Final RFP - Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN)
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking proposals for the Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN) to support Mars sample return missions and future Mars exploration, including surface, orbital, and human missions. The contract entails design, development, integration, launch, and continuous on-orbit communications capabilities with a focus on autonomous operations, onboard processing, and extended mission durations. This acquisition will be competitively awarded as a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price contract combined with an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity Time and Materials component. The core contract covers delivery of the MTN, with optional services including launch, integration, on-orbit commissioning, and up to five years of mission operations, as well as T&M task orders for engineering analyses to support design confidence and feasibility studies. Proposals are due by June 15, 2026, and must be submitted electronically through NASA’s FedRAMP Moderate certified Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box). Offerors must comply with eligibility requirements outlined in 51 U.S.C. § 20306, providing all necessary documentation at proposal submission to avoid rejection. The anticipated contract start date is no later than October 1, 2026. The work will be performed offsite at the contractor’s facilities, with the solicitation governed under NAICS code 336414 and open to all interested parties without set-aside provisions. The primary point of contact for this solicitation is Ian P. Sherry at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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**JUNE 10, 2026 – 80GSFC26R0011 – Amendment 0002**
The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to update RFP Provision L.10(2) to align with NASA’s response to Question No. 6 from the “MTN – Questions and Answers (06-01-2026)” document posted under Amendment 0001. This provision update was unintentionally omitted from Amendment 0001.
See document entitled “SF30 – Amendment 0002” contained under the Attachments/Links section for details.
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**JUNE 01, 2026 - 80GSFC26R0011 - Amendment 0001**
The purpose Amendment 0001 is to incorporate RFP changes as annotated in red, replace Attachment B (MTN Objectives and Requirements Document) and Attachment D (Data Procurement Document) with revised versions, and provide Government responses to industry questions.
All documents associated with Amendment 0001 are contained under the Attachments/Links section of this solicitation announcement.
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You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN) solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide the design, development, integration, launch, and on orbit, continuous communications in support of a Mars sample return mission and future Mars surface, orbital, and human exploration missions. MTN is expected to support autonomous operations, onboard processing, and extended mission duration capabilities.
NASA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 336414 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,300 employees.
This competitive acquisition will result in a hybrid Firm-Fixed-Price contract with an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Time and Materials (T&M) component. The contract will include a Core Requirement for the Delivery of the MTN. Optional Requirements include Launch Services, Integration, On-Orbit Commissioning, and five (5) years of Mission Operations. Additionally, the contract will provide the ability to issue T&M task orders for Engineering Analyses. These analyses will increase confidence and understanding of the design, support planning activities, and enable feasibility and trade studies related to MTN capabilities or future enhancements. The contract will be performed offsite at the Contractor’s facilities.
The anticipated contract award date will be in accordance 51 U.S.C § 20306; therefore, potential Offerors should assume a contract effective date of No Later Than (NLT) October 01, 2026. Additionally, this solicitation includes eligibility requirements mandated by 51 U.S.C § 20306. Offerors must submit all required information and documentation necessary to demonstrate eligibility at the time of proposal submission. Failure to provide all the documentation required by the solicitation will result in proposal rejection.
Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than June 15, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. Proposals for this solicitation are required to be submitted through NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a FedRAMP Moderate certified platform. Potential offerors, especially those that have not previously submitted a proposal utilizing NASA’s EFSS Box, are encouraged to review the solicitation instruction entitled “Electronic Proposal Delivery – Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA’s EFSS Box” which provides instructions related to the submission of proposal via EFSS Box. Offerors are encouraged to check with their corporate IT staff to determine if there are firewall restrictions that would need to be addressed prior to the submission of proposal files through NASA’s EFSS Box.
This Final Request for Proposal pertains to the Mars Telecommunication Network Draft Request for Proposal previously issued on April 02, 2026, under Notice ID 80GSFC26R0011, which is accessible via the SAM.gov link provided below.
https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ecfbfeda4acb4d26a1a5653b2df43e5e/view