NASA has started soliciting proposals as part of the on-ramp process for a potential five-year, $476 million contract to acquire Earth observation data derived from constellations of small satellites operated by commercial entities.
The space agency will conduct the on-ramping process for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract as a full and open competition, providing new vendors and awardees an opportunity to propose new data products and compete, according to a solicitation notice published Friday.
The data products to be procured from commercial sources through the multiple-award CSDA IDIQ contract seek to support NASA’s Earth science research and application activities.
The agency will also require offerors to comply with non-negotiable end-user license agreements to enable the shareability and dissemination of commercial data with other agencies and partners.
According to the request for proposals, the effective ordering period of any on-ramp contracts will kick off from the date of award and run through Nov. 15, 2028.
In October, seven companies won spots on the CSDA contract.
NASA expects to award contracts through the on-ramp process in June.
Proposals are due no later than March 25.
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