Asteroids and Dust Subnode Support Services
NASA Goddard seeks a contractor to provide Asteroids and Dust Subnode support services for planetary data ingest, validation, curation, archival, discovery, distribution, standards, documentation, and user access tools.
RESTRICTED TO: SINGLE NAMED INSTITUTION
⚑ Sole-source contract intent to Planetary Science Institute; universities are not direct applicants for the current procurement. · Responses are only capability statements to influence whether NASA competes the acquisition. · Federal contract notice, not a grant or cooperative agreement.
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 Asteroids and Dust Subnode Support Services. NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire Asteroids and Dust Subnode Support Services from the Planetary Science Institute. The Asteroids and Dust Subnode Support at the Planetary Science 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 Candis.Edwards@nasa.gov and ShanitaL.Boykin@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 Government. 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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