Engaging for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework for trust-building, innovation, and market intelligence in the fisheries sector, a 300+ billion dollar industry supporting 2.3 million jobs as of 2022.
ID: 80NSSC26922454QType: 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/c390912e260c45c787d8d0c8612829f8/view
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    Description

    NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking to engage for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework aimed at fostering trust, innovation, and market intelligence within the fisheries sector, a vital industry valued at over $300 billion and supporting approximately 2.3 million jobs as of 2022. The procurement involves a sole-source requirement for collaboration with the Science Center For Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) consortium, which will integrate NASA's oceanographic data into the commercial fishing industry, addressing critical challenges in risk assessment and decision support systems. This initiative is part of NASA's Private Sector Engagement Program and emphasizes the importance of leveraging established academic-industry networks to enhance the fisheries sector's capabilities. Interested parties can contact Stephanie Graham at stephanie.n.graham@nasa.gov for further details, with the work expected to take place at the University of Southern Mississippi from January 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Stephanie Graham
    Stephanie.n.Graham@nasa.gov
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    SATPC0040151 Tab 04 4 SOW.pdf
    This Statement of Work outlines a federal grant opportunity to engage for-profit entities in the fisheries sector, a significant industry, to foster trust, innovation, and market intelligence. The contractor will conduct research utilizing NASA Earth Science Division (ESD) data (e.g., PACE, SWOT, MODIS), ensure students, postdocs, and Industry Advisory Board (IAB) members are aware of and can access NASA assets, communicate IAB meeting outcomes to NASA, and relay IAB members' operational needs to inform future NASA ESD missions. The work will be performed at the University of Southern Mississippi from January 15, 2026, to January 14, 2027.
    SATPC0040151 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf
    NASA's Shared Services Center recommends a sole-source negotiation with the Science Center For Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) consortium. This initiative, part of the Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Program, aims to integrate NASA's oceanographic data into the commercial fishing industry. By joining SCEMFIS, an NSF-IUCRC consortium, NASA seeks to build trust, gather market intelligence, facilitate collaborative development, and create an innovation pipeline within the fisheries sector. This membership leverages established academic-industry networks to address critical challenges in risk assessment and decision support systems. The SCEMFIS consortium is identified as the only source for this unique activity, and using an alternative vendor is deemed impractical due to the specialized nature of the engagement and the established model for industry-university collaboration.
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