Ring Moon System Discipline Node Support Services
NASA Goddard is seeking a contractor to provide Ring-Moon Systems discipline node support services for planetary data ingest, validation, curation, archival, discovery, distribution, standards maintenance, and user access tools, currently slated for sole source to SETI Institute.
RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION
⚑ Federal contract presolicitation, not a grant · Intent to sole-source to SETI Institute; others may only submit capability statements to influence competition decision · No commercial product/service under FAR Part 12 · Submission is not an application for award; response deadline July 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | not openly competed |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 5 none | limited competition — a named institution holds this |
Description
NASA/GSFC has a requirement for Ring-Moon Systems Discipline Node Support Services. NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire Ring-Moon Systems Discipline Node Support Services from SETI Institute. The Ring-Moon Systems (RMS) Discipline Node at the SETI Institute is tasked with continuing its core mission of ingesting, validating, and curating planetary data while providing essential discovery and access tools for the scientific community. The objective of this contract effort is to continue the work of Planet Data System discipline node in the provision of essential planetary mission support, data archival, preservation, discovery, distribution, and data usage services, as well as maintenance of standards and documentation, and provision of the services that enable discovering and accessing NASA planetary mission data for analysis. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or commercial service using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Denise Sydnor at denise.y.sydnor@nasa.gov and Candis.Edwards@nasa.gov not later than 11:00 AM on July 16, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the overnment. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at : https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Presolicitation. Organization: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER.
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