Small Bodies Discipline Node Support Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80GSFC27PDSSBD-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
- College Park, Maryland, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center intends to issue a sole-source contract to University of Maryland College Park for Small Bodies Discipline Node Support Services, with capability statements due by 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on July 16, 2026.
The Small Bodies Discipline Node at University of Maryland College Park will continue ingesting, validating, and curating planetary data while providing discovery and access tools for the scientific community. The contract effort encompasses planetary mission support, data archival and preservation, data discovery and distribution, data usage services, and maintenance of standards and documentation to enable discovery and access of NASA planetary mission data for scientific analysis.
Interested organizations may submit written capabilities and qualifications to Candis.Edwards@nasa.gov and Carlos.Natera@nasa.gov by the July 16 deadline. The Government will evaluate submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis; the decision to proceed sole-source or competitively remains at Government discretion.
This is not a commercial product or service acquisition under FAR Part 12. NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies; the Center Ombudsman contact is available at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf.
NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences).
Notice text
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement for Small Bodies Discipline Node Support Services.
NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire Small Bodies Discipline Node Support Services from University of Maryland College Park.
The Small Bodies Discipline Node at the University of Maryland College Park 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 Carlos.Natera@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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