PolCube CubeSat Polarimeter Mission
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS_LARC_2022_ECI-02
- Agency
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Langley Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Hampton, Virginia 23681, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Langley Research Center has issued a Special Notice for the PolCube CubeSat Polarimeter Mission, a project associated with the Early Career Initiative (ECI). The notice seeks potential partners to collaborate on a comprehensive CubeSat development and research effort focused on polarimetric remote sensing capabilities. This opportunity is designed to engage organizations in advancing scientific research and technological innovation in satellite-based environmental monitoring. The Special Notice was posted on April 5, 2022, with a response deadline of April 21, 2022, and targets organizations interested in contributing to advanced aerospace and earth observation technologies. The project falls under the Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences NAICS category, specifically targeting space research and development services.
The PolCube mission seeks partners in three primary technical areas: polarimeter calibration, CubeSat integration and operations, and polarimetric remote sensing algorithm development. Eligible partners include both U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, with special consideration given to HBCUs, minority universities, and small business categories. The project requires at least half of the core team to be NASA early career employees, with an early career NASA employee serving as the Project Lead. Total project budget is capped at $1.25M per year, with a mandatory two-year completion timeline. Partner selection will be based on a comprehensive scoring system evaluating technical qualifications (30 points), management approach (25 points), teaming and workforce strategy (25 points), and past project management performance (20 points). Interested contractors must submit electronic responses limited to 5 pages per technical area to the designated NASA contacts, following the detailed guidelines outlined in the partnering synopsis.
Notice text
See the attached document for specific details.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Partnering Synopsis PolCube RFI v8 final v2.pdf | ||
| Partnering Synopsis PolCube RFI v8 final.pdf |
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