Develop and deploy software to enable efficient access to and analysis of NASA model data

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for the development and deployment of software to enable efficient access to and analysis of NASA model data. The Notice, posted on March 10, 2026, indicates that NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to EARTHMOVER PBC under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The procuring center is NASA/NSSC, with performance to be located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The procurement will acquire commercial items and services under FAR Parts 12 and 13, classified under NAICS Code 513210 (Software Publishers). This Special Notice provides an opportunity for other qualified organizations to submit evidence of their capabilities before the government makes a final decision on whether to proceed with a competitive procurement.

Interested organizations may submit written capabilities and qualifications to demonstrate why this procurement should be conducted competitively, with submissions due by 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on March 13, 2026. The underlying effort involves developing a cloud-native data platform pilot for NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) to ingest, convert, and serve the MERRA-21C climate dataset as Analysis-Ready Cloud Optimized (ARCO) data, supporting NASA's Open Science initiative. The three-month contract will encompass three primary tracks: ingesting and converting MERRA-21C data to Zarr format on the Arraylake platform, developing and benchmarking dynamic regridding and aggregation capabilities with greater than 10x I/O latency reduction, and configuring a public API endpoint for zero-download access to the data. Contractors must submit capabilities in writing only, and the government reserves the sole discretion to determine whether to proceed competitively based on responses received. The Center Ombudsman information and primary and secondary points of contact have been provided for inquiries.