NASA’s Johnson Space Center is planning to increase the cumulative value of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS, contract from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion.
The space agency said in a SAM.gov notice Monday that it intends to issue a sole-source contract modification to ensure the continuity of all services supporting its missions.
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What Is the Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program?
CLPS is NASA’s program for procuring commercial delivery services to transport science, technology and exploration payloads to the moon.
Through CLPS, the agency partners with U.S. companies to provide end-to-end mission support, including payload integration, launch, landing and surface operations. The initiative is designed to accelerate lunar exploration, support the Artemis campaign and foster growth in the commercial space sector.
NASA has awarded multiple task orders under the program to deliver more than 50 payloads to the lunar surface, helping test technologies and gather data for future crewed missions.
CLPS contracts are structured as indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awards, enabling NASA to issue task orders as mission needs evolve.
How Many Companies Have Secured Spots Under NASA’s CLPS?
NASA currently has 13 U.S. companies eligible to compete for CLPS task orders:
- Astrobotic Technology
- Blue Origin
- Ceres Robotics
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
- Firefly Aerospace
- Intuitive Machines
- Lockheed Martin Space
- Moon Express
- Orbit Beyond
- Redwire Space Sensors
- Sierra Space
- SpaceX
- Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems
What Is NASA’s CLPS 2.0 Initiative?
NASA is also preparing the next phase of its commercial lunar delivery program through the planned CLPS 2.0 contract. The agency issued a sources sought notice in January to gather industry feedback and shape the acquisition strategy for the follow-on effort.
CLPS 2.0 is expected to expand on the current program by continuing to leverage commercial providers for end-to-end payload delivery services. The contract will cover the integration, transportation and operation of NASA-sponsored payloads using contractor-provided capabilities, including launch vehicles, lunar landers, surface systems and Earth re-entry assets.
