Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Flight Project Imager (GXI) Delivery of ABI-5 Flight Unit and Associated Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- GeoXO_GXI_ABI5_Flight_Unit
- Agency
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Goddard Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Fort Wayne, Indiana 46818, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is procuring the delivery of the Advanced Baseline Imager Flight Unit 5 (ABI-5) and associated services for the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Flight Project Imager (GXI) contract in support of NOAA's environmental monitoring and severe weather prediction capabilities. The procurement requires full lifecycle support including storage testing and certification of the flight-ready instrument, pre-ship review and delivery of qualified hardware, comprehensive documentation and data packages, spacecraft-level integration and system testing support, pre-launch and launch site operations, and post-launch calibration and early on-orbit validation. Key qualifications and objectives center on ensuring compatibility with spacecraft integration timelines, on-orbit performance, dynamic environment survivability, and data consistency across the GOES constellation by an anticipated delivery date in April 2030. This is a sole-source procurement, meaning the evaluation criteria emphasize the unique technical expertise, specialized manufacturing processes, and institutional knowledge required to support the highly complex ABI instrument. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on August 27, 2025, with a deadline for questions or interested party responses on September 11, 2025.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is anticipated to be awarded as a sole-source modification to L3Harris Technologies, Inc., the incumbent contractor and original developer of the ABI instrument series. The ABI-5 unit is a government-retained spare from the previous GOES-R series that is fully assembled and currently in storage at L3Harris's facility; it will be designated as the first Flight Model for the GeoXO program. The contract modification is valued at approximately $86 million and represents a comprehensive, multi-year engagement extending through post-launch operations and calibration activities. During the pre-solicitation period, one other company (RazrWing Inc.) expressed interest but was determined to lack the capability and expertise required to deliver the specialized instrument and associated services. The selection of L3Harris as sole source is justified by their unique design expertise, proven ability to overcome significant technical challenges in previous ABI generations, and the institutional knowledge necessary to ensure mission success and minimize integration risks.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) plans to issue a Sole Source new work Modification to L3Harris Technologies, Inc. for the Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Imager (GXI) contract. This modification is for delivery of an Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI-5) and associated services. In support of NOAA’s GeoXO Program, NASA GSFC requires the delivery of the ABI-5 flight unit and associated services to ensure compatibility with spacecraft integration timelines and continuity in national environmental monitoring capabilities and severe weather predictions. The ABI-5 instrument is critical for geostationary observation and is aligned with mission requirements for on-orbit performance, dynamic environment survivability, and data consistency across the GOES constellation. The ABI-5 instrument was developed under the previous generation GOES-R series ABI contract as a government-retained spare. The instrument is fully assembled and remains in storage at the contractor’s facility. ABI-5 will be designated as the first Flight Model (FM) and will undergo spacecraft-level integration and test activities to support GeoXO mission implementation under the GXI contract.
Required efforts include:
- Perform the storage testing for the completed ABI-5 instrument, and any other necessary engineering work to certify that ABI-5 instrument is ready for flight
- Execution of pre-ship review and delivery of qualified flight hardware
- Provision of documentation and data packages in accordance with contract requirements
- Delivery of ABI-5 configured for spacecraft integration
- Support of spacecraft-level integration and system testing
- Participation in pre-launch testing and launch site operations
- Support of launch operations and early on-orbit validation
- Post-launch calibration to confirm operational performance
Based on the unique and highly intricate design of the ABI-5 instrument, along with required precision manufacturing processes, special test equipment, test fixtures, specialized and skilled workforce, in-depth calibration procedures, and institutional
expertise and knowledge required to provide the ABI-5 by April 2030, L3Harris Technologies is the only qualified vendor that meets the requirements for this procurement.
Update #1 ·
In support of NOAA’s GeoXO Program, NASA GSFC requires the delivery of the ABI-5 flight unit and associated services to ensure compatibility with spacecraft integration timelines and continuity in national environmental monitoring capabilities and severe weather predictions. The ABI-5 instrument is critical for geostationary observation and is aligned with mission requirements for on-orbit performance, dynamic environment survivability, and data consistency across the GOES constellation. The ABI-5 instrument was developed under the previous generation GOES-R series ABI contract as a government-retained spare. The instrument is fully assembled and remains in storage at the contractor’s facility. ABI-5 will be designated as the first Flight Model (FM) and will undergo spacecraft-level integration and test activities to support GeoXO mission implementation under the GXI contract.
Required efforts include:
- Perform the storage testing for the completed ABI-5 instrument, and any other necessary engineering work to certify that ABI-5 instrument is ready for flight
- Execution of pre-ship review and delivery of qualified flight hardware
- Provision of documentation and data packages in accordance with contract requirements
- Delivery of ABI-5 configured for spacecraft integration
- Support of spacecraft-level integration and system testing
- Participation in pre-launch testing and launch site operations
- Support of launch operations and early on-orbit validation
- Post-launch calibration to confirm operational performance
Based on the unique and highly intricate design of the ABI-5 instrument, along with
required precision manufacturing processes, special test equipment, test fixtures,
specialized and skilled workforce, in-depth calibration procedures, and institutional
expertise and knowledge required to provide the ABI-5 by April 2030, L3Harris
Technologies is the only qualified vendor that meets the requirements for this
procurement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ABI5 JOFOC (Final Posted ).pdf |
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