# Request for Information - Establishment of New Zealand Satellite Ground Station

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

- Solicitation number: SPSatComRFI
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was August 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: National Science Foundation
- Contracting office: Office of Polar Programs (490609)
- Place of performance: NZL
- First posted: July 8, 2024
- Last posted: July 8, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d70a2f4c632429aa3d1680cdd73fe03/view

## Description

This special notice is a Request for Information (RFI), it is released by NSF in support of the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC) prime vendor, Leidos Inc., to maximize potential distribution. NSF is not the focal point for this RFI, please direct any communications to the points of contact identified in this notice's attachment. This RFI concerns the potential establishment of a satellite ground station in New Zealand such that data links may be established to and from South Pole Station and other United States Antarctic Program locations. Important dates are highlighted below:

**July 22, 2024:** Deadline to submit questions.

**July 25, 2024:**

**Time:** 4PM Eastern Time (July 26, 2024 8AM New Zealand Time) Leidos hosted call to respond to questions and any additional follow-on questions interested parties may have.

**August 16, 2024:**

**Time:** 5PM Eastern Time (August 16, 2024 9AM New Zealand Time) RFI response deadline.

## Publications

- July 8, 2024: Special notice, due August 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8d70a2f4c632429aa3d1680cdd73fe03. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d70a2f4c632429aa3d1680cdd73fe03/view

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