# Virginia's eProcurement Marketplace #GMU-KS0903-26

Spacecraft Bus and Mission Operations for NASA Landolt Mission (George Mason University)

**Posted:** September 17, 2026
**Respond By:** September 23, 2026
**Identifier:** GMU-KS0903-26
**NAICS:** 336414, 927110, 541715

George Mason University is seeking proposals for a flight-qualified spacecraft bus and mission operations to support the NASA Landolt Mission, an astrophysics project in Geostationary Earth Orbit.
- Buyer: George Mason University, College of Science (public higher education institution, Commonwealth of Virginia)
- No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation
- Products/services requested:
  - Flight-qualified spacecraft bus (1 unit)
  - Payload integration and verification services
  - Early hardware-in-the-loop testbed infrastructure (1 unit)
  - Integrated routine/orbital operations (1 year)
- Mission requirements:
  - All products and services must support a one-year astrophysics mission in GEO
  - Proposals must be submitted via the BONFIRE platform
  - Mandatory prebid/proposal conference or site visit required
- Attachments detail technical specifications, small business subcontracting plans, and mission requirements
- No part numbers or specific brands are provided; vendors must propose solutions meeting mission criteria

### Description

This Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by George Mason University seeks proposals to establish a contract with one firm to provide a flight-qualified spacecraft bus, payload integration and verification services, early hardware-in-the-loop testbed infrastructure, and integrated routine/orbital operations. The contract supports a one-year astrophysics mission in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) for the NASA Landolt Mission, a federal grant awarded to George Mason University's College of Science. The university is a public institution and agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The solicitation requires submissions through the BONFIRE platform and includes a mandatory prebid/proposal conference or site visit as detailed in the solicitation documents.

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