Request for Information for Lunar Science Tender in USA - 139854276

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Request for Information for Lunar Science and Technology Payloads for Expanded Lunar Landing Opportunities

Deadline: 07 May 2026

Posting Date: 21 Apr 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 139854276

Document Ref. No.: NNH26ZDA008L

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

On March 24th, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be unveiling an unprecedented approach to increase lunar landings to a near-monthly landing cadence starting in 2027 via the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. This will dramatically expand the number of payloads flying to the Moon and unlock a drastic increase in science, technology and economic opportunities that will strongly benefit future exploration and humanity. This represents a transformative leap for commercial companies, universities, and research institutions in the U.S. and across the world. Humanity will have repeated and regular opportunities to get payloads manifested to land on the Moon across 10 CLPS deliveries per year.
This Request for Information (RFI) will inform how NASA approaches filling government-provided payload allocations on these numerous new CLPS deliveries in 2027, 2028 and beyond. If a payload is selected by NASA to fly on CLPS, NASA will pay for the launch, landing and surface mobility of payloads on the lunar surface and shall have its CLPS landing providers integrate payloads into their systems, with CLPS partners handling payload integration. CLPS will provide power, communications, thermal regulation, and potential survive-the-night capabilities, if a lander has a Radioisotope Heating Unit onboard. Payload providers will have multiple opportunities to manifest payloads aboard CLPS landers.
This RFI requests potential payload details that can be provided to NASA and potentially shared globally via an opt-in approach to a public Lunar Payload Database. Of greatest interest to NASA would be payload teams that are self-funded and can deliver their completed flight units to CLPS and perform their own operations while the payload is on the lunar surface. NASA-s approach to working with payload providers will simplify the broader launch, landing and surface deployment approach for any payloads that aspire to land on the Moon.
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Notice ID: nnh26zda008l

Department/Ind. Agency: national aeronautics and space administration

Sub-tier: national aeronautics and space administration

Office: nasa headquarters

Inactive Dates: may 22, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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