SAM #80TECH27QA019

NASA plans sole-source ENOP network orchestration services from Aalyria Technologies

NASA plans to unify service management across its Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) networks through an Enterprise Service Management Network Orchestration Platform (ENOP). - Agency and office: NASA IT Procurement Office; SCaN Network Integration division at Marshall Space Flight Center. - Requirement: Services to establish a unified platform for missions to discover, request, schedule, and monitor communications and navigation services across government-owned and commercial networks. - Networks in scope: Deep Space Network, Near Space Network, commercial space-relay services, cislunar communications and relay networks, and the Mars Telecommunications Network. The integrated environment may include ground antennas, in-space satellites, control centers, and mission users. - Acquisition approach: NASA intends to award on a sole-source basis to Aalyria Technologies, Inc., identified as the only responsible source. Other organizations may submit capability information for NASA to consider whether to compete the requirement. - Quantities, part numbers, funding, and performance dates: Not provided in the notice.

Description

NASA/Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) - Network Integration division at NASA Marshal Space Flight Center (MSFC) has a requirement for a common network orchestration layer connecting SCaN's ground antennas, in-space satellites, control centers, and mission users across a heterogeneous set of both government-owned and commercial networks.

SCaN's network portfolio has historically consisted of a limited number of government-owned and vertically integrated networks such as the Deep Space Network (DSN) and Near Space Network (NSN). This portfolio is rapidly evolving into a more complex ecosystem comprising:

Near-Earth — The Communications Services Project (CSP) provides commercial space-relay services, succeeding the TDRS relay function.

Cislunar — LEGS (ground / Direct-with-Earth) and LCRNS (orbital relay and navigation) extend coverage to the Moon, including the far side and south pole.

Mars — The Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN) provides a dedicated relay at Mars.

Each of these networks arrives with its own operations complex, ground or relay system, scheduling process, and service interface. Left unintegrated, this diversity becomes the responsibility of individual NASA missions, which must separately discover, request, schedule, and monitor services from each network they touch. A unified Enterprise Service Management Network Orchestration Platform (ENOP) capability is needed to realize the "One Network" vision for SCaN network operations.

The objective of this effort is to establish a single, unified ENOP capability such that the union of multiple SCaN systems behave as a unified network supporting an extensible set of missions.

NASA/Information Technology Procurement Office (ITPO) intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the services from:

Aalyria Technologies, Inc.

7633 Southfront RD

STE 200

Livermore, California

94551-8223, United States

Aalyria Technologies, Inc. is the only responsible source capable of satisfying the agency requirements under the authority of FAR 6.103-1.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial product or service using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Nicolas Zogaib at nicolas.a.zogaib@nasa.gov not later than 5:00PM ET on 11/24/2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A decision by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at : https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf

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