# Exploring Mars Together: Commercial Services Studies

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/jl2672110923

- Solicitation number: JL-2672-110923
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Management Office -- JPL (80NM00)
- NAICS: 541330 Engineering Services
- Product or service code: B539 Aeronautic/Space Studies
- First posted: January 29, 2024
- Last posted: December 2, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c8542168dd9d4086b865d0c4c3685eb2/view

## Description

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.

## Publications

- January 29, 2024: Solicitation, due February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice 2e8a0f38466b47808cde036eac9a2a86. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2e8a0f38466b47808cde036eac9a2a86/view
- January 29, 2024: Solicitation, due February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice a3d341e730bb45c2af6fc7410a0c5dea. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a3d341e730bb45c2af6fc7410a0c5dea/view
- February 2, 2024: Solicitation, due February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice 97d3486358ae4fd0aaeef74abf3e32f5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/97d3486358ae4fd0aaeef74abf3e32f5/view
- May 1, 2024: Solicitation, due February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice 0732ec29804046e19bd61abcc5eab3d4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0732ec29804046e19bd61abcc5eab3d4/view
- May 1, 2024: Solicitation, due February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice a0d2674ee8cd451189ebbc3a4c59d6ea. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a0d2674ee8cd451189ebbc3a4c59d6ea/view
- December 2, 2024: Solicitation, due February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice 67d1138c53824d1493ca8ba507e379c6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/67d1138c53824d1493ca8ba507e379c6/view
- December 2, 2024: Solicitation, due February 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM EST. Notice c8542168dd9d4086b865d0c4c3685eb2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c8542168dd9d4086b865d0c4c3685eb2/view

## Points of contact

- Jessica Luong, Jessica.Luong@jpl.nasa.gov
- JPL Small Business Programs Office, smallbusiness.programsoffice@jpl.nasa.gov

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