Computing & DataNASA JPL · Pre-RFI Market Research · SBPO-2610-09012026

High-Performance Space Computing (HPSC)

PowerSpacecraft Electrical Power Systems
SBPO-2610-03092026

PropulsionChemical and Electric Propulsion Systems
SBPO-2610-01092026

NASA JPL posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 336414, responses due Oct 30, 2026.

SystemOpen noticesOn file

Ground Segment

3 open

Oct 23
McMurdo PENGUIN Ground Station Antennas and RadomesNOAA · Capability survey · PENGUIN_SS_2026
Oct 28
Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) Operations, Maintenance, and Technical...NOAA · Capability survey · SARSAT-OMS-SSN
Nov 3
P8-A Ground Station (PGS) Aircraft Media Gateway (AMG) Production, Installation and Sustainment SupportNavy · Capability survey · N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM290-1420

AnalysisThe Flight Dynamics FacilityKeeping NASA's Fleet on CourseNASA GSFC · Capability
DataMicrosoft Azure Space / OrbitalMICROSOFT · Operational

Comms & Navigation

3 open

Oct 23
NATO Business Opportunity: Portable Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Jammer KitsCommerce, Department Of · Special notice · RFP-ACT-SACT-26-101
Oct 30
Pre-Solicitation Notice: NOAA- Satellite Ocean Color System Vicarious Calibration – Marine Optical BuoY (MOBY) Operations and MaintenanceNOAA · Presolicitation · 1332KP27R0001
Oct 30
Wireless Telecommunications CarriersArmy · Capability survey · ASG-J_Cellular_00008

AnalysisESA MoonlightThe Moon's First Phone NetworkESA / TELESPAZIO · ~EUR 300M
CommunicationsLunaNet ArchitectureNASA · Standards framework
CommunicationsESA Moonlight Relay ConstellationESA · ~€340M

Propulsion

1 open

Oct 31
USS Air Craft Carriers, Nuclear Propulsion (CVN) Ship Repair, Maintenance, Modernization, and Overhaul FY27 FFP IDIQ FOLLOW-ONNavy · Presolicitation · N6264927R0004

Power

No open notice

AnalysisFission Surface PowerThe Reactor Race for Base CampNASA / DOE · Reactor by 2030

Launch & Transport

No open notice

AnalysisSPOCThe Contract That Runs Kennedy's PadsNASA KENNEDY · On-ramp
AnalysisCLPS 2.0The $6B Next-Gen Lunar Delivery ContractNASA · $6B ceiling
TransportStarship Heavy-Lift TransportSPACEX · Multiple contracts

Computing & Data

No open notice

DataLumen Orbit In-Space ComputingLUMEN ORBIT · Early stage

Domain Awareness

No open notice

AnalysisAndromedaThe $1.84B Eyes on OrbitUSSF · $1.84B IDIQ
AnalysisCislunar Blind SpotThe US Can't Track Anything Past GEODARPA / AFRL · CHPS
NavigationCislunar Space Domain Awareness (CHPS)DARPA/AFRL · TBD

Construction

No open notice

ConstructionICON Project Olympus (Lunar 3D Printing)NASA/ICON · $57.2M NASA contract
ConstructionMMPACT Construction R&D PortfolioNASA · Multi-year
ConstructionAI SpaceFactory MARSHA HabitatAI SPACEFACTORY · NASA SBIR Phase II

Also open

2 open

Oct 26
Lifeguard Services at Patrick Space Force BaseSpace Systems Command · Solicitation · FA252127QB013
Nov 3
Space Technology Research InstitutesNASA Headquarters · Grant · NNH26ZTR001N-26STRI-B3

Space Infrastructure Tracker | Comms, Transport & Construction Contracts

The Infrastructure page tracks every active and pending solicitation for the systems that enable space operations, from lunar communications relay networks and cislunar navigation to launch services, 3D-printed habitats, and orbital computing. Browse active infrastructure solicitations, follow the communications buildout, or explore construction programs. For the full ranked view across all destinations, visit the 2026 tracker. For real-time bid updates, watch the live ABOI feed.

Latest Analysis

EDITORIAL STEM

USSFopen

Andromeda | The $1.84B Eyes on Orbit

$1.84B IDIQTask orders flowing

USSF's Andromeda IDIQ spreads $1.84B across 14 firms for space-based domain awareness, with task orders still flowing. The recurring GovCon stream in orbital threat tracking, with Space Fence sustainment alongside.

EDITORIAL STEM

COMMERCEopen

Not a Contract, Not a Grant | How the CHIPS Act Quantum Awards Work

$2B LOIsSubs downstream

The $2B quantum awards are not OTAs, FAR contracts, or SBIR, but a direct federal investment instrument with mandatory equity. A vehicle class most contractors have never seen, and the subcontracts are where the work is.

