# SAM #DOIDSAM27G003

Future procurement for Landsat 10 Mission Operations Center development and flight operations

**Buyer:** USGS CONTRACTING ACTIVITY
**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Identifier:** DOIDSAM27G003
**NAICS:** 541330, 541512, 541511

USGS is preparing a future acquisition to develop and operate the Landsat 10 Mission Operations Center (MOC) and support spacecraft flight operations.
- **Scope:** Customize and implement a new commercial MOC, integrate mission-specific capabilities, and support readiness, testing, launch, commissioning, and routine operations.
- **Architecture and hosting:** The MOC is expected to use a cloud-native, containerized architecture. Hosting is planned through either USGS Cloud Hosting Services III or the EROS mission infrastructure Container (Kubernetes) Hosting Solution.
- **Key capabilities:** Requirements include telemetry and command, flight dynamics, planning and scheduling, simulators, automated operations, trending and analysis, situational awareness, and cybersecurity for a FISMA Moderate system.
- **Mission context:** Launch is anticipated in 2031, with a notional 100-day commissioning period and a mission intended to provide Landsat-like data for at least five years. These are mission planning details, not a stated contract period.
- **Acquisition status:** This is a future procurement, not an award. USGS will not augment the existing Landsat 8 and 9 MOC. Draft requirements and synopsis materials are available; feedback is not requested at this stage, with industry feedback planned after a draft RFP is released.
- **Commercial details:** No OEM, named vendor, specific commercial product, quantity, or part number is identified. The notice does not state an estimated contract value; any value range shown here is only a rough planning estimate.

### Description

Following the May 2026 RFI feedback and one-on-one meetings with industry, the USGS has matured its acquisition strategy for the Landsat 10 Mission Operations Center and Flight Operations scope of work. USGS intends to procure a new commercial, cloud-based or containerized cloud-native MOC to be hosted using USGS's Cloud Hosting Services (CHS) III services or EROS mission infrastructure Container (Kubernetes) Hosting Solution, respectively. Based on industry feedback and technical study results, the Government is no longer considering the option to augment the existing Landsat 8 and 9 LMOC. <br/>Included in this announcement are the following reference materials:<br/><br/>1)	Draft MOC/Ops Synopsis Document<br/>2)	Draft MOC Requirements Document<br/><br/>The Government is not requesting feedback at this time; industry will have an opportunity to provide feedback when the Draft RFP is released. These draft documents build on feedback received in response to the May 2026 RFI and provide industry with additional technical detail to clarify the Government's current approach to the Landsat 10 MOC Development and Operations scope of work. These documents will continue to be refined following the spacecraft award and feedback on the draft RFP leading up to the final RFP release. The MOC functions document previously shared with the RFI has been incorporated into the MOC Synopsis and will no longer be issued as a standalone RFP document.<br/><br/>USGS is working toward the following timeline for the RFP surrounding this scope of work:<br/><br/>     *  Draft RFP Release: Estimating early February 2027 (anticipate this will be following spacecraft RFP award)<br/>     *  Industry briefing (virtual): Shortly after Draft RFP announcement<br/>     *  Feedback response period: Anticipated to be 30 days<br/>     *  Tentative one-on-one meetings with contractors as needed to clarify any feedback provided (could be virtual or in-person, at the government's discretion)<br/>     *  Final RFP Release: As soon as possible following updates to documentation based on industry feedback. Estimating May 2027<br/>

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