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NASA Deep Space Autonomous Robotics Challenge: Call for Host Facility Interest

NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER · Washington, District of Columbia, 20546

Response status

Due in 83 days

Jan 31, 2027, 10:00 PM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Oct 19, 2026
Archive date
Feb 15, 2027
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER published this sources sought.
  • The place of performance is Washington, District of Columbia.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
bb6cc95a09c340b1abf0c93299ff9b1e
Solicitation
80JSC024R0004
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
80JSC024R0004
Set-aside
—
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Oct 19, 2026
Responses due
Jan 31, 2027, 10:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Feb 15, 2027
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Oct 21, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department code
—
Subagency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subagency code
—
Office
NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
HOUSTON, TX, 77058, USA
Place of performance
Washington, District of Columbia, 20546
City code
—
State
District of Columbia
State code
DC
Postal code
20546
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

The purpose of this SAM.gov notice is to announce that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration�s Research Technology Mission Directorate (RTMD) has contracted with the Institute of Competition Sciences to implement the NASA Deep Space Autonomous Robotics Challenge to advance the Agency's goals in managing multi-agent robotic systems tasked with preparing lunar and Martian infrastructure before astronaut crews arrive. Open and carefully read the attached PDF file entitled �DSpARCSummary.� Direct links have been provided for more information on registration for the Challenge and for completing the application for the judging process. After reading the PDF attachment, by email only, address questions or other comments with a subject line to read �NASA Deep Space Autonomous Robotics Challenge Question/Clarification� to the listed primary point of contact.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$512,975
Median$985,568
High end (p75)$1,949,333
Comparable awards
50
Median
$985,568
Computed
Nov 6, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
CSDA PROGRAM - EVALUATION TASK ORDERHYDROSAT INC$1,999,200.00Sep 29, 202670Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS ACQUISITION CREATES A FRAMEWORK FOR NASA TO EVALUATE EARTHDAILY DATA FOR SLI-CP OBJECEARTHDAILY ANALYTICS USA, INC.$2,959,635.20Sep 25, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TO IS PROCURE DATA FROM MUON FOR EVALUATION BY CSDA.MUON SPACE INC$3,186,898.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROCURE DATA FOR EVALUATION BY THE CSDA PROGRAM.KUVA US, INC.$1,020,000.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM - EVALUATION TASK ORDERORORATECH USA INC.$1,797,050.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM - EVALUATION TASK ORDERORBITAL SIDEKICK INC$2,138,700.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM - EO TASK ORDERPLANET LABS FEDERAL, INC.$2,700,000.00Sep 15, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM: EVALUATION TASK ORDER - TANAGERPLANET LABS FEDERAL, INC.$2,290,032.00Sep 21, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM: EVAL TASK ORDER - MOSAICSPLANET LABS FEDERAL, INC.$3,745,454.00Sep 18, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM: EVALUATION TASK ORDERSPACE SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING LLC$3,342,567.00Sep 21, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM: EVALUATION TASK ORDERTHE TOMORROW COMPANIES INC.$3,004,018.00Sep 21, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM - EVALUATION TASK ORDER - MOSAICSVANTOR INC.$4,084,382.16Sep 30, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM - INSAR TASK ORDERICEYE US, INC$2,124,999.00Sep 22, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM - SAR TASK ORDERCAPELLA SPACE CORPORATION$913,300.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM - SAR TASK ORDERAIRBUS DS GEO INC.$1,299,558.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM: SAR TASK ORDERUMBRA LAB, INC$999,075.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM: SAR TASK ORDERICEYE US, INC$1,499,568.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CSDA PROGRAM: SAR TASK ORDERMDA GEOSPATIAL SERVICES INC$299,556.00Sep 29, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ARPA-H RAPID SEQUENTIAL DIAGNOSIS CHALLENGEDRIVENDATA, INC.$250,000.00Sep 10, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
JSC MISSION TO MARKET INVENTION SPRINT PILOTENSEMBLE GOVERNMENT SERVICES, LLC$100,000.00Sep 9, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Oct 21, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Nov 6, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.