- Country: USA
- Summary: Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destination Contract (CLDC) Sources Sought
- UST Ref No: 117168937
- Deadline: 23 Apr 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 80JSC025_CLDC_SOURCES_SOUGHT
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC)) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for the Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destination Contract (CLDC).
As NASA plans for the retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of the decade, the ability of private industry to take on the task of providing routine utilization of LEO and maintaining a continuous U.S. presence in space is of vital importance to both NASA and U.S. goals.
In a multiphase strategy, JSC-s Commercial LEO Development Program (CLDP) is helping spur the development of new LEO space destinations and supporting systems from private industry. See link here for additional information: https://www.nasa.gov/leo-economy/low-earth-orbit-economy/. These systems may include end-to-end services such as the in-orbit destination, visiting vehicles, and supporting launch vehicles and ground systems.
NASA awarded Phase 1 Space Act Agreements to promote early design maturation of safe, reliable, and cost-effective commercial orbital platforms and capabilities. The Commercial Destinations Free Flyer (CDFF) agreements are held by Blue Origin and Starlab Space. The Collaborations to Commercial Space Capabilities (CCSC-2) agreements are held by Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin, Sierra Space, SpaceX, Special Aerospace Service (SAS), Think Orbital, and Vast Space. Additional Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) development efforts are being performed under the agency-s Commercial Destination ISS (CDISS) contract, which was awarded to Axiom Space.
NASA is currently developing Phase 2 requirements for CLD capabilities that would be able to support NASA astronauts, international astronauts, and other spaceflight participants safely in LEO on a commercially-owned and operated space station. For Phase 2, NASA intends to issue the CLDP requirements on a separate Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 15 Firm-Fixe... - Documents:
Attachment_1_Sources-Sought_RFI_OCI-Questions.pdf
Attachment_2_IOC_CC_FOC_Definitions.pdf
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CLICK HERE TO LOGINCommercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destination Contract (CLDC) Sources Sought - USA Tender
The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destination Contract (CLDC) Sources Sought. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 117168937 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-04-23.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
