Opportunity
SAM #NNH26ZDA015L
NASA Solicitation for Partnership Proposals: Atmospheric Exploration Observatory
Buyer
NASA Headquarters
Posted
September 02, 2026
Respond By
December 02, 2026
Identifier
NNH26ZDA015L
NAICS
54171, 927110, 541715, 334511, 336419, 541360
NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Earth Science Division (ESD) is seeking innovative partnership proposals for the Atmospheric Exploration Observatory. - Government buyer: NASA Headquarters - Solicitation invites external organizations to collaborate with NASA - Complete the former GeoCarb instrument - Integrate GeoCarb with a spacecraft - Launch and operate the instrument - Share unique atmospheric data - GeoCarb instrument is the primary hardware referenced - Requirements include: - Hardware utilization and completion - Integration, launch, and operation - Data sharing to advance commercial remote sensing - No specific OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or purchase quantities provided - Opportunity is open to organizations capable of supporting instrument completion, integration, launch, and operations
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. Additional Links:AtmX AFPPFull text AtmX AFPP