Starling Space Traffic Monitoring
ID: 80ARC025R003Type: Special Notice
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA AMES RESEARCH CENTERMOFFETT FIELD, CA, 94035, USA

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Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715)

PSC

SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT (AR13)

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https://sam.gov/opp/e38d32231e37488fb3f9970931d58f54/view
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    NASA's Ames Research Center is seeking to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to ERADrive, Inc. for the development of software algorithms and services aimed at detecting, identifying, and tracking Resident Space Objects using star-tracker cameras on the Starling spacecraft swarm. The contract will involve the integration of software for a four-satellite system's Xilinx Zynq processor, with a focus on testing scalability, response time, and overall capabilities over a 24-month period from May 2025 to May 2027. This procurement is critical for enhancing space traffic monitoring capabilities and is justified under FAR 6.302-1 due to ERADrive, Inc.'s unique ability to provide a compatible operational system leveraging existing on-orbit infrastructure. Interested organizations are encouraged to submit their capabilities and qualifications to Joshua Taggart via email by 5:00 PM CT on April 30, 2025, to determine if a competitive acquisition process will be pursued.

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    Joshua Taggart
    (650) 604-0790
    joshua.d.taggart@nasa.gov
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