Engaging for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework for trust-building, innovation, and market intelligence in the utility sector targeting risk-aware industries in particular, the insurance sector.
ID: 80NSSC26921936QType: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERSTENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS, 39529, USA

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

PSC

GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH (AJ11)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ce2e67e64eb047fe9f64bfc14999267d/view
Timeline
    Description

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center is seeking to engage for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework aimed at fostering trust, innovation, and market intelligence within the utility sector, specifically targeting the insurance industry. This sole source requirement involves joining the National Science Foundation's Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) consortium, the Center for Innovation, Risk, Catastrophe, and Decisions (CIRCAD), to facilitate collaborative development and generate an innovation pipeline for NASA's Earth Science Division (ESD) capabilities, particularly in addressing severe weather impacts. The project is set to take place at Duke University from January 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027, with the contractor expected to utilize NASA ESD data and engage with stakeholders to inform future missions. Interested parties should contact Stephanie Graham at Stephanie.n.Graham@nasa.gov for further details, as this opportunity is limited to authorized resellers only.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Stephanie Graham
    Stephanie.n.Graham@nasa.gov
    Files
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    SATPC0040147 Tab 04 4 SOW.pdf
    This Statement of Work outlines a project to engage for-profit entities in the utility sector, particularly the insurance industry, to foster trust, innovation, and market intelligence. The contractor will conduct research utilizing NASA Earth Science Division data, ensure stakeholders like students and the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) are aware of NASA assets, communicate IAB meeting agendas and outcomes to NASA, and convey IAB members' operational needs to inform future NASA ESD missions. The work is to be performed at Duke University from January 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027.
    SATPC0040147 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center recommends a sole source negotiation to join the National Science Foundation's Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) consortium, the Center for Innovation, Risk, Catastrophe, and Decisions (CIRCAD). This strategic alliance, with an estimated period of performance until February 1, 2027, will enable NASA's Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Program to directly engage with the insurance industry. The membership aims to build trust, gather market intelligence, facilitate collaborative development, and generate an innovation pipeline for NASA Earth Science Division (ESD) capabilities, particularly in addressing challenges like severe weather impacts. CIRCAD is identified as the sole provider of this opportunity, and using another vendor would impact NASA ESD's access to this critical engagement platform.
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