Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP): Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NNH26ZDA002L
- Agency
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Headquarters
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Points of contact
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- Beth Weinstein hq-esdpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has issued a Special Notice announcing an Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) for the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission. This solicitation, posted on January 8, 2026, invites external organizations to submit innovative partnership proposals to support the operations and data collection activities of this Earth Science satellite mission. The opportunity is designed to foster collaborative arrangements that leverage NASA resources while advancing the commercial remote sensing industry. Interested parties must access the complete solicitation details through NASA's Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com. An amendment to the original notice extended the submission deadline to February 26, 2026.
The primary objective of this AFPP is to enable more impactful exploitation of NASA's Earth Science resources through strategic partnerships that provide clear benefits to selected organizations. Prospective partners must submit their proposals by February 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, with no specific eligibility restrictions indicated for participation. Interested parties are required to regularly monitor the official AFPP website at https://go.nasa.gov/afppcygnss for updates, meeting announcements, and additional guidance documents. NASA explicitly notes that no funding will be provided under these partnership agreements, which will be structured as either Non-Reimbursable or Reimbursable Space Act Agreements. Technical inquiries regarding the proposal requirements should be directed to Beth Weinstein, Deputy Associate Director for Flight, at hq-esdpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov, with all communications using the subject line "CYGNSS AFPP."
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Amendment #1: The response date is extended and a new PDF file is added under Attachments called “2nd AFPP Email”, which is a copy of an NSPIRES email sent to SMD List Serv subscribers.
NASA is exploring partnerships with external organizations for the operations and data collection of Earth Science satellite missions to enable impactful exploitation of NASA resources and to advance the commercial remote sensing industry. This Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) invites proposals for innovative partnerships for the CYGNSS mission in the Earth Science Division (ESD). This AFPP envisions one or more partnerships for CYGNSS with clear benefits to the selected partner(s).
On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the full, final text for this AFPP will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by searching on the SAM notice ID (called a solicitation number on NSPIRES) or via the link provided below.
NASA may periodically update the NSPIRES landing page to add other documents such as questions and answers or to revise and amend this AFFP. To stay up to date, interested parties must visit NSPIRES regularly to ensure that they have the latest information available.
The attached PDF file entitled “1stEmail” is a copy of the text of an email NSPIRES sent to Science Mission Directorate (SMD) List Serv subscribers and includes other important dates not shown on this SAM.gov landing page. After downloading and carefully reading the full text from NSPIRES, by email only address questions (or other comments) with a subject line to read “CYGNSS AFPP” to the listed point(s) of contact.
Update #1 ·
NASA is exploring partnerships with external organizations for the operations and data collection of Earth Science satellite missions to enable impactful exploitation of NASA resources and to advance the commercial remote sensing industry. This Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) invites proposals for innovative partnerships for the CYGNSS mission in the Earth Science Division (ESD). This AFPP envisions one or more partnerships for CYGNSS with clear benefits to the selected partner(s).
On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the full, final text for this AFPP will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by searching on the SAM notice ID (called a solicitation number on NSPIRES) or via the link provided below.
NASA may periodically update the NSPIRES landing page to add other documents such as questions and answers or to revise and amend this AFFP. To stay up to date, interested parties must visit NSPIRES regularly to ensure that they have the latest information available.
The attached PDF file entitled “1stEmail” is a copy of the text of an email NSPIRES sent to Science Mission Directorate (SMD) List Serv subscribers and includes other important dates not shown on this SAM.gov landing page. After downloading and carefully reading the full text from NSPIRES, by email only address questions (or other comments) with a subject line to read “CYGNSS AFPP” to the listed point(s) of contact.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 2nd AFPP Email.pdf | ||
| 1stEmail.pdf |
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