CIS Capability Studies IV: Lunar Trunkline Communication Architectures and Mars End-to-End Communication Service Architectures (NextSTEP-3: Appendix C)

Posted Date: Aug 18, 2025
Sep 17, 2025
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NextSTEP-3_Omnibus-CIS-Appendix_C CIS Capability Studies IV: Lunar Trunkline Communication Architectures and Mars End-to-End Communication Service Architectures (NextSTEP-3: Appendix C)
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Industry Day Slides (8/18/2025): Industry Day Slides from August 13, 2025 added.  No other updates to the solicitation. 

Amendment 2 (8/05/2025): The purpose of this amendment is to update the following: Enclosure A: (1) Extend the proposal due date and time to September 17, 2025 5:00pm Eastern Time; (2) Extend the Notice of Intent (NOI) to propose to September 3, 2025; (3) Update the initial source selection anticipated to December 1, 2025; (4) Increase the Funding Allocation to $1.7M; and (5) Update the Proposal Validity Period to 4 months.

Note: An Industry Day Notice is also provided .... Read More

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NextSTEP-3_Omnibus-CIS-Appendix_C CIS Capability Studies IV: Lunar Trunkline Communication Architectures and Mars End-to-End Communication Service Architectures (NextSTEP-3: Appendix C)
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Amendment 2 (8/05/2025): The purpose of this amendment is to update the following: Enclosure A: (1) Extend the proposal due date and time to September 17, 2025 5:00pm Eastern Time; (2) Extend the Notice of Intent (NOI) to propose to September 3, 2025; (3) Update the initial source selection anticipated to December 1, 2025; (4) Increase the Funding Allocation to $1.7M; and (5) Update the Proposal Validity Period to 4 months.

Note: An Industry Day Notice is also provided with this amendment.  To facilitate open communication with industry, NASA plans to conduct a Virtual Industry Day on August .... Read More

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NextSTEP-3_Omnibus-CIS-Appendix_C CIS Capability Studies IV: Lunar Trunkline Communication Architectures and Mars End-to-End Communication Service Architectures (NextSTEP-3: Appendix C)
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NASA GSFC releases this solicitation under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-3 (NextSTEP-3) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to seek industry led capability studies.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) long-term vision is a resilient space communication and navigation infrastructure that enables science, exploration, and economic development around Earth, Moon, and Mars. NASA is presently pursuing the creation of an interoperable architecture composed of a mixture of existing NASA assets and commercial networks and services. The long-term goal is to establish a commercial space marketplace that supports a multitude of reliable, robust, and cost-effective commercial service providers in .... Read More

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
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