Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) Antennas
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80GRC025R7010
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Cleveland, Ohio 44135, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a contract for two dual band antennas supporting the Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) program. The contract will cover antenna fabrication, site construction, and commissioning for LEGS 2 and 3 installations, which are part of NASA's Space Communication and Navigation's Near Space Network. The agency plans to award the contract to Communications and Power Industries (CPI), LLC, based on their existing work designing the LEGS dual band antenna system. CPI has already completed the design under a prior contract and will fabricate the antenna system for LEGS 1 and 2. NASA argues that full and open competition would result in substantial cost duplication and unacceptable project delays.
Interested organizations can submit their capabilities and qualifications electronically to tyler.r.braden@nasa.gov by 5:00 PM ET on March 27, 2025. The submissions will be evaluated solely to determine whether the acquisition should proceed on a competitive basis, with the final decision entirely at the government's discretion. The antenna system requires identical design across all LEGS installations to support communication system hand-offs during critical lunar spacecraft mission phases and maintain compatibility with a common signal processing backend. Contractors should note that this is not a commercial product or service acquisition under FAR Part 12. The opportunity falls under the Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing NAICS category (334220) and involves Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment (PSC 5985). NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable to this acquisition, and interested parties can reference the provided ombudsman contact information.
Notice text
NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) has a requirement for two dual band (X/Ka-band) antennas in support of NASA’s Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS). There are currently three LEGS installations planned across the globe to support the Space Communication and Navigation’s (SCaN) Near Space Network (NSN). The contract will encompass the antenna fabrication, site construction and commissioning at LEGS 2 and 3.
NASA GRC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the items from Communications and Power Industries (CPI), LLC. Under an existing contract, CPI has completed the design of the LEGS dual band antenna system and will fabricate/commission the antenna system for LEGS 1 as well as fabricate the antenna system for LEGS 2. The antenna system is required to be identical between all LEGS installations to support communication system hand offs during critical Lunar spacecraft mission phases and to maintain compatibility with a common signal processing backend. CPI has already completed the antenna system design under a prior contract, therefore full and open competition would result in a substantial duplication of cost to NASA along with unacceptable delays to implement another design and engineering review. Furthermore, the site construction and commissioning of the CPI designed antenna system can only be reasonably performed by CPI so that they are able to guarantee its performance.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or commercial service using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to tyler.r.braden@nasa.gov not later than 5:00pm ET on March 27, 2025. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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
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