This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Commerce was posted on May 19, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.
Notice of Intetent to Sole Source for Web-based Space Situational Awareness (WSSA) set of conjunction assessment tools and services Subscription Renewal
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
Active Opportunities Like This One
AI Contract Overview
The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) within the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), intends to renew a sole source subscription with SpaceNav, LLC for a web-based suite of Space Situational Awareness (WSSA) tools and services. These tools provide critical conjunction assessment capabilities for analyzing collision risks involving Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) spacecraft by offering event analysis, visualization, risk assessment based on positional uncertainties, and collision-avoidance maneuver planning. The contract will be a firm, fixed-price commercial purchase order under NAICS code 518210, with performance set from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, and work performed at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland. SpaceNav, LLC is currently the sole provider of these specialized conjunction assessment services, and no authorized resellers exist in this domain. The government has issued a sole source justification under statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 and formally notified potential vendors of its intent to award without competition, while allowing any interested party to submit documentation within a limited timeframe to demonstrate they can meet the government’s requirements. However, submissions will be considered only to decide whether to proceed with the sole source acquisition and will not themselves guarantee contract award. The notice emphasizes that no quotes or proposals are being solicited, and that any vendor responses are voluntary and unpaid by the government.
General Info
Agency
NAICS
Place of Performance
Suitland, MD, 20746, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
Web-based Space Situational Awareness (WSSA) set of conjunction assessment tools and services Subscription Renewal
Requirements Number: REQUIREMENTS-26-0165
Agency: Department of Commerce (DOC)
Office: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Location: Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO)
Notice Type: Special Notice - Notice of Intent to Sole Source
This notice is not a Request for Quote, Request for Proposal, or an Invitation for Bid. The intent of this synopsis is to provide notice of a proposed contract action.
This is a notice of intent to issue a firm, fixed price commercial purchase order to SpaceNav, LLC, located at 2601 Spruce St., Suite A, Boulder, Colorado 80302 under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 518210 “Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services” with a small business size Standard of $40,000,000.00.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) Mission Operations Division (MOD) has a requirement for membership to the Space Data Association with a period of performance of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The place of performance for this requirement is NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) located in Suitland, MD.
SpaceNav, LLC, is currently the sole industry provider for Web-based Space Situational Awareness set of conjunction assessment tools and services (WSSA), for conjunction analysis of Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) spacecraft events, analysis visualization, risk assessment probabilities of events based on positional uncertainties, and design of collision-avoidance maneuvers. There are no authorized resellers at this time.
A sole source justification was prepared in accordance with RFO 12.201-1. The statutory authority permitting this sole source acquisition is 41 U.S.C. 1901. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals; however, any vendor that believes it can fully meet the Government’s Requirements may submit written documentation affirmatively demonstrating its ability to meet the Government’s Requirements to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist, listed below, within ten (10) calendar days of the notice’s posted date.
Vendor documentation submitted in response to this notice will be considered only to determine whether to proceed with the intended sole source acquisition. A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive acquisition based on potential submissions to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any documentation submitted in response to this notice is strictly voluntary. Therefore, the Government: 1) will not pay for any documentation submitted in response to this notice; and 2) will not award a contract solely based on documentation submitted in response to this notice.
-End of Special Notice-