Geosciences Discipline Node Support Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80GSFC27PDSGDN-1
- Agency
-
Goddard Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Place of performance
- Seattle, Washington, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center intends to issue a sole-source contract to Washington University for Geosciences Discipline Node Support Services, with a capability-submission deadline of July 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Government has announced this sole-source intent in a pre-solicitation notice and will evaluate written responses solely to determine whether to proceed on a competitive basis; the final decision to compete rests with the Government.
The Geosciences Discipline Node at Washington University manages the NASA Planetary Data System, providing data ingestion, validation, curation, discovery, and access services for planetary mission data. The contract will fund continuation of core mission activities including data archival, preservation, distribution, standards maintenance, documentation, and tools enabling the scientific community to discover and access NASA planetary mission data for analysis.
GSFC will not acquire a commercial product or service under FAR Part 12. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications to Candis.Edwards@nasa.gov and Shanita.L.Boykin@nasa.gov by the July 16 deadline. The procurement is classified under NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and PSC AJ11 (General Science and Technology R&D Services). NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies; the Center Ombudsman contact information is available at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf.
Notice text
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement for Geosciences Discipline Node Support Services.
NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole-source contract to acquire Geosciences Discipline Node Support Services from Washington University.
The Geosciences Discipline Node at Washington University is tasked with continuing its core mission of ingesting, validating, and curating planetary data while providing essential discovery and access tools for the scientific community. The objective of this contract effort is to continue the work of Planet Data System discipline node in the provision of essential planetary mission support, data archival, preservation, discovery, distribution, and data usage services, as well as maintenance of standards and documentation, and provision of the services that enable discovering and accessing NASA planetary mission data for analysis.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or commercial service using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to Candis.Edwards@nasa.gov and Shanita.L.Boykin@nasa.gov than 11:00AM, Eastern Standard Time, on July 16, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications 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 proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf
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