ANNOUNCEMENT OF PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY (AoPO) CUBESAT LAUNCH INITIATIVE (CSLI) National Aeronautics And Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking partners for its CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), an effort to boost STEM capabilities and offer launch opportunities for CubeSats. CSLI aims to support CubeSat missions that align with NASA's strategic objectives in education, science, and technology, with a focus on enhancing research and academic capabilities.
These small satellites, measuring 10x10x11cm, are targeted towards educational and nonprofit organizations, with launches planned for the 2026-2029 period. Respondents must propose missions that adhere to specified orbit parameters and demonstrate educational or scientific value.
CubeSats are an increasingly important tool for research, allowing for innovative experiments and technology demonstrations in low-Earth orbit. This initiative is an opportunity for selected organizations to collaborate with NASA, with the potential for significant workforce development and educational benefits.
Proposals are due in November 2024 and must include detailed mission information, budgets, and schedules, with selections being notified in March 2025. Interested parties can find more details, including mission parameters and key dates, in the CSLIAoPO+FINAL-2024.pdf file.
Sources Sought Notice 2024 National Aeronautics And Space Administration
Sources Sought Notice 2024 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AMES RESEARCH CENTER is seeking partners interested in developing competitive proposals for NASA Announcements of Opportunity (AOs), Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), Missions of Opportunities (MoOs), and proposal calls from other government agencies. The center is specifically interested in identifying potential partners that can perform science investigations, conduct research activities, and develop and demonstrate new technologies aligned with NASA's goals. They are also seeking partners that can provide flight hardware necessary for implementing proposed science investigations, research activities, or technology demonstration missions. NASA often selects scientific investigations and technology development missions through solicitations or announcements posted on NSPIRES. ARC has a history of responding to various NASA AOs, including planetary exploration AOs, and anticipates responding to current and future AOs in these and other areas. They are interested in partnering with organizations that have expertise in spacecraft systems, payload instrumentation, payload delivery capability to planetary surfaces, scientific concepts, technology demonstration concepts, mission architecture, and integration with launch services. Interested parties should submit a brief response with relevant information.
National Aeronautics And Space Administration
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking partnerships for the development of the Lunar Ultraviolet Spectrometer (LUVS), aimed at deploying scientific payloads on the lunar surface as part of upcoming missions. The opportunity involves providing an optomechanical design, instrument build, integration, and operational support for a high technology readiness level UV/VIS spectrometer capable of autonomous operation for a minimum of 10 days, with a targeted maximum lifetime of 14 days. This initiative is critical for advancing lunar science and will utilize Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) for payload delivery. Interested parties must submit their proposals by September 12, 2024, with project funding caps ranging from $10 million to $25 million, excluding launch costs. For further inquiries, potential respondents can contact Eliad Peretz at eliad.peretz@nasa.gov.
Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Technologies - A New Partnering Opportunity National Aeronautics And Space Administration
Special Notice: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION is seeking partners for the advancement of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) and Human Surface Mobility (HSM) technologies. The purpose is to develop safe and effective capabilities for astronauts to work outside spacecraft on and around the Moon in support of NASA's Artemis missions. The focus will be on high-risk technologies for lunar surface systems that increase mission success and provide additional options for terrestrial applications. The technology goals include dust mitigation, EVA systems, lunar power and communication infrastructure, navigation, battery capacity, and advanced mobility concepts. Potential partners may jointly own the intellectual property resulting from this partnership. The technologies developed may have potential applications in lunar exploration, undersea exploration, automotive industry, nuclear industry, space tourism, and personal protective equipment. Interested parties can respond to the announcement using the Statement of Interest Form found at https://nasajsc.secure.force.com/StatementofInterest. For more information on partnering opportunities with NASA Johnson Space Center, visit https://www.nasa.gov/johnson/exploration/technology/co-development-and-partnering-opportunities.
Safety and Mission Assurance Services (SMAS) II National Aeronautics And Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Safety and Mission Assurance Services (SMAS) II contract, aimed at supporting various NASA facilities including the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), and Stennis Space Center (SSC). The contract will encompass a wide range of safety and mission assurance disciplines, such as System Safety, Reliability and Maintainability, Software Assurance, and Quality Engineering, among others. This initiative is critical for ensuring the safety and reliability of NASA's missions and operations, with the DRFP expected to be released around September 11, 2024, followed by the formal RFP on or about November 22, 2024. Interested parties should monitor the NASA website for updates and are encouraged to participate in a virtual industry day briefing scheduled for September 25, 2024; inquiries can be directed to Maranda McCord at maranda.b.mccord@nasa.gov.
Pre-Exploration Production and Operations Contract (Pre-EPOC) Evaluation and Readiness National Aeronautics And Space Administration
Special Notice NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Pre-Exploration Production & Operations Contract (Pre-EPOC) Evaluation & Readiness
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is providing this special notice to enhance industry understanding of their ongoing Exploration Production and Operations Contract (EPOC) effort. The purpose of this contract is to transition the method of contracting for the Space Launch System (SLS) from procuring spaceflight hardware from multiple contractors to procuring SLS as a launch service from a single contractor. The EPOC Contractor, Deep Space Transport, LLC (DST), will be responsible for assuming design authority of the integrated SLS Vehicle, managing production and assembly of the SLS Vehicle, supporting cross-program integration activities, and performing post-flight assessments.
