Community Announcement: Release Status of an Earth Venture Orbital Solicitation
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NNH26ZDA005L
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA announced the Community Announcement for Earth Venture Orbital-1 (EVO-1), the first solicitation in the restructured Earth Venture Orbital series, with a community feedback deadline of April 23, 2026, and draft solicitation targeting third quarter 2026 followed by final solicitation in fourth quarter 2026.
The solicitation seeks innovative, Principal Investigator-led, cost-capped investigations for Low Earth Orbit operations with a PI-Managed Mission Cost-cap budget range of $35 million to $115 million in FY2026 dollars. Proposals may include space-based instruments for integration on NASA-provided platforms, complete observatories including CubeSats for NASA launch vehicles, or complete missions with PI-provided instruments, spacecraft, and launch vehicles. Participation is open to all categories of U.S. and non-U.S. organizations including educational institutions, industry, FFRDCs, and government agencies.
NASA targets a one-step selection process and formulation completion within six months of proposal selection, with investigations estimated to begin in fourth quarter 2027. The program emphasizes reducing time-to-science through accelerated launch timelines and leveraging commercial contracting approaches. NASA is committed to open science principles under SPD-41A, requiring full, free, and open sharing of data, algorithms, software, and documentation.
As of August 1, 2026, NASA reactivated this notice to alert the community that an amendment to the Q&As for the EVO-1 AO has been posted on the program's home page. Inquiries should be addressed to Michael Kaszyca (michael.kaszyca@nasa.gov) or Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer (nadya@nasa.gov).
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
This announcement has been reactivated on August 1, 2026 to alert the community that NASA has posted an amendment to the Q&As for the EVO-1 AO on the program’s home page. NASA also welcomes further questions and requests for clarification in advance of the publication of the Draft AO, and will continue to post questions and responses as they are received.
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NASA is releasing a Community Announcement (CA) as an advanced notice of NASA’s intention to solicit Earth Venture (EV) investigations. This will be the first solicitation in the Earth Venture Orbital (EVO) series and will be soliciting innovative, Principal Investigator (PI)-led, cost-capped investigations for operations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
On or after the publication date of this www.SAM.gov special notice, the full text for this CA will be available for download from the EVO-1 Acquisition Homepage listed under the links. The full text of the CA is also provided as the attached PDF file entitled “CA_EVO-1_FullText”.
The attached PDF file entitled “1st_CA_Email_EVO” is a copy of the text of an email the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) sent to Science Mission Directorate (SMD) List Serv subscribers. Please send any questions or comments with a subject line “EVO-1 CA” to the listed point(s) of contact.
Update #1 ·
NASA is releasing a Community Announcement (CA) as an advanced notice of NASA’s intention to solicit Earth Venture (EV) investigations. This will be the first solicitation in the Earth Venture Orbital (EVO) series and will be soliciting innovative, Principal Investigator (PI)-led, cost-capped investigations for operations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
On or after the publication date of this www.SAM.gov special notice, the full text for this CA will be available for download from the EVO-1 Acquisition Homepage listed under the links. The full text of the CA is also provided as the attached PDF file entitled “CA_EVO-1_FullText”.
The attached PDF file entitled “1st_CA_Email_EVO” is a copy of the text of an email the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) sent to Science Mission Directorate (SMD) List Serv subscribers. Please send any questions or comments with a subject line “EVO-1 CA” to the listed point(s) of contact.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CA_EVO-1_FullText.pdf | ||
| 1st_CA_Email_EVO.pdf |
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