NASA Moon to Mars Dual-Use Technology Innovation Summit and Entrepreneurial Training

Statement of Work (SOW)

To promote and stimulate the utilization of federally funded NASA technology developments by the private sector, focusing on dual-use applications for Moon to Mars objectives and terrestrial commercialization. The SOW also aims to enhance technological innovation through education and training for entrepreneurs and the NASA workforce.

• Summit Organization: Create, organize, and execute a summit in Huntsville, AL. This includes securing the venue, recruiting entrepreneurs and business professionals, developing a marketing campaign targeting entrepreneurs and stakeholders, preparing marketing materials, promoting the event, managing logistics, coordinating speakers and sessions, and providing mentors.

• Entrepreneurial Engagement: Showcase NASA technologies available for commercialization, catalyze licensing opportunities, facilitate networking, provide hands-on training for technology-infused businesses, and incentivize innovation to create new products or advance technology readiness levels (TRLs) for civil space shortfalls.

• Training: Provide entrepreneurship and commercialization training to NASA employees through two single-day Commercialization Boot Camps. These boot camps will cover topics such as lean startup, business model canvas, customer discovery, value propositions, competitive positioning, and pitch deck development. Training will be provided at select NASA centers.

• Period of Performance: February 15, 2026 – January 30, 2027

• Place of Performance:

  • NASA Summit: Huntsville, Alabama
  • Commercialization Boot Camp: NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida
  • Commercialization Boot Camp: NASA Ames Research Center, California

• Collaboration: Contractor must work with NASA T2 and Entrepreneurial Engagement program management.

• Experience: Demonstrated experience in NASA's technology transfer program, organizing entrepreneurship-focused summits, providing entrepreneurial training to NASA employees, evaluating technologies for commercial potential, and launching/scaling technology-based ventures is required. Network accessibility within entrepreneurial communities is also necessary.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This document is a synopsis for a sole source contract for NASA Moon to Mars Dual-Use Technology Innovation Summit and Entrepreneurial Training. NASA/NSSC intends to award this contract to STEMCOMM Ventures, LLC under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as they have been determined to be the sole provider. The procurement will be handled by NASA/NSSC, with performance at NASA Headquarters (HQ). The government intends to acquire commercial items and services under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

• NASA Moon to Mars Dual-Use Technology Innovation Summit and Entrepreneurial Training.

• The contract will be a sole source award.

• Performance location: NASA Headquarters (HQ).

• Procurement type: Commercial items and services under FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.

• Interested organizations may submit capabilities and qualifications in writing.

• Deadline for submissions: Not later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 2/5/2026.

• Submissions will be evaluated to determine if the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis. The government's decision on competition is at its discretion.

• Oral communications are not acceptable.

• This is currently intended as a sole source procurement.

• NAICS Code: 611430.

• NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .