Engaging for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework for trust-building, innovation, and market intelligence in the mining and exploration sector.
ID: 80NSSC26921940QType: 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/a7c9da02f8f44498af44490f78b848e4/view
Timeline
    Description

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking to engage for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework aimed at trust-building, innovation, and market intelligence within the mining and exploration sector. The primary objective of this sole-source requirement is to conduct research utilizing NASA Earth Science Division data, inform students and industry stakeholders about NASA assets, and facilitate communication between the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) and NASA regarding operational needs and mission planning. This initiative is critical for integrating NASA's capabilities into the mining sector, leveraging unique opportunities for collaboration and innovation. Interested parties should contact Stephanie Graham at Stephanie.n.Graham@nasa.gov for further details, with the performance period set from January 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027, and an estimated completion date of February 1, 2027.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Stephanie Graham
    Stephanie.n.Graham@nasa.gov
    Files
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    SATPC0040148 Tab 04 4 SOW.pdf
    This Statement of Work outlines an objective to engage for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework for trust-building, innovation, and market intelligence within the mining and exploration sector. The contractor will conduct research using NASA Earth Science Division data, inform students, postdocs, and Industry Advisory Board (IAB) members about NASA assets, communicate IAB meeting outcomes to NASA, and convey IAB members' operational needs to inform future NASA ESD missions. The work will be performed at the Colorado School of Mines from January 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027.
    SATPC0040148 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center recommends a sole-source negotiation for a strategic alliance with the Center to Advance the Science of Exploration to Reclamation in Mining (CASERM), an NSF-IUCRC consortium. This initiative, estimated to cost an unspecified amount with a performance period until February 1, 2027, aims to integrate NASA's capabilities into the mining and exploration industry. The Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Program identified CASERM as the sole provider of a unique opportunity to build trust, gather market intelligence, facilitate collaborative development, and create an innovation pipeline for NASA Earth Science Division (ESD) assets within the mining sector. The recommendation emphasizes that using any other vendor would result in the loss of this unique opportunity for NASA ESD.
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