NextSTEP-3 Appendix B: Moon Base Demonstrations

NASA’s NextSTEP‑3 Appendix B Broad Agency Announcement seeks industry‑led prototype demonstrations and special‑topic investigations to mature lunar Moon‑Base technologies to TRL 6‑7+. The effort is organized under two CLINs – a Ground and Lunar Demonstration line (CLIN 0001) and a Special Topics line (CLIN 0002) – and follows a two‑step process: a white‑paper submission (Step 1) followed by an invitation to submit a full firm‑fixed‑price proposal (Step 2). Work includes design, analysis, testing, and integration of systems such as power generation, autonomous cable deployment, wireless power transfer, energy‑storage survivability, and dust‑mitigation, with performance‑based milestone payments. The contract will be an IDIQ, firm‑fixed‑price, with a period of performance from 27 Oct 2026 to 26 Oct 2028.