IPPRA / Grant Monitor

2026-09-06
← Board

Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) Access to Space (ATS) “GLIMR ATS"

80LARC26R0002 · NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER

space aeronautics computing communications materials manufacturing

Closes
2026-09-11 · 5 d
Award ceiling
Award floor
Program funding
Expected awards
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-08-05
Instrument
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-08-13

NASA Langley seeks a contractor to provide GLIMR access-to-space services, including spacecraft and launch vehicle provision, integration, licensing, launch, checkout, and on-orbit operations.

Funds
service delivery
University
partner only
physical sciences
substantial
engineering
central
computational data
substantial

⚑ Federal contract solicitation, not a grant. · Primary deliverables are spacecraft/launch/integration/operations services rather than research. · No set-aside stated.

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 45 partial technical depth: central; funds service delivery (capped)
Tom Love Innovation Hub 30 weak prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content
IPPRA 13 none outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is none; funds service delivery, not research (capped); university can only partner, not lead

Description

Amendment 0001 The purpose of this amendment is to post RFP Questions and Answers (see amendment attachment 1), revise provisions of the original RFP and extend the due dates by one week. ________________________________________________________________________ You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) for the Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer Access to Space (GLIMR ATS) solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide GLIMR ATS and related services, to include Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle; Integration Planning; Ground System Design, Integration, Testing, and Readiness; Instrument-Spacecraft Integration, Test, and Pre-Launch Processing; Spectrum Licensing and orbital slot authorization; Launch and GLIMR In-orbit Checkout; On-Orbit Spacecraft and Instrument Operations. See attached Final RFP Cover Letter and Final RFP documents for full details.

Eligibility

Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER.

Apply

View on Grants.gov →

Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING