Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract (SPOC)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center's Launch Services Program (LSP) is seeking proposals for a Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract (SPOC) to provide facilities and services to support processing and integration activities for spacecraft and launch vehicles at locations near Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or Vandenberg Space Force Base. The contractor must designate a facility at one or both locations to allow spacecraft and launch vehicle organizations to conduct activities in preparation for launch vehicle mating. Comments on the draft solicitation are due within 10 days of posting, with final proposals for the firm-fixed-price contract due around 15 days after release of the final RFP on December 5th and anticipated award by January 20, 2023.

There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The primary NAICS code is 336419 (Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing) and PSC codes D302 (Space Vehicle Processing and Integration) and R425 (Space Operations Services). The incumbent SPOC contractor is Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX). The contract has a potential 10-year period of performance with an estimated value of $500M-$1B to provide processing facilities, equipment, and support services to NASA's Launch Services Program for science and robotic missions launching from Florida and California.