Engaging for-profit entities in a pre-competitive framework for trust-building, innovation, and market intelligence in the fisheries sector, a 300+ billion dollar industry supporting 2. 3 million jobs as of 2022.

This Special Notice, posted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center on January 9, 2026, represents a sole source procurement opportunity focused on engaging for-profit entities within the fisheries sector. The notice is designated exclusively for authorized resellers and establishes a framework for collaboration between NASA and industry stakeholders in one of the world's largest economic sectors, valued at over $300 billion and supporting 2.3 million jobs. The contracting opportunity is limited in duration, with a submission deadline of January 13, 2026, providing interested parties with a compressed timeline for response. This procurement reflects NASA's strategic initiative to integrate its capabilities with commercial fisheries applications through a pre-competitive engagement model.

The primary objective of this solicitation is to establish a collaborative partnership between NASA's Earth Science Division and for-profit entities in the fisheries industry through the Science Center For Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) consortium, leveraging the National Science Foundation's Industry University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program. Key responsibilities under the contract, which runs from January 15, 2026 through February 1, 2027, include facilitating trust-building between NASA and industry stakeholders, gathering market intelligence regarding commercial needs, and communicating operational requirements to inform future NASA Earth Science Division missions. Eligible contractors must be authorized resellers capable of engaging with the SCEMFIS consortium and facilitating the pre-competitive framework for innovation. The engagement will utilize advanced NASA satellite data, including PACE, SWOT, and MODIS platforms, to support technological advancement and create an innovation pipeline that expands utilization of NASA's Earth observation capabilities in commercial fisheries applications.