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Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies

ID: JL-2672-110923 • Notice Type: Solicitation • Match:  90%
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Background
The Mars Exploration Program (MEP) Draft Plan aims to utilize more frequent lower cost missions over the next two decades to achieve compelling science and exploration for a larger community. The plan involves a partnership between the government, U.S. industry, and commercial services to substantially lower the overall cost and accelerate leadership in deep space exploration. This RFP for industry studies is a step along that path. NASA MEP intends, though has no obligation, to use the information from these resulting studies to inform one or more future service contracts.

Work Details
The solicitation includes an Acknowledgement section with requirements for offeror identification, business classification, organization type, and disclosure of claims related to responsibility determination. It also requires information on Defense Priorities and Allocations System orders/contracts, validity of the offer, and certifications regarding payments to influence certain federal transactions. Additionally, it seeks information on Federal Supply Schedule (GSA) Contract availability, acceptance of Specimen Subcontract terms, compliance with the Buy American Act, audit/EEO information, earned value management system validation, executive compensation reporting requirements, and acknowledgment of receipt of addenda.
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Update December 2, 2024

NASA's Mars Exploration Program recently received US industry studies to further understand the potential of Mars commercial services in payload delivery/hosting, telecommunications, and imaging.

We invite members of our commercial services community to an update and Q&A session:

Wednesday, December 4

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern Time

If you would like to attend, please email mep-industry-ext-info@jpl.nasa.gov by Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. ET.

For your reference, the following link contains a recent update/presentation that we gave to the Mars science community.

https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/mars-exploration/industry-engagement/

We hope you can join us and look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas.

All the best,
Richard (Rick) Davis & Steve Matousek
NASA Mars Commercial Services Co-Leads

Update May 1, 2024

NASA has selected 9 companies to conduct studies of commercial services at Mars for the study RFP. A summary of the awardees and further details can be found using the links below:

NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/nasa-selects-commercial-service-studies-to-enable-mars-robotic-science/

JPL: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-selects-commercial-service-studies-to-enable-mars-robotic-science

Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals, as well as everyone that contributed ideas to this effort. As the Mars Exploration Program continues to explore the potential of commercial services, we look forward to continuing to work with you.

February 2, 2024: This update adds two files: (1) RFP in total except for Mission Design Handbook (47 pages), and (2) Exhibit V Reference Mars Mission Design Handbook (449 pages). With this update, the combined and separate files are now available to aid proposers. The separate files are identical in content to the combined file posted previously.

The Mars Exploration Program (MEP) Draft Plan through the next two decades would utilize more frequent lower cost missions to achieve compelling science and exploration for a larger community. To realize the goals of the MEP plan, government and U.S. industry would partner to leverage current and emerging Earth and lunar products and commercial services to substantially lower the overall cost and accelerate leadership in deep space exploration. This RFP for industry studies is a step along that path. NASA MEP intends, though has no obligation, to use the information from these resulting studies to inform one or more future service contracts. We welcome your proposal and look forward to engagement as we forge the future together.

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Overview

Agency
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) [NASA]
Response Deadline
Past Due
Posted Date
Last updated:
Set Aside
None
NAICS
541330 - Engineering Services
PSC
B539 - Special Studies/Analysis- Aeronautical/Space
Place of Performance
United States
Source
Open
Links
NASA Awardees Update - May 1, 2024
JPL Awardees Update - May 1, 2024
MEP Industry Engagement Website
Pricing Structure
Likely Fixed Price
Estimated Competition Level
Average
Current SBA Size Standard
$25.5 Million
On 1/29/24 Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued Solicitation JL-2672-110923 for Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies due 2/27/24. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 541330 and PSC B539.
Primary Contact
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Jessica Luong   Profile
Email
jessica.luong@jpl.nasa.gov
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JPL Small Business Programs Office   Profile
Email
smallbusiness.programsoffice@jpl.nasa.gov
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Source Agency Hierarchy
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION > NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION > NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- JPL
FPDS Organization Code
8000-NMO00
Source Organization Code
100173682
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anmari.pagtalunan@jpl.nasa.gov
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