> Prior to disassembly, NASA will consider expressions of interest from U.S. industry and international partners by Thursday, Aug. 1, for use of the existing VIPER rover system at no cost to the government.

(from NASA's release)

I assume this doesn't mean "come take it for free" but something more like "you'd have to pay us the amount we think we could get back from salvaging stuff off the rover." Otherwise I'd just say, well Astrobotic should take it off their hands.