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Announcement for Partnership Proposals: Atmospheric Exploration Observatory

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · Solicitation NNH26ZDA015L · NAICS 54171 · No Set aside used · Responses due 02 December 2026

Solicitation details

Solicitation number	NNH26ZDA015L
Notice ID	60e46e33abfb49ae81c59fba28e3d853
Agency	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Sub-tier	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Contracting office	NASA HEADQUARTERS
NAICS code	54171
Product / service code (PSC)	AR12
Set-aside	No Set aside used
Notice type	Special Notice
Posted	02 September 2026
Response deadline	02 December 2026
Place of performance	Washington, DC, USA

Description

NASA s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Earth Science Division (ESD), is inviting innovative partnership proposals for the Atmospheric Exploration Observatory to explore collaborative opportunities for hardware utilization. NASA is exploring partnerships with external organizations to enable more impactful exploitation of NASA resources and to advance the commercial remote sensing industry. This Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) invites proposals for innovative partnerships for atmospheric exploration. This AFPP envisions one or more partnerships to complete the former GeoCarb instrument, integrate the instrument with a spacecraft, launch, operate, and share its unique data with clear benefits to the selected partner(s). On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the full, final text for this AFPP will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by searching on the SAM notice ID (called a solicitation number on NSPIRES) or via the link provided below. NASA may periodically update the submission website, including announcing meetings with log-on details for interested parties. It is the responsibility of interested parties and the proposer to stay up to date with that website and ensure that they have the latest information available. All meetings and forums will be virtual.

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