NESDIS Enterprise Mission Operations (NEMO)
- Client
- Department of Commerce
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/2/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- —
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Brooke Bernold
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedThe National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services (NESDIS) within NOAA needs to identify and implement new and innovative approaches to satellite mission operations. The requested scope aims to lower the cost of observations used to meet NOAA's mission requirements while incorporating new, value-added technological advancements. NOAA intends to award one or more Other Transaction Agreements through this competitive opportunity. Interested parties must submit questions by October 9, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern, and white papers are due by October 19, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Statement of Objectives-NEMO.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
NOAA NESDIS is issuing a competitive Request for Project Proposal to award one or more Other Transaction Agreements. The objective is to identify and implement innovative approaches to multi-constellation satellite mission operations that lower observation costs while incorporating new technological advancements. Offeror eligibility is not specifically restricted in the provided text.
- Issued by
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
- Questions Due Date
- October 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern/ 9:00 AM Pacific
- White Papers Due Date
- October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern/ 9:00 AM Pacific
- Contract term
- Demonstrations beginning no later than calendar year 2028, with operational capability beginning no later than calendar year 2029; POP is dependent on activities identified in whitepaper.
Scope of work
- Provide Command and Control capabilities for JPSS and SOLAR-1 satellite operations
- Maintain direct broadcast service for operational JPSS satellites
- Provide C2 capabilities for pre-launch, LEO&A, and post-launch commissioning
- Execute decommissioning of operational spacecraft at end of mission life
- Deliver science data from ground stations to cloud-based processing systems
- Provide commercial mission operations C2 services for GOES-R Series and GeoXO
- Maintain GEO satellites Unique Payload Services including GOES Rebroadcast
- Deliver observational data to NOAA data processing systems
Minimum qualifications
- Maintain C2 capabilities consistent with FISMA High Impact Level and NIST 800-53 IT Security Controls or NIST SP 800-171 equivalents
Documents to include with the bid
- White Paper Proposal
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- 2027-NESDIS-BB-0001
- Agency
- Department of Commerce
- Buying office
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 1, 2026
- Place of performance
- Silver Spring, MD
- Contracting contact
- Brooke Bernold
[email protected] - Additional contact
- Anthony Eubanks
[email protected]
Read the official notice description
The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services (NESDIS) within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is issuing a competitive Request for Project Proposal (RPP) with the intent of awarding one (1) or more Other Transaction Agreement(s) to identify and implement new and innovative approaches to satellite mission operations that can lower the cost of observations used to meet NOAA’s mission requirements, while including new, value-added technological advancements. Please refer to attached Request for White Paper Proposal-NEMO and Statement of Objectives-NEMO documents for additional information. Questions Due Date: October 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern/ 9:00 AM Pacific. White Papers Due Date: October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern/ 9:00 PM Pacific.
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.
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