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RFI - Mission Integration Prime for Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Series Satellites
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This Request for Information (RFI-MIP-2026) issued by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center seeks market input to inform a future procurement for a Mission Integration Prime to manage end-to-end mission operations for the GeoXO-1 and GeoXO-2 satellites. The goal is to gather rough-order-of-magnitude cost estimates, technical approaches, and alternative concepts to refine requirements and foster competition, with no intent to award a contract based on responses. The future contract is anticipated to be firm fixed price, covering a ten-year on-orbit operations period for each satellite beginning with GeoXO-1 in December 2032 and GeoXO-2 in October 2034, including payload processing, launch execution, ground system operations, Level 1b science product generation, anomaly response, and decommissioning to a super-synchronous orbit. All operations must comply with FISMA High security standards, utilize an FCC-protected L-band ground station, and deliver data to the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework, while payload processing requires ISO Class 8 cleanroom conditions with temporary Class 7 capability. Responses must be submitted via email to Travis Hagelberg by May 11, 2026, with a 30-page limit excluding standard administrative pages such as the cover letter, title page, table of contents, and acronym list. The solicitation does not require formal certifications, entity registration details, or pricing data, but vendors are expected to demonstrate relevant experience with FISMA High systems, spacecraft commissioning, radiometric calibration, and mission rehearsal execution. Special requirements include identifying organizational conflicts of interest, proposing alternatives to the government’s MIP concept—including use of government-furnished equipment—and addressing the structure of fixed-price contracts with performance incentives for core operations and time-and-materials contracts for anomaly recovery and special analyses. The Government will not pay for submitted information, and participation does not obligate it to proceed with a procurement.
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THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.
The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gather market intelligence, technical approaches, and rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) considerations to inform a potential future procurement of a “Mission Integration Prime” capability to manage and perform mission integration functions for GeoXO series satellites.
These documents are for information and planning purposes, to allow industry to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirements, to allow industry to provide meaningful feedback to improve the requirements for the Government’s consideration, and to promote competition.
All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Travis Hagelberg at Travis.M.Hagelberg@nasa.gov no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on May 11, 2026. When responding, please reference RFI-MIP-2026.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf
This RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).
Amendment 1 (April 2, 2026): The page limit for responses is increased from 20 pages to 30 pages.
Amendment 2 (April 23, 2026): The due date for responses is changed from May 4, 2026 to May 11, 2026.
Amendment 3 (April 30, 2026): Updated to reflect the 30-page limit excludes the Contracts Transmittal letter, Cover Page, Title Page, Table of Contents, and Acronym list.
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