Optical communications are an up-and-coming alternative to radio frequency-based comms that are attracting the attention of the biggest space companies and agencies. Among them: NASA and Elon Musk’s Starlink. “NASA, alongside Starlink, Kuiper, and the Space Development Agency, is advancing optical communication technology, a leap for space and t...
Twelve organizations won spots on NASA's seven-year, $478 million Research, Engineering & Mission Integration Services-2 contract, or REMIS-2. The awardees will support the International Space Station Program from Jan. 12, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2030, with a two-year contract option period.On March 5, the Potomac Officers Club will host the 202...
NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, or SEWP, contract is now in its sixth iteration, and it’s unlocking bigger opportunities for industry than ever before. In a new video interview, Executive Mosaic spoke with Deltek’s Vice President of Research, Carey Webster, to learn more about the contract and what contractors need to do to...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has started soliciting proposals for the fourth iteration of a contract to acquire services to perform analytical and physical processing activities in support of cargo requirements. The agency plans to conduct a full and open competition for Cargo Mission Contract 4, which will include engineering, maintenance and oper...
J.P. Donovan Construction, Precision Fabricating and Cleaning Co. and Engraver Metal Fabricators have won spots on a potential three-year, $100 million contract to produce ground support equipment for the Artemis lunar missions. NASA said Thursday it chose Florida-based companies to work on the fabrication of the components, which will be delivered ...
NASA’s Johnson Space Center plans to release a request for proposals for the fourth iteration of a contract to procure services to facilitate analytical and physical processing activities in support of cargo requirements. Cargo Mission Contract 4 has a potential ceiling value of $100 million and will cover engineering, maintenance and operations s...
NASA has issued a draft request for proposals for the third iteration of the Safety and Mission Assurance Services contract. The agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center plans to award SMAS III as a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an ordering period of five years and an option period of up to six months to exten...
NASA is soliciting proposals for a follow-on contract that will provide for operations, maintenance and other support services needed at Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, and several agency locations. According to a solicitation notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov, the Wallops Range Contract has two areas of core requirements: prog...
NASA plans to release a solicitation for the third iteration of its Safety and Mission Assurance Services contracting vehicle and expects the maximum ordering value for SMAS III to reach $226 million. According to a presolicitation notice posted on SAM.gov, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center will procure services for independent surveillance, ...
Seven companies have landed positions on a potential $476 million contract to provide NASA with Earth observation data from commercial small satellites. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of commercial smallsat data products and related services to support the space agency’s Earth science ...
