High-Rate Mobility
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is conducting market research through a Sources Sought notice for High-Rate Mobility solutions. This initiative seeks information from potential sources regarding planetary surface mobility and navigation for future missions to the Moon and Mars. Responses are due February 28, 2026.
Scope of Work
NASA is investigating robust, high-rate, autonomous surface mobility, leveraging advances in perception sensors (e.g., LIDAR) and high-performance space computing. The goal is to enable rovers to drive farther, faster, and with less human intervention than current systems like Perseverance or VIPER.
NASA ARC is specifically requesting input from two groups:
- Providers of Surface Mobility: Information on navigation capabilities, mobility systems, or system concepts.
- Users of Surface Mobility: Information on requirements for payloads, experiments, or mission concepts that could be enabled or enhanced by planetary mobility.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI)
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Response Due: February 28, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST
- Published: February 2, 2026
Evaluation
This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Responses will be used to gather information and will not result in payment to respondents. NASA will not notify respondents of evaluation results. Responses may be reviewed by NASA Government personnel and personnel from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Additional Notes
No solicitation exists at this time. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for any future solicitations. Responses can be submitted via a provided Google Form or by email to Noor Khazendar (noor.khazendar@nasa.gov), referencing "High-Rate Mobility RFI" in the subject line. Proprietary information must be clearly marked.