requested that interested parties notify the agency of their intent to submit a proposal by September 27, 2024.
Paragraph 2:
This opportunity is not set aside for any specific designation. The current IDIQ contractors under the NLS II contract are United Launch Services, LLC, Orbital Sciences Corporation (currently known as Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems), Space Exploration Technologies, and Blue Origin. The value of the contract and any potential award amounts have not been specified. The contract has an ordering period that remains valid through June 30, 2030, and new launch service providers and current IDIQ contractors will be allowed to submit proposals during the on-ramp period as established by the forthcoming solicitation notice.
Notice text
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 27, 2024, 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.
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