Special notice
Announcement for Partnership Proposals: Atmospheric Exploration Observatory
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Headquarters. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences.
Response deadline
December 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
Closed in 77 days. Posted September 2, 2026, first published September 2, 2026. Scheduled to archive December 17, 2026.
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), Earth Science Division (ESD), is inviting innovative partnership proposals for the Atmospheric Exploration Observatory to explore collaborative opportunities for hardware utilization. NASA is exploring partnerships with external organizations to enable more impactful exploitation of NASA resources and to advance the commercial remote sensing industry.
This Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) invites proposals for innovative partnerships for atmospheric exploration. This AFPP envisions one or more partnerships to complete the former GeoCarb instrument, integrate the instrument with a spacecraft, launch, operate, and share its unique data with clear benefits to the selected partner(s).
On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the full, final text for this AFPP 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 submission website, including announcing meetings with log-on details for interested parties.
It is the responsibility of interested parties and the proposer to stay up to date with that website and ensure that they have the latest information available. All meetings and forums will be virtual.
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
September 2, 2026
Special notice
Due December 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 27c8daf06f1243f3a357db1f4a505cc9
September 2, 2026
Special notice
Due December 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 5575c415c37245f1bee03d515dc8ff36
September 2, 2026
Special notice
Due December 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 60e46e33abfb49ae81c59fba28e3d853
Points of contact
- Beth Weinstein, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASAhq-esdpartnerships@mail.nasa.gov
Also open from this buyer
- NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3)PresolicitationNAICS 541612Maryland80HQTR26R0005NPP3_PSNCloses tomorrowSep 17