To reduce risk in the transition to and implementation of the launch service provider model through EPOC, NASA has revised their contracting approach and introduced a longer-term preliminary contract called Pre-Exploration Production and Operations Contract (Pre-EPOC) Evaluation and Readiness. Under this contract, DST will begin performing programmatic and integration activities, demonstrate readiness to perform production and operations tasks, exercise management of the SLS technical baseline, and formulate the development of the EPOC Transition Plans. Pre-EPOC will also require DST to manage work across multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), demonstrate technical capabilities, and identify programmatic and cost efficiencies.
The award of Pre-EPOC is anticipated in early 2024, followed by the award of EPOC closer to the beginning of major hardware production for Artemis V. NASA remains on track to have DST assume the long-term production and operations of SLS for crewed Artemis launches beginning with Artemis V. Market research is ongoing for Pre-EPOC and will continue ahead of any future EPOC procurement.
For more information, please refer to the SAM.gov posting: [link]
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Notice of Availability -- Commercial Aerospace Opportunities at John F. Kennedy Space Center National Aeronautics And Space Administration
Notice of Availability -- Commercial Aerospace Opportunities at John F. Kennedy Space Center
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking partners interested in developing commercial aerospace capabilities on vacant land at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Orlando, FL. This notice replaces a previous notice and aims to promote the development of a healthy and robust United States commercial space sector.
The specific land uses that NASA will consider under this notice include launch operations and support, assembly, testing, and processing, renewable energy, research and development, support services, vertical launch, and vertical landing. However, NASA has limited capacity for vertical launch and landing sites, so further competition may be conducted for this category of land use.
Interested parties, including commercial, federal, and state organizations, as well as United States Commercial Providers, are invited to submit responses to this notice. NASA's objectives are to identify industry and non-federal public entities interested in partnering with NASA for land development at KSC, increase commercial access to space, enhance U.S. commercial competitiveness in the space launch industry, diversify the user base and operations at KSC, and promote partnerships that will build, expand, modernize, or operate aerospace-related capabilities at KSC.
Respondents must ensure that proposed uses align with NASA's environmental stewardship practices and may be required to provide additional environmental analysis. It is important to note that NASA will not be responsible for the costs of a partner's land use development.
Interested parties should submit responses by email, providing information such as organization details, specific real property and project requirements, proposed concept of operations, timeline, financial capability, and relevant information to achieve the objectives outlined in the notice.
NASA will assess responses based on criteria such as compatibility with KSC uses and NASA missions, the proposed user's financial capability and past performance, and siting preferences. It is important to monitor the sam.gov website for any new or additional information related to this notice.
This notice does not commit the Government to enter into any contract or agreement, and NASA will not pay for any information provided or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Proprietary information will be protected from public disclosure.
For any questions or inquiries, interested parties should contact the designated points of contact listed in the notice.
National Aeronautics And Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking information for its SpinSat program, a unique satellite platform designed to enable a wide range of experiments in deep space. SpinSat aims to bridge knowledge gaps about the effects of radiation and gravity on various systems, offering a cost-effective solution for researchers. NASA seeks input on specific experiment requirements to tailor the spacecraft design accordingly.
Investigators are invited to share their objectives and science needs through a Google Form, while hardware providers are invited to submit their capabilities and expressions of interest electronically. The agency is particularly interested in payload systems that can accommodate diverse experiments, with submissions due by October 2nd, 2024.
This planning phase aims to guide the development of SpinSat to meet the demands of an extensive research community. For more information, potential respondents can visit the provided website links.
SDO AI Helio Foundation Model (HelioFM) for Improved Space Weather Forecasting National Aeronautics And Space Administration
NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking to award a sole source contract to Georgia State University for the development of the SDO AI Helio Foundation Model (HelioFM), aimed at enhancing space weather forecasting capabilities. The project will leverage artificial intelligence to improve the detection and forecasting of solar phenomena, such as flares and coronal mass ejections, which are critical for understanding their impact on space weather. The contract is scheduled to run from August 15, 2024, to February 14, 2026, with a focus on collaboration with the scientific community through workshops and research dissemination. Interested parties must submit their qualifications by 9:00 a.m. CST on September 10, 2024, and all inquiries should be directed to Tessa Martinez at tessa.m.martinez@nasa.gov.
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Main Oscillator (MO) National Aeronautics And Space Administration
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking capability statements for the acquisition of the Main Oscillator (MO) for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, which aims to detect gravitational waves from cosmic events. The procurement involves the design, fabrication, testing, and delivery of various models of the MO, including engineering, qualification, and flight models, as well as spare units, all of which are critical for measuring minute length changes over vast distances in space. This initiative is part of NASA's collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) to advance scientific capabilities in gravitational wave detection, enhancing our understanding of the universe. Interested firms, particularly those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, must submit their capability statements by September 6, 2024, and direct any inquiries to Christopher W. King or Terence Doiron via the provided email addresses.