Special NoticePosted Sep 14, 2026

Marshall Exploration Facility

NASA · NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
236220
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
80MSFC25R0015
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Y1AZ
Place
Huntsville, AL, USA
Contact
Darlene Greene (darlene.greene@nasa.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 80MSFC25R0015 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 14, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
  • May 7, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 2, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 3, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 12, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 18, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Jun 26, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Aug 20, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 11, 2025
    Solicitation
    Open
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 1, 2026 to Apr 19, 2027, middle of the range Jan 19, 2027.
Measured from 23 past early notices at National Aeronautics and Space Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 14, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

NOTICE OF CONTRACT AWARD The Government hereby announces the award of Contract No. 80MSFC26C0016 to Thrash Commercial Contractors under Solicitation No. 80MSFC25R0015 for the Marshall Exploration Facility at Marshall Space Flight Center . The contract was awarded on August 27, 2026 in the amount of $48,750,000. The project consists of the design and construction of the Marshall Exploration Facility, including associated site development, utilities, infrastructure improvements, and other necessary work to provide a complete and functional facility. The Marshall Exploration Facility (MEF) is a m… (show all)

ission-enabling infrastructure investment that directly supports the execution of NASA's exploration, science, and technology programs. The facility will restore collaborative workspace capabilities that were lost following the demolition of Building 4200. The acquisition was conducted as a competitive Design-Build two phase procurement. Proposals were evaluated in accordance with the evaluation factors and award methodology established in the solicitation. Thrash Commercial Contractors was selected for award as providing the best value to the Government. Award Information: Contractor: Thrash Commercial Contractors Contract Number: 80MSFC26C0016 Award Date: August 27, 2026 Award Amount: $48,750,000 Place of Performance: Marshall Space Flight Center NAICS Code: 236220 PSC: Y1AZ UEI: N5MMXUJK4675

Who won similar work

8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NASA), same NAICS 236220.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Multiple Edwards CA USA1$450.0MJul 6, 2026
ALEUT CONSTRUCTION LLC1– + 1 sharedJul 17, 2026
APEX FACILITY SERVICES GROUP LLC1– + 1 sharedJul 17, 2026
BEST VALUE MANAGEMENT, LLC1– + 1 sharedJul 17, 2026
GENERAL MECHANICAL CORPORATION1– + 1 sharedJul 17, 2026
MARCO Federal Services, LLC1– + 1 sharedJul 17, 2026
AIKO ENTERPRISES, INC1– + 1 sharedJul 17, 2026
SES TECHNOLOGIES LLC1– + 1 sharedJul 17, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 16 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

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