About this opportunity
AI summaryThe government issues this Request for Information to seek input from industry regarding capabilities, interest, and options for providing a solar-observing Geostationary extReme UltraViolet Imager (GRUVI) Instrument for a future operational NOAA Space Weather mission. The instrument must resolve solar features such as coronal holes, filaments, prominences, active regions, coronal mass ejections, and X10 Class solar flares to support space weather forecasts and alerts. Contractor support is required to perform a Phase A study and to assess industry capability to manufacture the instrument. The government anticipates multiple awards for the fixed-price Formulation/Risk reduction phase and may include options to extend the performance period or retire implementation risk. Interested parties must submit all responses, comments, and questions electronically via email to Kelly Lytton no later than 5:00pm EDT on December 3, 2026. The government does not request proposals under this notice.
Scope of work
- Sensor design concept development satisfying SPEC and IMAR requirements
- Trade studies on EDU, SWAP reduction, refresh rate, spatial resolution, FOV, and channels
- Adaptability study for hosting on platforms in geosynchronous orbit and Earth-Sun L1
- Technology Readiness Level assessment and Technology Development Plan
- Development risk assessment ranked on a 5x5 matrix per GPR 7120.4D
- Flight implementation schedule meeting program level milestones
- Parametric flight cost estimate phased by Government fiscal year
- Master Equipment List documenting mass, power, and TRL of major sub-components
Documents to include with your response
- Model Philosophy & Plan document
- Contract Deliverables Requirements List Evaluation
- Master Equipment List
- Technology Readiness Level Assessment and Technology Development Plan
- Risk Assessment Report
- Flight Implementation Schedule
- Flight Cost Estimate
- Kickoff Meeting Charts
- Final Report Package
Key dates
- Responses, comments and/or questions due
- no later than 5:00pm EDT December 3, 2026
- Kickoff Meeting
- Within two weeks of award
- Monthly Progress Reviews
- Kickoff + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 months
- Mid-Term Review
- Kickoff + 4.5 months
- Final Study Review
- Kickoff + 8.5 months
- Final Report Package
- Kickoff + 9 months
- Summary of funded risk mitigation and/or Technology Development efforts
- Kickoff + 15 months
- Flight Contract Award (notional)
- Q4 FY 28 (TBR)
- Flight Model 1 Pre-Ship Review (PSR1) (notional)
- Q4 FY 31 (TBR)
- Launch 1 Readiness Date (notional)
- Q3 FY32 (TBR)
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit all responses, comments and/or questions electronically via email to Kelly Lytton
Contract details
- Term
- Study duration of 9 months with an optional 6 months for funded efforts (up to 15 months total)
- Place of performance
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and contractor facility
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- SWGEO-EUVI-RFI
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Buying office
- Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Dec 3, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 3, 2026
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Contracting contact
- Kelly R Lytton
kelly.r.lytton@nasa.gov
2028535273 - Additional contact
- Pauline Barrett
sislyn.p.barrett@nasa.gov
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Incumbent and award research
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.
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