Next generation scalable data engineering, operations, and informatics support for open science (next GEN)
Awarded Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80MSFC26D0003
- Agency
- Marshall Space Flight Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Awarded
- to New Rights Group, Inc.
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80MSFC26D0003 Federal IDV award
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ13 General Science & Technology R&D Svcs; General Science & Technology; Experimental Development
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
-
- Brad Vest bradley.d.vest@nasa.gov
- Steven Chrisley steven.m.chrisley@nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center awarded a $76 million-ceiling IDIQ contract to Development Seed of Washington on April 10, 2026, for research and development services supporting the Office of Data Science and Informatics.
The contract includes a 45-day phase-in period beginning May 15, 2026, followed by a two-year base ordering period and three one-year options extending through June 2031. Development Seed will provide system architecture expertise, operations and maintenance of ODSI-developed tools and platforms, data curation and management support, subject matter expertise in informatics and data science, and development and deployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for science data systems. The award was made under total small business set-aside following FAR Part 15 negotiated competition. Place of performance is Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Development Seed's proposal was selected with a final price of $54.1 million and received the highest past performance rating among six competing proposals.
Notice text
NASA has selected Development Seed of Washington to provide research and development services to the Office of Data Science and Informatics (ODSI) at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The award is a performance-based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of $76 million. A phase-in period begins on May 15, 2026, followed by a two-year base ordering period, with three one-year options to extend services through June 2031.
Under the contract, Development Seed will provide scientific research and development support services for ODSI projects, including system architecture expertise, operations and maintenance of ODSI-developed tools and platforms, and systematic approaches to data curation, management, and stewardship. The contractor also will provide subject matter expertise in informatics, data science, and information management, as well as develop and deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to advance science data systems.
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov
Awarded contract 80MSFC26D0003 to New Rights Group, Inc. for 75880683.00 on 2026-04-10.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 03 16 Source Selection Statement.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Next generation scalable data engineering, operations, and informatics support for open science (next GEN) | Award Notice | |
| Next generation scalable data engineering, operations, and informatics support for open science (next GEN) | Solicitation | |
| Next generation scalable data engineering, operations, and informatics support for open science (next GEN) | Special Notice | |
| Next generation scalable data engineering, operations, and informatics support for open science (next GEN) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Next generation open and scalable data analysis, processing and visualization solution | Special Notice | |
| Next generation open and scalable data analysis, processing and visualization solution | Pre-Solicitation |
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