{
    "id": "sam:77d3c1779f4843cba954bfda28c7965d",
    "url": "https://outfortender.com/tender/sam-77d3c1779f4843cba954bfda28c7965d",
    "official_notice": "https://sam.gov/opp/77d3c1779f4843cba954bfda28c7965d/view",
    "title": "Intent to Sole Source - Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) Public Private Partnership (PPP)",
    "titles": {
        "en": "Intent to Sole Source - Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) Public Private Partnership (PPP)"
    },
    "description": "NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) has a requirement for Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) Public Private Partnership (PPP). NASA GRC intends to award a sole source contract to KSAT Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements to develop a global network of Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. LEGS will provide high-availability, direct-to-Earth communications coverage for spacecraft operating between 36,000 kilometers and 2 million kilometers from Earth, increasing NASA’s capacity to send and receive lunar data. The Government intends to acquire a commercial product or service using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Ian Park, Contracting Officer at HQ-SCaN-LEGS@mail.nasa.gov no later than 3:00PM ET on 30OCT26. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A decision by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at : https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf",
    "description_language": "en",
    "buyer": "NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER, National Aeronautics and Space Administration",
    "country": "US",
    "country_name": "United States",
    "category": "IT services, consulting and software development",
    "procedure": "Presolicitation",
    "published": "2026-10-15",
    "deadline": "2026-10-30T15:00:00-04:00",
    "status": "closed",
    "source": "sam"
}