Announcement for Partnership Proposals: Atmospheric Exploration Observatory
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NNH26ZDA015L
- Agency
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Headquarters
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20546, United States
- Points of contact
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- Beth Weinstein hq-esdpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Earth Science Division, is inviting partnership proposals for the Atmospheric Exploration Observatory with a submission deadline of December 2, 2026. The announcement seeks one or more external organizations to collaborate on completing the GeoCarb instrument, integrating it with a spacecraft, launching and operating the system, and sharing resulting atmospheric data. NASA aims to enable more impactful exploitation of agency resources while advancing the commercial remote sensing industry through this partnership model.
The full AFPP documentation is available on NASA's NSPIRES system at https://nspires.nasaprs.com and via https://go.nasa.gov/afppAtmXP. Interested parties must monitor the NSPIRES submission website for periodic updates, including details for virtual public meetings and forums. All meetings will be conducted virtually. Proposers should direct technical inquiries to Beth Weinstein, Deputy Associate Director for Flight, at hq-esdpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov. The work falls under NAICS 54171 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and PSC AR12 (Space R&D Services). No set-aside applies to this opportunity.
Notice text
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Earth Science Division (ESD), is inviting innovative partnership proposals for the Atmospheric Exploration Observatory to explore collaborative opportunities for hardware utilization.
NASA is exploring partnerships with external organizations to enable more 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 atmospheric exploration. This AFPP envisions one or more partnerships to complete the former GeoCarb instrument, integrate the instrument with a spacecraft, launch, operate, and share its unique data 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 submission website, including announcing meetings with log-on details for interested parties. It is the responsibility of interested parties and the proposer to stay up to date with that website and ensure that they have the latest information available. All meetings and forums will be virtual.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1st AFPP Email.docx | DOCX document |
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