Open tender · United States · Public tender
NASA FFRDC at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Competitive Procurement Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice (SSN)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · CA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States is inviting bids for “NASA FFRDC at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Competitive Procurement Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice (SSN)”. Bids close on 14 October 2026, 15:00 EDT. Reference: FFRDC-26-RFI-SSN. Who can bid: The contractor must be a university, nonprofit, industrial firm, or combination of these; Some staff positions require Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances and some areas require a facility clearance. askTender lists every requirement to qualify and checks whether your company meets them.
The tender in brief
NASA seeks a manager for its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a 177-acre research center in California
NASA is competing a contract for the management and operation of its only Federally Funded Research and Development Center at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The work covers research and development, programmatic missions, and institutional support across roughly 140 buildings and about 177 acres, with additional sites at Goldstone and Table Mountain. The current contract expires September 30, 2028, and the new contract is expected to start October 1, 2028.
Who can win it
- The contractor must be a university, nonprofit, industrial firm, or combination of these
- Some staff positions require Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances and some areas require a facility clearance
- Respondents should show relevant work performed within the past three years for up to three customers
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- Contract period
- Contract start October 1, 2028; current contract expires September 30, 2028
- Published
- 29 Sep 2026
- Reference
- FFRDC-26-RFI-SSN
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