Program

CLPS and CLPS 2.0

Commercial Lunar Payload Services: NASA buys deliveries to the Moon as task orders.

  • Under CLPS, NASA orders payload deliveries to the lunar surface from a pool of commercial lander companies as task orders on indefinite-delivery contracts. The awards below are those task orders as USAspending reports them.
  • CLPS 2.0 is the follow-on contract. Its final request for proposals was released on May 15, 2026 and proposals were due June 30, 2026.
  • NASA's acquisition page lists a planned award and contract start of November 7, 2026. NASA revised the planned dates on Sep 14, Sep 22 and Oct 6, 2026 and still marks the schedule as preliminary.
  • The CLPS 2.0 solicitation includes a small business subcontracting plan attachment (J-7).
Obligated
$1.2B
to date
Awards
27
15 recipients

Teaming angle

Lander primes subcontract propulsion, avionics, structures, payload integration and launch services. The subcontracting plan requirement in CLPS 2.0 gives small firms a concrete opening with whoever wins.

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CLPS 2.0 acquisition schedule

Source: NASA acquisition page →

Filled dots are dates NASA records as done; hollow dots are planned.

Sources sought: 2026-01-05Sources soughtJan 5Draft RFP: 2026-03-24Draft RFPMar 24Industry day: 2026-03-25Industry dayMar 25Final RFP: 2026-05-15Final RFPMay 15Pre-proposal conference: 2026-06-01Pre-proposal conferenceJun 1Proposals due: 2026-06-30Proposals dueJun 30Planned award: 2026-11-07 (planned)Planned awardNov 7today

The 24 largest awards, by period of performance

Bars run from start to current end date; the amount is obligated to date. Click a bar to open the award on USAspending.

