Engineering anomaly support to the existing Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-NOP series spacecraft bus

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .

Solicitation number
ACQ-AONCA0110-26-0031
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541330 Engineering Services
Place of performance
El Segundo, California 90245, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking engineering anomaly support services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-NOP series spacecraft bus. The primary objective is to maintain spacecraft operations through decommissioning and deorbit activities while providing critical geosynchronous weather data. Key contract requirements include investigating on-orbit anomalies affecting spacecraft performance and safety, maintaining capability to read and extract engineering data from GOES-NOP archive files in Decommutated Mnemonics File (DMF) format, participating in technical interchange meetings, and providing written reports detailing root cause investigations and recommended operations procedure updates. NOAA plans to award this contract on a sole source basis, recognizing that The Boeing Company, as the original manufacturer of the GOES-NOP series spacecraft, possesses unique qualifications and sole ownership of proprietary information necessary to perform this specialized work. Interested vendors must submit written capabilities packages no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, April 3, 2026, to the identified point of contact.

This procurement involves no set-aside designations and contemplates a sole source award to The Boeing Company based on its exclusive technical expertise and proprietary knowledge. The contract structure includes one-year base period with four optional renewal periods, for a total potential five-year performance period. The contract will enable NOAA's Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) to continue operating the GOES-NOP series spacecraft throughout their operational lifecycle. While specific award values are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, the five-year term and technical expertise required suggest a significant engineering services contract. This opportunity was posted on March 19, 2026, with the capabilities submission deadline of April 3, 2026.

Notice text

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to award a contract on a sole source basis to The Boeing Company. The contemplated contract will provide one-year base and four (4) option periods of engineering anomaly support to the existing Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-NOP series spacecraft bus. Specifically, the contractor shall work with NOAA and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to maintain GOES-NOP series spacecraft bus operations through spacecraft decommissioning and deorbit activities. The contractor shall perform the following tasks:

  • Investigating on-orbit anomalies that affect spacecraft performance parameters and/or anomalies that threaten spacecraft health and safety.
  • Investigating changes to the GOES mission as directed by the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Representative.
  • Maintaining capability to read and extract engineering data from GOES-NOP archive files in Decommutated Mnemonics File (DMF) format.
  • Participating in scheduled and occasionally unscheduled technical interchange meetings.
  • Providing written reports for anomaly investigations. These reports shall include root cause investigation, analysis, justification, and recommended operations procedure (ROP) updates.

NOAA is pursuing this award as this anomalous support will enable NOAA's Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) to operate the GOES-NOP series spacecraft and provide geosynchronous weather data during the five-year performance period. The Boeing Company is uniquely qualified to perform this work as it is the original manufacturer of the GOES-NOP series spacecraft and has sole ownership of the proprietary information for the GOES-NOP series spacecraft bus.

Interested vendors may submit their written capabilities package to perform the work stated in this notice to the identified point of contact no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, April 3, 2026. Written capabilities submitted must include proof of licensing agreement to perform the tasks above from The Boeing Company to be determined as a capable vendor. Written capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice.

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Engineering anomaly support to the existing Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-NOP series spacecraft bus Latest Limited / Sole Source Justification
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