Announcement for Partnership Proposals: Atmospheric Exploration Observatory
- Client
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- —
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 54171
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contact
- Beth Weinstein, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedNASA's Science Mission Directorate, Earth Science Division, seeks innovative partnership proposals for the Atmospheric Exploration Observatory to collaborate on hardware utilization. NASA envisions one or more partnerships to complete the former GeoCarb instrument, integrate it with a spacecraft, launch, operate, and share its unique data to benefit the selected partner or partners and advance the commercial remote sensing industry. External organizations are eligible to submit proposals for these innovative atmospheric observation partnerships. Interested bidders must submit their responses by December 2, at 16:00 (4 PM) Eastern Standard Time. Bidders may direct technical questions to Beth Weinstein, Deputy Associate Director for Flight, via email at [email protected].
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 1st AFPP Email.docx. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
NASA's Earth Science Division is seeking innovative partnership proposals to complete the former GeoCarb instrument, integrate it with a spacecraft, launch, operate, and share data. The opportunity aims to explore collaborative opportunities for hardware utilization and advance the commercial remote sensing industry. Proposals are open to external organizations.
- Issued by
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Deadline to Submit Responses
- December 2nd, 16:00 (4 PM) Eastern Standard Time
- How to submit
- Electronic via the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES)
- Submission details
- Full text and submission available via NSPIRES at https://nspires.nasaprs.com or short URL https://go.nasa.gov/afppAtmXP.
Scope of work
- Complete the former GeoCarb instrument
- Integrate the instrument with a spacecraft
- Launch the spacecraft and instrument
- Operate the instrument and spacecraft
- Share unique atmospheric exploration data
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- NNH26ZDA015L
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Buying office
- Nasa Headquarters
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Dec 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Sep 2, 2026
- NAICS
- 54171
- Product/service code
- AR12
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC, 20546
- Contracting contact
- Beth Weinstein, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
[email protected]
Read the official notice description
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Earth Science Division (ESD), is inviting innovative partnership proposals for the Atmospheric Exploration Observatory to explore collaborative opportunities for hardware utilization. NASA is exploring partnerships with external organizations to enable more impactful exploitation of NASA resources and to advance the commercial remote sensing industry. This Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) invites proposals for innovative partnerships for atmospheric exploration. This AFPP envisions one or more partnerships to complete the former GeoCarb instrument, integrate the instrument with a spacecraft, launch, operate, and share its unique data with clear benefits to the selected partner(s). On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the full, final text for this AFPP will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by searching on the SAM notice ID (called a solicitation number on NSPIRES) or via the link provided below. NASA may periodically update the submission website, including announcing meetings with log-on details for interested parties. It is the responsibility of interested parties and the proposer to stay up to date with that website and ensure that they have the latest information available. All meetings and forums will be virtual.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
Source and verification
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