2019202120232025202720292031Brimrose Technology80NSSC19C0057$3.3MBrimrose Technology Corp · 80NSSC19C0057 2019-05-09 → 2025-09-01 · $3.3M obligated NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH BRIMROSE TO DEVELOP A SMALL, LOW-POWER POINT SPECTROMETER TO BE INCLUDED INTO THE NEAR INFRARED VOLATILES Intuitive Machines80JSC019F0165$117MIntuitive Machines, LLC · 80JSC019F0165 2019-05-30 → 2024-11-30 · $117M obligated LUNAR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION-NASA PROVIDED LUNAR PAYLOAD (NPLP) DELIVERYAstrobotic Technology80JSC019F0164$100MAstrobotic Technology Inc · 80JSC019F0164 2019-05-30 → 2024-11-30 · $100M obligated LUNAR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - NASA-PROVIDED LUNAR PAYLOAD (NPLP) DELIVERYAlpha Space Test and …80MSFC20C0009$2.5MAlpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC · 80MSFC20C0009 2019-11-13 → 2025-09-30 · $2.5M obligated THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP THE ENGINEERING AND HARDWARE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORM AN ENVELOPE ASSESSMENT OF THE VARIOUS COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SEThe Charles Stark Dra…80NSSC20K0104$495KThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. · 80NSSC20K0104 2019-11-25 → 2025-04-14 · $495K obligated DRAPER HAS DEVELOPED A LEADING VISION NAVIGATION SOLUTION THE DRAPER MULTI-ENVIRONMENT NAVIGATOR (DMEN). THE DEVELOPMENT OF DMEN FUNDED BY A NUMBER OF AGENCIES Masten Space Systems80JSC020F0262$66MMasten Space Systems Inc · 80JSC020F0262 2020-04-08 → 2024-01-31 · $66M obligated TO ACQUIRE END-TO-END COMMERCIAL PAYLOAD SERVICES BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE LUNAR SURFACE FOR NASA HEADQUARTERS'' SCIENCE, HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS, ANDIntuitive Machines80JSC021F0004$56MIntuitive Machines, LLC · 80JSC021F0004 2020-10-16 → 2026-07-31 · $56M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER (TO) POLAR RESOURCE ICE-MINING EXPERIMENT-1 (PRIME-1) LUNAR SURFACE PAYLOAD DELIVERY -LUNAR POLEThe Johns Hopkins Uni…80MSFC21F0242$38MThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC · 80MSFC21F0242 2021-06-25 → 2027-06-30 · $38M obligated THE PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON (PRISM) TASK ORDER UNDER AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II Zin Technologies80GRC021F0171$6.2MZin Technologies, Inc. · 80GRC021F0171 2021-09-20 → 2025-02-28 · $6.2M obligated NEW AWARD - SPACECRAFT FIRE SAFETY DEMONSTRATION (SFS DEMO) - COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) PROJECT.Sierra Space80LARC22CA003$2.3MSierra Space Corp · 80LARC22CA003 2021-11-09 → 2024-09-08 · $2.3M obligated EO14042 DEVELOP PROTOTYPE CARBOTHERMAL OXYGEN PRODUCTION REACTOR OPERATED UNDER SIMULATED LUNAR OPERATING CONDITIONS WITHIN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED VACUUM CHAMBEIntuitive Machines80JSC022F0022$86MIntuitive Machines, LLC · 80JSC022F0022 2021-11-17 → 2027-10-02 · $86M obligated CLPS TASK ORDER CP-11 CLPS PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOONUniversity of Washing…80NSSC22K0258$648KUniversity of Washington · 80NSSC22K0258 2022-01-18 → 2026-09-15 · $648K obligated OBJECTIVES: NASA S ARTEMIS AND CLPS PROGRAMS ARE PAVING THE FUTURE FOR THE LUNAR COMMUNITY BY SENDING ROBOTIC ASSETS AND HUMANS TO THE LUNAR SURFACE FOR YEARS TThe Charles Stark Dra…80JSC022F0174$43MThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. · 80JSC022F0174 2022-07-21 → 2026-07-31 · $43M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS)TASK ORDER CP-12 CLPS PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOONAstrobotic Technology80LARC22CA010$475KAstrobotic Technology Inc · 80LARC22CA010 2022-08-03 → 2024-09-16 · $475K obligated PAYLOAD-TO-LANDER INTEGRATION PROCESS, PAYLOAD HANDLING AND OFFLOADING FOR LEARNING HOW TO DESIGN AUTONOMY SYSTEM INTEGRATION WITH COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVFirefly Aerospace80JSC023F0041$113MFirefly Aerospace Inc. · 80JSC023F0041 2023-03-14 → 2027-08-31 · $113M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER CS-3Firefly Aerospace80JSC023F0108$19MFirefly Aerospace Inc. · 80JSC023F0108 2023-08-25 → 2027-08-31 · $19M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS)Blue Origin80JSC024F0068$19MBlue Origin, LLC · 80JSC024F0068 2024-07-24 → 2027-07-31 · $19M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER CT-3Intuitive Machines80JSC024F0079$90MIntuitive Machines, LLC · 80JSC024F0079 2024-08-29 → 2028-08-31 · $90M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS)Firefly Aerospace80JSC025F7026$117MFirefly Aerospace Inc. · 80JSC025F7026 2024-12-18 → 2029-04-15 · $117M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS)Firefly Aerospace80JSC025F7057$87MFirefly Aerospace Inc. · 80JSC025F7057 2025-07-29 → 2030-04-02 · $87M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CS-6.Blue Origin80JSC025F7071$55MBlue Origin, LLC · 80JSC025F7071 2025-09-16 → 2026-12-31 · $55M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CS-7Intuitive Machines80JSC026F7009$47MIntuitive Machines, LLC · 80JSC026F7009 2026-03-25 → 2031-05-31 · $47M obligated CLPS TASK ORDER CT-4 PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.Blue Origin80JSC026F7013$65MBlue Origin, LLC · 80JSC026F7013 2026-05-26 → 2027-08-30 · $65M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2ABlue Origin80JSC026F7015$37MBlue Origin, LLC · 80JSC026F7015 2026-05-26 → 2027-08-30 · $37M obligated COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2Btoday

Who has won it

  1. 1Intuitive Machines$396M
  2. 2Firefly Aerospace$336M
  3. 3Blue Origin$175M
  4. 4Astrobotic Technology$101M
  5. 5Masten Space Systems$66M
  6. 6The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory$44M
  7. 7The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory$38M
  8. 8Zin Technologies$6.2M
  9. 9Brimrose Technology$3.3M
  10. 10Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance$2.5M

Who they subcontract to

Subawards primes reported under their CLPS and CLPS 2.0 awards.

Other programs

Source: USAspending.gov prime award and subaward data (public domain), refreshed daily; last refreshed 2026-10-19 06:18 UTC.

Amounts are obligated to date, not contract ceilings. An award counts as lunar when its published description is about the Moon, and programs are tagged from that text; repeated or impossible subaward reports are shown but not summed. Subawards are only as complete as primes report them.