Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destinations Contract (CLDC)

Points of Contact

Name: Rogelio Curiel
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 575.524.5191

Email: JSC-CLDC@mail.nasa.gov

Name: Matthew Windemuth
Title: Contract Specialist
Phone: 281.244.6212

Email: JSC-CLDC@mail.nasa.gov

Source Selection Authority (SSA): TBD

Electronic responses are through the sam.gov

Current Information

Request For Information/Sources Sought and Related Documents

• Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program Phase 2 Requirements and Safety Technical Interchange Meeting (Jan 30, 2025)

• Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program Phase 2 Industry Acquisition Update (Jan 27, 2025)

• Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program Destination and Payload Safety Technical Interchange Meeting (Sept 30, 2024)

• Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Development Program Utilization Operations and Requirements Technical Interchange Meeting (Jun 24, 2024)

• Request for Information for Future Commercial LEO Destinations – Requirements and Standards (Dec 31, 2023)

• Request for Information for future Commercial LEO Destinations – Concept of Operations and Utilization (May 30, 2023)

• Request for Information for Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destination Crew Certification Requirements and Industry Day (Jul 20, 2022)

Industry Day Communications and Related Documents

Interested Parties

Pre-Solicitation Synopsis and Related Documents

Draft Request for Proposal and Related Documents

Final Request for Proposal and Related Documents

Pre-Proposal Conference Information

Technical Documents Library

Acquisition Milestone Schedule

The following is the schedule for the Commercial Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Destinations Contract (CLDC). Please continue to monitor this website for more information. This procurement is currently in the developmental stage and numerous actions are required before the procurement strategy and schedule are approved. An updated schedule will be provided once the procurement strategy is approved.  The following preliminary schedule is subject to change.

Milestone Request for Information/Sources Sought Synopsis Requirements Request for Information (RRFI) Industry Day Release Draft Request for Proposal Release Final Request for Proposal Pre-Proposal Conference Contract Award Contract Start

Planned Date March 2025 April 2025 April 2025 2025-Q4 2025-Q4 2025-Q4 2026-Q4 2026-Q4

Actual Date

News and Events

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