# Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships -3 (NextSTEP-3) Omnibus

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- Solicitation number: NextSTEP-3_Omnibus
- Notice type: Presolicitation
- Status: No response deadline
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Headquarters (80HQTR)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied Research
- First posted: September 27, 2024
- Last posted: September 27, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/613a1c06edce4e9299fce9465dc58e50/view

## Description

NASA’s strategic objectives include stimulating the growth of human spaceflight commercial activities while leveraging those same commercial capabilities to deliver mission capabilities. The Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-3 (NextSTEP-3) Omnibus is a mechanism to support future NASA Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) for contracting with industry to develop deep space exploration capabilities.

It is an update to the NextSTEP-2 Omnibus that was released in 2016 and that supported NASA’s issuance of 17 solicitations as NextSTEP-2 BAA Appendices from 2016 through 2024. NASA expects to issue individual NextSTEP-3 BAA Appendices periodically as needed to perform studies and conduct research and technology development and demonstrations that enable long-term human presence and exploration throughout the solar system, in accordance with NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration strategy, objectives, and architecture (https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasa-details-strategy-behind-blueprint-for-moon-to-mars-exploration).

The NextSTEP-3 Omnibus is effective for five years, through September 26, 2029. Contracts awarded through NextSTEP-3 BAA Appendices may continue to execute beyond the effectivity of this Omnibus. This Omnibus document is not a solicitation. Focused research areas will be announced by issuing solicitations in the form of NextSTEP-3 BAA Appendices.

Detailed information about Offeror eligibility, proposal submission requirements, proposal evaluation criteria, and additional administrative matters will be identified in BAA Appendices.

## Publications

- September 27, 2024: Presolicitation. Notice 613a1c06edce4e9299fce9465dc58e50. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/613a1c06edce4e9299fce9465dc58e50/view

## Points of contact

- NASA ESDMD Moon to Mars Program Office, HQ-NextSTEP-BAA@mail.nasa.gov

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