Federal contract award
80NM0021F0008
MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A 40-108270
Award details
Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.
| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- JPL |
| NAICS | 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) |
| PSC | AR12 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH |
| Parent award / vehicle | 80NM0018D0004 |
| Set-aside | Not reported |
| Pricing type | COST PLUS FIXED FEE |
| Obligations | $1.6B |
| Current contract value | $1.7B |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $1.7B |
| Start date | Dec 17, 2020 |
| Current end date | Sep 24, 2028 |
| Potential end date | Sep 24, 2028 |
| Latest award activity | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Source loaded | Sep 19, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 70 of 70 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | P00069 | $3.2M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Aug 13, 2026 | P00068 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 22, 2026 | P00067 | $5.5M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | P00066 | $-5.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 14, 2026 | P00065 | $25.3K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 8, 2026 | P00064 | $280.3K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jun 25, 2026 | P00063 | $5.8M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| May 11, 2026 | P00062 | $5.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Apr 8, 2026 | P00061 | $5.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | P00060 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jan 20, 2026 | P00059 | $437.3K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Nov 25, 2025 | P00058 | $40.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Sep 24, 2025 | P00057 | $10.1M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Sep 22, 2025 | P00056 | $443.0K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Sep 10, 2025 | P00055 | $798.2K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Aug 21, 2025 | P00054 | $15.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | P00053 | $740.5K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 24, 2025 | P00052 | $45.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jun 12, 2025 | P00051 | $18.2M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| May 8, 2025 | P00049 | $24.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| May 8, 2025 | P00050 | $2.4M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | P00048 | $5.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jan 13, 2025 | P00047 | $28.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | P00046 | $12.1M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | P00045 | $7.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Oct 21, 2024 | P00044 | $44.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Sep 26, 2024 | P00043 | $50.0K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Sep 5, 2024 | P00042 | $2.3M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Aug 19, 2024 | P00041 | $323.2K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 30, 2024 | P00040 | $36.5K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 25, 2024 | P00039 | $719.9K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 23, 2024 | P00038 | $32.8M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | P00037 | $520.0K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | P00036 | $60.0K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jun 3, 2024 | P00035 | $1.5M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| May 15, 2024 | P00034 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | P00033 | $36.3M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | P00032 | $28.2M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jan 19, 2024 | P00031 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | P00030 | $45.9M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | P00029 | $39.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | P00028 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Sep 26, 2023 | P00027 | $14.7M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | P00026 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Aug 17, 2023 | P00025 | $305.7K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | P00024 | $778.6K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | P00023 | $219.6M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| May 9, 2023 | P00022 | $120.9M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | P00021 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASES A THROUGH D (10-108270) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | P00020 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Feb 1, 2023 | P00019 | $134.9M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Dec 30, 2022 | P00018 | $67.4M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Nov 22, 2022 | P00017 | $542.2K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Nov 17, 2022 | P00016 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Sep 21, 2022 | P00015 | $97.8M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Aug 4, 2022 | P00014 | $662.0K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Jul 28, 2022 | P00013 | $1.2M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | P00012 | $296.7K | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Jul 5, 2022 | P00011 | $144.6M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | P00010 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (EXTENSION) (40-108270) |
| Apr 4, 2022 | P00009 | $81.7M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM PHASE A (40-108270) |
| Mar 2, 2022 | P00008 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A (40-108270) |
| Dec 27, 2021 | P00007 | $64.4M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A (40-108270) |
| Oct 20, 2021 | P00006 | $77.6M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A (40-108270) |
| Oct 14, 2021 | P00005 | $0 | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A (40-108270) |
| Jul 30, 2021 | P00004 | $33.0M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A 40-108270 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | P00003 | $6.1M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A 40-108270 |
| Feb 16, 2021 | P00002 | $64.6M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A 40-108270 |
| Jan 6, 2021 | P00001 | $9.6M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A 40-108270 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | 0 | $7.2M | MARS SAMPLE RETURN (MSR) PROGRAM - PHASE A 40-108270 |
Estimated positioning window
Sep 24, 2027 – Mar 24, 2028
Recompete signal: . Rule-based research score; positioning dates are estimates.
65/100
Why this recompete signal
Contract timing and recorded acquisition signals at the time of calculation.
Stored score: 65/100. Available recorded signals: 60 points.
- Contract end 2028-09-24 (693 days from calculation)
- +25 points
- 299 historical awards in this buyer and category group
- +15 points
- 70 recorded award transactions
- +10 points
- Latest award action: 2026-09-01
- +5 points
- Parent award identifier recorded
- +5 points
- Solicitation identifier recorded
- +0 points
- Linked official forecast
- +0 points
- Calculated on
- 2026-11-01 10:17:53.997580+00:00
The historical group combines buyer, NAICS, and PSC. Multiple awards in this group do not by themselves establish repeated competitions.
Rule-based research score; it does not measure your chance of winning.
This older calculation does not retain a complete reproducible breakdown. Missing or changed inputs are not assigned invented points: Original award-value bonus input.
Recompete score calculated Nov 1, 2026.
Research next steps
- Check the linked forecast or SAM for a confirmed solicitation and current timing.
- Confirm the ordering vehicle and your eligibility or a qualified teaming route.
- Review the award scope and buyer evidence before making a bid/no-bid decision.