EDITORIAL STEM

NASA / DOEopen

Fission Surface Power | The Reactor Race for Base Camp

Reactor by 2030Draft path inactive Mar 2026

NASA and DOE agreed on January 13, 2026 to target a lunar surface reactor by 2030 under EO 14369. On March 26, 2026 NASA set its draft Fission Surface Power agreement path (80GRC025FSPS) inactive while it rethinks the approach, and lunar power competitions now run through NextSTEP-3. Solar alone cannot carry a polar base through the two-week lunar night.

EDITORIAL STEM

NASA GSFCopen

The Flight Dynamics Facility | Keeping NASA's Fleet on Course

CapabilityWhite papers

Goddard's Flight Dynamics Facility does trajectory design, orbit determination, and maneuver planning across the agency, a deep capability most contractors never see. The white papers reveal where it is opening to industry.

EDITORIAL STEM

NASA KENNEDYawarded

SPOC | The Contract That Runs Kennedy's Pads

On-rampAwarded Aug 2026

NASA Kennedy's Spacecraft Processing and Operations Contract on-ramp lets new vendors into the ground-segment backbone: how payloads get processed, integrated, and readied for launch on a long-running vehicle.

EDITORIAL STEM

ESA / TELESPAZIOopen

ESA Moonlight | The Moon's First Phone Network

~EUR 300MLive by 2030

The Moon's first dedicated communications and navigation constellation, with Telespazio and SSTL building it on a commercial-operator model. Lunar Pathfinder flies first, and every Moon mission becomes a customer.

EDITORIAL STEM

NASAopen

CLPS 2.0 | The $6B Next-Gen Lunar Delivery Contract

$6B ceiling10-year IDIQ

The follow-on to CLPS carries a $6B ceiling, a ten-year base, and three lines: payload delivery, direct lander purchase, and non-mission services. The vehicle that funds the next decade of commercial lunar landings.

EDITORIAL STEM

NASAopen

The Lunar Terrain Vehicle | A $4.6B Three-Way Race

$4.6B ceilingDecision 2026

Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab are in a three-way race for the unpressurized rover astronauts will drive on Artemis. A $4.6B combined ceiling, one winner expected in 2026.

EDITORIAL STEM

DARPA / AFRLopen

Cislunar Blind Spot | The US Can't Track Anything Past GEO

CHPSAlgorithm dev

The US currently cannot track anything beyond GEO, and adversary cislunar activity is growing. DARPA's CHPS program is building the multi-body tracking the military needs to see into the volume around the Moon.

Active RFPs

RFP-ACT-SACT-26-101

Commerce, Department Ofclosing

NATO Business Opportunity: Portable Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Jammer Kits

Special noticeOct 23, 2026

Commerce, Department Of posted this as a special notice, NAICS 334511, responses due Oct 23, 2026.

PENGUIN_SS_2026

NOAAclosing

McMurdo PENGUIN Ground Station Antennas and Radomes

Capability surveyOct 23, 2026

NOAA posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 334220, responses due Oct 23, 2026.

FA252127QB013

Space Systems Commandclosing

Lifeguard Services at Patrick Space Force Base

SolicitationOct 26, 2026

Space Systems Command posted this as a combined synopsis/solicitation, NAICS 561990, small business set aside - total, responses due Oct 26, 2026.

SARSAT-OMS-SSN

NOAAclosing

Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) Operations, Maintenance, and Technical...

Capability surveyOct 28, 2026

NOAA posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 541715, responses due Oct 28, 2026.

1332KP27R0001

NOAAclosing

Pre-Solicitation Notice: NOAA- Satellite Ocean Color System Vicarious Calibration – Marine Optical BuoY (MOBY) Operations and Maintenance

PresolicitationOct 30, 2026

NOAA posted this as a presolicitation, NAICS 541715, responses due Oct 30, 2026.

ASG-J_Cellular_00008

Armyclosing

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

Capability surveyOct 30, 2026

Army posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 517112, responses due Oct 30, 2026.

SBPO-2610-09012026

NASA JPLclosing

High-Performance Space Computing (HPSC) (Pre-RFI Market Research)

Capability surveyOct 30, 2026

NASA JPL posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 336414, responses due Oct 30, 2026.

SBPO-2610-03092026

NASA JPLclosing

Spacecraft Electrical Power Systems (Pre-RFI Market Research)

Capability surveyOct 30, 2026

NASA JPL posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 336414, responses due Oct 30, 2026.

SBPO-2610-01092026

NASA JPLclosing

Chemical and Electric Propulsion Systems (Pre-RFI Market Research)

Capability surveyOct 30, 2026

NASA JPL posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 336414, responses due Oct 30, 2026.

