Sources Sought
High-Performance Space Computing (HPSC) (Pre-RFI Market Research)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Sol. SBPO-2610-09012026
Due in 21 days
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is doing early market research to find small businesses, small business joint ventures or small-business-led teams with experience in high-performance space computing and avionics. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a solicitation, so no contract is being awarded yet. Interested firms complete the attached documents and email them to JPL's Small Business Programs Office.
Watch out for
- Not an actual solicitation. Responding only puts you on JPL's list of interested firms; it does not guarantee a future contract.
- Webinars already passed. The three question-and-answer webinars were scheduled for September 8 to 10, 2026, before this notice's deadline, so live questions may no longer be possible.
JPL will host 3 webinars on the dates listed below to address questions live.
- Specialized technical field. Space-qualified computing hardware is a narrow field that needs proven flight heritage or close equivalents.
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Full brief
What they want
- Show experience developing and integrating high-performance space computing and avionics systems
- Show relevant capabilities such as HPSC-based processors and single-board computers, SOSA S3C/SpaceVPX architectures, plug-in cards and chassis
- Show experience with high-speed networking and data interfaces, power and data handling, and flight software
- Show experience with development and test environments and hardware/software integration
- Show experience moving from development systems to flight-qualified hardware
- Contract type
- Not stated (Sources Sought market research)
- Place of performance
- Pasadena, CA
- Offers due
- 2026-10-30 at 3:00 PM (UTC-07:00), per the response deadline field
- How to submit
- Email to the JPL Small Business Programs Office at smallbusiness.programsoffice@jpl.nasa.gov
What to include when you submit
- Download and complete the attachment documents
- Submit the completed documents by email to the JPL SBPO
You must have
- Small business, small business joint venture, or team led by a small business, with relevant space computing and avionics experience
seeking information from qualified small businesses with demonstrated experience in the development and integration of high-performance space computing and avionics systems
Not in the notice text
- What the attachment forms ask for
- The scope of the eventual contract and its size or length
- Whether a solicitation will follow
- Evaluation approach
- Estimated value
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- SBPO-2610-09012026
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Office
- NASA Management Office -- JPL
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336414
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Pasadena, CA, 91101
- Contracting contact
- JPL Small Business Programs Officesmallbusiness.programsoffice@jpl.nasa.gov
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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 in the development and integration of high-performance space computing and avionics systems. Relevant capabilities may include HPSC-based processors and single-board computers (SBCs), SOSA S3C/SpaceVPX architectures, plug-in cards and chassis, high-speed networking and data interfaces, power and data handling, flight software, development and test environments, and hardware/software integration. Experience supporting the transition from development systems to flight-qualified hardware 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 smallbusiness.programsoffice@jpl.nasa.gov. Also, JPL will host 3 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. Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 11:00 AM -12:00 PM PT Thursday, September 10, 2026, 11:00 AM -12:00 PM 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).
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