# Partnership Opportunity Announcement for a NASA MSFC - Astrophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) Spacecraft

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/52be7907de744e4e8e95b40126692dc4

- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (80MSFC)
- Place of performance: Huntsville, Alabama
- City: Huntsville. https://abierto.us/cities/huntsville-al-0137000
- First posted: June 24, 2024
- Last posted: June 24, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/52be7907de744e4e8e95b40126692dc4/view

## Description

This partnership opportunity is in response to the expected NASA Astrophysics SMEX Announcement of Opportunity (AO), to be released in Quarter 3 (Q3) of FY2025. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is developing a mission concept to be proposed for this AO. The partnership opportunity is being issued to select a teaming partner to provide a spacecraft bus.

## Publications

- June 24, 2024: Special notice, due July 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM EDT. Notice 52be7907de744e4e8e95b40126692dc4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/52be7907de744e4e8e95b40126692dc4/view

## Points of contact

- Neil Martin, neil.f.martin@nasa.gov, 256-961-7487
- Amy Walden, amy.l.walden@nasa.gov, 256-961-2358

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