Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) 2.0

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)2 Pre- Proposal Conference June 1, 2026 NASA CLPS Office Joshua Smith (CLPS Contracting Officer) Paul Niles (Solicitation Lead) 1 -- 1 of 37 -- Agenda 2 Topic Presenter Welcome and General Information Joshua Smith Opening Remarks Adam Schlesinger Orientation and Procurement Overview Joshua Smith Organization, Vision, and Objectives Paul Niles SOW, J Attachments, DRDs, and Safety Joshua Smith / Paul Niles Q&A, Schedule, and Closing Remarks Joshua Smith -- 2 of 37 -- Disclaimer (Orientation) • The Final RFTP takes priority for any real/perceived conflicts between today’s pre-proposal conference material/discussion. • This package focuses on the areas that have changed from draft to final RFP. The Contractor is responsible for reviewing the entirety of the Final RFP and appendices. • We are in a blackout on CLPS2, any communications with NASA on CLPS2 are limited to the CO, Joshua Smith, jsc-clps2@mail.nasa.gov 3 -- 3 of 37 -- Purpose of Preproposal Conference (Orientation) • The purpose of this Preproposal Conference is to help industry understand the Government’s requirements • Questions:  You may ask for clarifications or submit questions using the anonymous online tool at https://johnson.cnf.io/sessions/a8r3/#!/dashboard (please begin the question with the applicable chart number)  All verbal responses provided during the Preproposal Conference are unofficial.  The Official responses to written questions received by the Contracting Officer will be posted to the CLPS2 procurement website and Sam.gov  The deadline for submitting questions regarding the final RFP or this conference is June 5, 2026 4 -- 4 of 37 -- Source Selection Authority and Acquisition Team Members 5 • Source Selection Authority: • Carlos Garcia-Galan, Johnson Space Center • Acquisition Team: • Dr. Paul B. Niles, CLPS2 Lead, SEB Chairperson • Dr. Susan M. Lederer, Project Scientist • Dr. Troy O. Mann, CLPS Lunar Integration Manager • Adam M. Schlesinger, Project Manager • Michael R. Effinger, Technical Integration • Joshua D. Smith, Contracting Officer -- 5 of 37 -- Points of Contact (Orientation) 6 • Contracting Officer: Joshua Smith jsc-clps2@mail.nasa.gov Send questions to the Contracting Officer. • CLPS2 web address: https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/jsc-procurement/clps-2-0/ -- 6 of 37 -- Industry Assistance Office Contact Information 7 • Tumarrow Romain, Small Business Specialist • All emails should be sent to: jsc- smallbusiness@mail.nasa.gov • Address: NASA Johnson Space Center, Office of Small Business Programs-JSC Mail Code: BA 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058-3696 -- 7 of 37 -- Ombudsman (Orientation) 8 Ombudsman (NFS 1852.215-84): “…before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer for resolution … If resolution cannot be made by the Contracting Officer, interested parties may contact the installation ombudsman whose name, address, telephone number, and email address may be found at: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement- Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf” -- 8 of 37 -- Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS2) Overview https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar- payload-services • Rapid acquisition of payload delivery services from American companies for payloads that advance capabilities for science, exploration and commercial development of the Solar System • Payload delivery services will include science investigations, technology demonstrations, and Moon Base infrastructure and logistics. • CLPS2 will provide a cornerstone for solar system science and can potentially be used for targets well beyond the Moon. -- 9 of 37 -- Vision and Objectives Goals: • Enable Science, Human Spaceflight, and Research and Technology Mission Directorates to advance technologies and systems and conduct science in the solar system • Grow and sustain a commercial community of payload delivery service providers for Artemis and Moon Base. • Leverage lunar delivery surface providers to deliver Moon Base architecture elements and infrastructure. Objectives: • Increase Mission Reliability: Improve the overall success rate of payload delivery missions by implementing a more tailored risk posture and focusing the vendor pool on credible suppliers to enable better planning and execution. • Expand Lunar Delivery Capabilities: Develop and utilize vendor capabilities that go beyond CLPS 1.0, including enhanced payload mass, the ability to survive the lunar night, and the delivery of critical infrastructure elements for Moon Base. • Reduce Total Program Lifecycle Cost: Achieve greater cost-effectiveness by providing multiple task order awards per year, capitalizing on capability investments from CLPS 1.0, and fostering a stable and competitive commercial lunar market. 10 -- 10 of 37 -- Current Contract Overview • Contract Number(s): 80HQTR19D0005, 80JSC020D0010, 80HSC020D0011, 80HQTR19D0019, 80HQTR19D0009, 80HQTR19D0010, 80HQTR19D0014, 80HQTR19D0015, 80HQTR19D0018, 80HQTR19D0007, 80JSC020D0012, 80JSC020D0013, and 80JSC020D0014 • Prime Contractor(s): Astrobotic, Blue Origin, Ceres Robotics, Draper, Firefly, Intuitive Machines, Lockheed Martin, Moon Express, Orbit Beyond, Redwire, Sierra Space, SpaceX, and Tyvak • Contract Type: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) that will issue task/delivery orders • Period of Performance (POP): November 28, 2018 – November 28, 2028 • Skills currently provided on contract include: End-to-end lunar payload delivery, payload integration, mission operations, launch, and lunar surface delivery for NASA payloads. 11 -- 11 of 37 -- Contract Type 12 • Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) with FFP Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task orders • IDIQ delivery/task orders will be issued as Firm-Fixed-Price orders under…