Intent to Sole Source - Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) Public Private Partnership (PPP)

Intent to Sole Source - Lunar Exploration Ground Sites (LEGS) Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Nasa glenn research center (grc) has a requirement for lunar exploration ground sites (legs) public private partnership (ppp).
nasa grc intends to award a sole source contract to ksat inc. under the authority of far 6.103-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements to develop a global network of lunar exploration ground sites (legs) under a public private partnership (ppp) model. legs will provide high-availability, direct-to-earth communications coverage for spacecraft operating between 36,000 kilometers and 2 million kilometers from earth, increasing nasa’s capacity to send and receive lunar data.
the government intends to acquire a commercial product or service using far part 12.
interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to ian park, contracting officer at hq-scan-legs@mail.nasa.gov no later than 3:00pm et on 30oct26. such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. a decision by the government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
nasa clause 1852.215-84, ombudsman, is applicable. the center ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/procurement-ombuds-comp-advocate-listing.pdf