NASA FFRDC at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Competitive Procurement Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice (SSN)
NASA is seeking market research and feedback from potential sources for a future competitive procurement to manage and operate the Jet Propulsion Laboratory FFRDC.
⚑ This is an RFI/Sources Sought notice for market research, not a funding opportunity. · Applicant restrictions are for a federal contract; universities are not direct applicants. · No deadline stated in the notice summary; later amendments add industry engagement/event materials.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
UPDATE October 28, 2026: The purpose of this third amendment to the subject notice is to provide the following information from the Industry Engagement Event, which was held October 21-22, 2026 at JPL: General summary of questions and answers. Listing of all attendees. Copies of all presentations. See the attachment titled "2026 10 28 FFRDC Industry Event at JPL - Summary" for this information. ***************************************************************** UPDATE September 29, 2026: This is the second amendment to the subject notice, originally posted August 3, 2026, to invite interested entities to review and provide feedback on the draft Statement of Work (SOW) for the management and operations of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Note that this draft SOW is not final and any feedback provided will help shape the final SOW, which will be released with the solicitation. See the attachment titled "2026 09 29 FFRDC Draft SOW for Feedback" for complete details and “2026 09 29 FFRDC SOW – Draft” for the draft SOW. ***************************************************************** UPDATE September 10, 2026: This is an amendment to the subject notice, posted August 3, 2026, to invite interested entities to participate in an Industry Engagement Event at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), that will take place October 21-23, 2026. The purpose of this event is to provide interested entities an early opportunity (i.e., before solicitation release) to access and tour the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to continue engagement with members of the NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO) and the NASA Source Evaluation Board (SEB), and to support development of the NASA procurement strategy and solicitation and potential Offeror proposal development and teaming opportunities. See the attachment titled "2026 09 10 FFRDC Industry Event at JPL" for complete details and registration information. ***************************************************************** The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is hereby soliciting information regarding potential sources for a new competitive procurement for the management and operation of NASA’s Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA is also seeking input regarding potential procurement strategies. See the attachment titled "2026 08 03 FFRDC RFI-SSN" for complete details.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.
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