# REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): TERRA, AQUA, AND AURA (TAA) MISSIONS

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nnh26zda003l

- Solicitation number: NNH26ZDA003L
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Headquarters (80HQTR)
- NAICS: 54171 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Product or service code: AR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied Research
- First posted: January 8, 2026
- Last posted: January 29, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0a54af9ae8f54f1bbedb2ef1665b7f44/view

## Description

**Amendment #1:** The response date is extended and adds a new PDF file under Attachments called “2ndTAAEmail”, which is a copy a NSPIRES email sent to SMD List Serv subscribers . NASA is exploring partnerships with external organizations for the operations and data collection of Earth Science satellite missions to enable more impactful exploitation of NASA resources and to advance the commercial remote sensing industry.

This RFI specifically seeks information on interest in the Terra, Aqua, and/or Aura missions and information on potential innovative partnership arrangements to maintain one or more of these on-orbit missions.

Depending on the responses to this RFI, NASA may 1) proceed to have discussions with individual respondents or 2) release an Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) to compete this opportunity with NASA under a reimbursable or non-reimbursable (no exchange of funds) Space Act Agreement, or both 1 and 2. Any resultant agreement(s) from this RFI or potential future AFPP will define the full roles and responsibilities of NASA and the selected Partner(s).

On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the full, final text for this Request for Information will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by searching on the SAM notice ID (called a solicitation number on NSPIRES) or via the link provided below. NASA may periodically update the NSPIRES landing page to add other documents such as questions and answers or to revise and amend this RFI.

To stay up to date Interested parties must visit NSPIRES regularly to ensure that they have the latest information available. The attached PDF file entitled “1stEmail” is a copy of the text of an email NSPIRES sent to Science Mission Directorate (SMD) List Serv subscribers and includes other important dates not shown on this SAM.gov landing page.

After downloading and carefully reading the full text from NSPIRES, by email only address questions (or other comments) with a subject line to read “TAA RFI” to the listed point(s) of contact.

## Publications

- January 8, 2026: Special notice, due January 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. Notice 74b43b12067a43149263c2c13d42b2e8. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/74b43b12067a43149263c2c13d42b2e8/view
- January 29, 2026: Special notice, due February 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. Notice 0a54af9ae8f54f1bbedb2ef1665b7f44. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0a54af9ae8f54f1bbedb2ef1665b7f44/view

## Points of contact

- Beth Weinstein, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, hq-esdpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov
- Eleanor Pierel, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, hq-esdpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov

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