Satellite Laser Ranging Services III
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Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center plans to award a sole source contract to the University of Hawaii for satellite laser ranging (SLR) services. The contract includes SLR operations, maintenance, and calibration of the NASA Transportable Laser Ranging System (TLRS-4) at Haleakala, as well as support for the planning, installation, and operation of new NASA geodetic stations within the NASA Space Geodesy Network. This effort is critical due to the remote geographic location, ensuring continuous laser tracking support at the facility. The acquisition is justified under FAR 6.302-1, recognizing the University of Hawaii as the only responsible source capable of meeting the agency’s requirements. The procurement will not use commercial product or service acquisition procedures under FAR Part 12. Interested organizations are invited to submit their qualifications electronically by June 26, 2026, for the purpose of evaluating the possibility of future competitive procurements, though NASA retains sole discretion on whether to compete the contract. The contract, identified by solicitation number 80GSFC27R0005, relates to NAICS code 517410 and is managed out of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, with performance taking place in Honolulu, Hawaii. Contact points for this acquisition are Nathan Freeman and Alexis N. Harris, and the acquisition follows NASA’s Ombudsman clause to address concerns.
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Honolulu, HI, 96822, USASet-Aside
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NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the satellite laser ranging (SLR) services from the University of Hawaii. The contractor shall provide SLR operations, the maintenance and calibration of the NASA Transportable Laser Ranging System (TLRS-4), and support facility planning, installation and operation of the new NASA geodetic stations as part of the NASA Space Geodesy Network (NSGN). The remote geographic location provides an uninterrupted continuation of laser tracking support at the TLRS-4 facility at Haleakala, and is supported under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or commercial service using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Nathan Freeman, nathan.a.freeman@nasa.gov not later than 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time on June 26, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination 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