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The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a mars telecommunications orbiter in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 23 Jan 2026 and is scheduled to close on 05 Feb 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 134210773, while the tender notice number is 80GSFC26MTO01 and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: mars telecommunications orbiter
Deadline: 05 Feb 2026
Posting Date: 23 Jan 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 134210773
Document Ref. No.: 80GSFC26MTO01
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center has a requirement for a high-performing Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO). This requirement is for the full-scale development, integration, launch and on-orbit operations of an MTO, which can provide robust, continuous communications for a Mars Sample Return (MSR), future Mars surface, orbital and human explorations missions. It will support autonomous operations, onboard processing, and extended mission duration capabilities.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), officially Public Law 119-21, was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The bill mandates NASA use a competitive process, and award a firm fixed-price contract with a U.S. commercial provider.
Additionally, the OBBBA restricted the eligibility to U.S. companies that participated in NASA-funded Mars Sample Return (MSR) design studies in FY2024 or FY2025. As a result, the companies identified below are eligible to compete for the MTO requirement:
Blue Origin
L3Harris
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
Rocket Lab
SpaceX,
Quantum Space
Whittinghill Aerospace
In compliance with the OBBBA, NASA/GSFC will only conduct a competition among vendors that satisfy the statutory qualifications. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302- 1(a)(2) “ . . .For DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, this authority extends to situations where only a limited number of responsible sources can satisfy agency requirements”. Furthermore, Congress explicitly identified this specific pool of “original sources” in 51 U.S.C. 20306 (a)(1)(iii)(I). By limiting competition to this pool, NASA is fulfilling the legislative mandate while utilizing the established authority under FAR Part 6. Other firms would not comply with the specific statutory requirement imposed by the OBBBA requirements.
As a result, NASA/GSFC will not co...
Notice ID: 80gsfc26mto01
Department/Ind. Agency: national aeronautics and space administration
Sub-tier: national aeronautics and space administration
Office: nasa goddard space flight center
Product Service Code: dg10 - it and telecom - network as a service
NAICS Code: 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications
Inactive Dates: feb 05, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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