Chemical and Electric Propulsion Systems (Pre-RFI Market Research)
Updated
Sources Sought from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for work in Pasadena, California. Due Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-8), 14 days left.
| Solicitation number | SBPO-2610-01092026 |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA Management Office -- Jpl |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414) |
| Place of performance | Pasadena, California |
| Posted | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-8) (14 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (4)
- Propulsion Systems Webinar Registration Link
- Propulsion Systems Webinar Registration Link
- Propulsion Systems Webinar Registration Link
- JPL Chemical and Electric Propulsion Systems 42 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: California Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is reviewing options to find Small Businesses and/or Small Business Joint Ventures or Teams led by a Small Businesses with experience performing the below scope tasks. JPL is seeking information from qualified small businesses with demonstrated experience supporting spacecraft chemical and electric propulsion systems throughout the design, development, integration, test, qualification, and flight-readiness lifecycle.
Relevant capabilities may include propulsion system architecture and requirements, thruster and feed-system design, propulsion subsystem engineering, modeling and simulation, power processing and propellant systems, hardware fabrication and assembly support, environmental and performance testing, failure analysis, and verification. Experience with electric propulsion technologies such as Hall thrusters, plasma diagnostics, vacuum facilities, and spacecraft–plume interaction testing is particularly relevant.
If interested in this opportunity, please download and complete the attachment documents and submit to the JPL Small Business Programs Office (SBPO) at [email protected]. Also, JPL will host three webinars on the dates listed below to address questions live. Contract Technical Managers, the Subcontracts Manager, and representatives from the JPL Small Business Programs Office may be in attendance.
Webinar registration links are in the “Attachments/Links” section of the SAM.gov posting. Monday, September 14, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM PT Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM PT Thursday, September 17, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM PT JPL is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) managed by Caltech University in support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Contracting contact
- JPL Small Business Programs Office · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 336414, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,300 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 6, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 30, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-7)
- Sep 1, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 2, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-7)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing work, who also hold NASA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Lockheed Martin Corp $1.1 billion in this trade
- Raytheon Company $932.1 million in this trade
- The Boeing Company $876.8 million in this trade
- Dynetics, Inc. $870.5 million in this trade
- Blue Origin, LLC $666.1 million in this trade
About the buyer
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $16.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were California Institute Of Technology, The Boeing Company and Blue Origin, LLC. See what NASA is buying now.
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 14 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 336414), 5 posted in the last 7 days; 50% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Texas, California and Arizona. A notice in this trade gives a median of 16 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 15 days.
All open guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing contracts
Recent awards in this trade
- Raytheon Company $1.9 million · Department of the Navy · Sep 29, 2026
- Raytheon Company $21.7 million · Department of the Navy · Sep 28, 2026
- Raytheon Company $1.8 million · Department of the Navy · Sep 25, 2026
- Raytheon Company $20.7 billion · Department of the Air Force · Sep 25, 2026
- Corvid Technologies, LLC $33.9 million · Department of the Navy · Aug 21, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.