FFRDC Industry Event at JPL

Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Competitive Procurement Amendment 1 to FFRDC-26-RFI-SSN
September 10, 2026
Industry Engagement Event at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory October 21-23, 2026
This is an amendment to the subject notice, posted August 3, 2026, to invite interested entities to participate in an Industry Engagement Event at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), located at 4800 Oak Grove Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011.
The purpose of this event is to provide interested entities an early opportunity (i.e., before solicitation release) to access and tour the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to continue engagement with members of the NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO) and the NASA Source Evaluation Board (SEB), and to support development of the NASA procurement strategy and solicitation and potential Offeror proposal development and teaming opportunities.
The draft agenda is as follows:

1. Wednesday, 10/21/2026:

• Laboratory overview presentations (including answers to pre-submitted questions). • Facility tours.
• NASA Senior Leadership discussions.

2. Thursday, 10/22/2026, and Friday, 10/23/2026:

• 30-minute, in-person, industry discussions with representatives from the NASA SEB. NASA invites questions in advance and during the Industry Engagement Event using the FFRDC SEB Industry Engagement Event Q&A tool so that NASA can answer/address as many as possible during the Event. Please use the following link or QR code to access the Q&A tool:
https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/pwwx/#!/dashboard

Registration Instructions:
Attendance is limited to U.S. citizens only and to four (4) total individuals from each represented entity for all agenda items, with the exception of the facilities tour, which will be limited to two (2) of these four (4) individuals. The maximum participation limit for each entity is four (4) individuals. To register, please provide a listing of all participants, specifically identifying those who will participate in the facilities tour and one-on-one discussions (as applicable), including full name as it appears on a photo ID (e.g., driver’s license), title, entity, and email address.

All questions and registration information shall be directed to Michael Kaszyca, Contracting Officer, at [email protected], and Christopher Jenkins, Contract Specialist, [email protected]. Please reference “[Company Name]-FFRDC-26-Industry Engagement” in any email subject line.