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NASA is seeking industry input on commercial microwave radiometer solutions for its FALCON constellation initiative: - Government Buyer: - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD), NASA Headquarters - Products/Services Requested: - Commercially owned and operated microwave radiometer - Development, launch, and operational support for the instrument - Radiometer must be capable of flying in formation with NASA's FALCON constellation - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Emphasis on leveraging commercial capabilities for instrument, platform, launch, and operations - Responses must comply with Section 526 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, prohibiting bilateral relationships with China - Open to industry, academia, non-profits, government agencies, and international community - Place of Performance and Delivery: - NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC - Potential operations or coordination in Washington, DC area

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is soliciting information on low-cost concepts for the development, launch, and operations of a radiometer component to fly in formation with the Fleet for the Atmosphere Linking Commercial Observations with NASA (FALCON). For this Request for Information (RFI), NASA is targeting a commercially owned and operated microwave radiometer capability to fly in formation with the NASA constellation. The instrument, supporting platform, launch, and operations should fully leverage commercial capabilities, and this RFI invites recommendations on the most effective approaches to facilitate this.

This RFI seeks responses broadly from industry, universities, non-profit organizations, individuals, NASA centers, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), other U.S. federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies, and the international community. NOTE: Responses are subject to the restrictions placed on NASA by Section 526 of the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024’’ and all applicable subsequent Appropriations Acts that prohibit bilateral relationships with China. Details of the restriction are at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs/prc-faq-roses/.

See the following attachment for full details: RFI_for_Radiometer_final2 3.24.26.pdf