N6264927R0004

Navyclosing

USS Air Craft Carriers, Nuclear Propulsion (CVN) Ship Repair, Maintenance, Modernization, and Overhaul FY27 FFP IDIQ FOLLOW-ON

PresolicitationOct 31, 2026

Navy posted this as a presolicitation, NAICS 336611, responses due Oct 31, 2026.

N00019-25-RFPREQ-APM290-1420

Navyclosing

P8-A Ground Station (PGS) Aircraft Media Gateway (AMG) Production, Installation and Sustainment Support

Capability surveyNov 3, 2026

Navy posted this as a sources sought, NAICS 336413, responses due Nov 3, 2026.

NNH26ZTR001N-26STRI-B3

NASA Headquartersclosing

Space Technology Research Institutes

GrantNov 3, 2026

NASA Headquarters posted this as a grant, responses due Nov 3, 2026.

Communications

PROGRAM TRACKER

NASAactive

LunaNet Architecture

Standards frameworkInitial services late 2020s

Architecture and interoperability standards framework for lunar communications. Not a single constellation but a set of specs for industry adoption. Success depends on commercial buy-in.

PROGRAM TRACKER

ESAIn Development

ESA Moonlight Relay Constellation

~€340MFirst sats 2026-2028

Likely the first dedicated lunar communications constellation. Commercial operator model with SSTL and Telespazio. Will provide navigation and relay services to all lunar missions.

PROGRAM TRACKER

NOKIAIn Development

Nokia Lunar LTE/4G

NASA Tipping PointFlight hardware built

1.5 kg lunar LTE base station would establish 3GPP cellular standards as the baseline for all extraterrestrial surface networking. Flight hardware built for Intuitive Machines delivery.

PROGRAM TRACKER

NASAOperational

LCRD & DSOC Optical Communications

OperationalLCRD in GEO; DSOC on Psyche

Proven 10-100x data rate improvement over RF. DSOC set a record with a 240+ million km laser link. Optical links will form the backbone of future lunar relay networks.

Navigation

PROGRAM TRACKER

NASA/ASIactive

Lunar GNSS (LuGRE Receiver)

TBDReceiver in development

Earth GPS and Galileo signals can be received at lunar distance using high-sensitivity receivers. Extraordinarily cost-effective approach using existing infrastructure. Joint NASA-ASI development.

PROGRAM TRACKER

DARPA/AFRLactive

Cislunar Space Domain Awareness (CHPS)

TBDAlgorithm development

The US currently cannot track any objects beyond GEO. DARPA's CHPS program addresses growing concern about adversary cislunar activity. New multi-body tracking algorithms required.

Transport

PROGRAM TRACKER

SPACEXIn Development

Starship Heavy-Lift Transport

Multiple contractsOrbital testing 2023-present

100-150 ton LEO payload capacity, 3-5x any competitor. Enables brute-force mission architectures previously impossible. Artemis, Starlink v3, and multiple programs depend on Starship success.

PROGRAM TRACKER

IMPULSEactive

Impulse Space Mira Orbital Transfer Vehicle

CommercialFirst mission 2023

Space tugs decouple launch from destination orbit, creating a logistics layer critical as launch costs drop. Mira OTV completed first mission in 2023.

PROGRAM TRACKER

NASAOperational

CLPS Commercial Lunar Landers

~$118M/missionIM-1 landed Feb 2024

First commercial lunar landings achieved (IM-1, February 2024). Two orders of magnitude cheaper than government-developed landers. Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly as providers.

Construction

PROGRAM TRACKER

NASA/ICONactive

ICON Project Olympus (Lunar 3D Printing)

$57.2M NASA contractActive development

Clear leader in space construction: $57.2M NASA contract, hundreds of terrestrial structures printed, $1.4B Army barracks contract, Mars Dune Alpha analog at JSC. Sintered regolith approach.

PROGRAM TRACKER

NASAactive

MMPACT Construction R&D Portfolio

Multi-yearOngoing

NASA Marshall portfolio program funding broad lunar construction research and development. All construction must be autonomous, because infrastructure must be pre-built before crew arrives.

PROGRAM TRACKER

AI SPACEFACTORYactive

AI SpaceFactory MARSHA Habitat

NASA SBIR Phase IIConcept development

Polymer-regolith composite approach (vs. ICON's pure sintered regolith). Different mass and structural trade-offs. NASA SBIR Phase II funded.

Data

COMMERCIAL

LUMEN ORBITEarly Stage

Lumen Orbit In-Space Computing

Early stageFirst satellite 2025-2026

Dedicated in-orbit data processing satellite. Satellite data generation is outpacing downlink bandwidth; processing in orbit and downlinking results is the inevitable architectural shift.

PROGRAM TRACKER

MICROSOFTOperational

Microsoft Azure Space / Orbital

OperationalAzure Orbital live; ISS edge demo

Already operational with Azure Orbital ground stations and Spaceborne Computer-2 on ISS. Represents the hyperscaler entry into space computing infrastructure.