MIT Innovation Lab membership

NASA/NSSC intends to award a sole source contract to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for an MIT Innovation Lab membership. This decision is based on the determination that MIT is the sole provider of such a membership, falling under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The procurement will be managed by NASA/NSSC, with performance located at NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC). The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 611310. Interested organizations can submit their capabilities and qualifications by 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on December 23, 2025, to determine if the procurement should be conducted competitively. However, the government retains discretion in this decision. Relevant FAR clauses, including 52.213-4 and NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman), are applicable.

NASA is seeking membership in the MIT Sloan School of Management's Innovation Lab, an open innovation research forum. This partnership among academia, industry, and government organizations provides a unique mechanism for applying Open Innovation research to real-world problems. The lab offers NASA a unique opportunity to interface with and learn from others facing the need to be more agile and efficiently draw upon outside resources for novel organizational approaches to innovation. The value to NASA is derived from the fact these approaches have been tested, evaluated, and discussed in detail by MIT Innovation Lab members and MIT academics with expertise on the topics. The period of performance is one year from the date of the Contracting Officer's signature. The terms and conditions include the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) during contract performance, requiring contractors to disclose AI technology use, and AI Acquisitions, which provides additional contractor requirements when acquiring covered AI systems or services as defined by OMB memo M-25-22.