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To make significant progress toward our understanding of the climate evolution and habitability of Mars, using the in situ SAM data, in particular, and related remote sensing data from relevant ground-based telescopes and spacecraft, in general

NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

Response status

Due in 3 days

Aug 31, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

The response window is short.

Posted
Aug 25, 2026
Archive date
Sep 15, 2026
SAM status
Active

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What the source record says

  • NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER published this special notice.
  • Competition is listed as No Set aside used.
  • The notice uses NAICS 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
0a4e5a77cdc54c409d873e87f8b33ffb
Solicitation
80NSSC26940661Q
Base type
Special Notice
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Special Notice
Solicitation number
80NSSC26940661Q
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Set-aside code
Posted
Aug 25, 2026
Responses due
Aug 31, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 15, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Special Notice
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Aug 28, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department code
Subagency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subagency code
Office
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MS, 39529, USA
Place of performance
City code
State
State code
Postal code
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Points of contact

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Notice description

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*PLEASE NOTE* THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. ANY PRICE OFFERS RECIEVED WILL NOT BE REVIEWED / ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. A price quote alone generally does not provide sufficient information to evaluate a vendor's technical capability. See the attached SOW. All correspondence must reference ID# to ensure visibility. Synopsis: NASA/NSSC has a requirement for The ultimate goal of this work is to make significant progress toward our understanding of the climate evolution and habitability of Mars, using the in situ SAM data, in particular, and related remote sensing data from relevant ground-based telescopes and spacecraft, in general.. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1015, under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN is the sole provider of The ultimate goal of this work is to make significant progress toward our understanding of the climate evolution and habitability of Mars, using the in situ SAM data, in particular, and related remote sensing data from relevant ground-based telescopes and spacecraft, in general. NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The Government intends to acquire Non-Commercial items or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 13 for Non-Commercial The NAICS Code for this procurement is 611310. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 8:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on 8/31/2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. NOTE: Quotes received in response to this notice will NOT be considered and will not be evaluated by NASA�s Technical End User Team. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf . Primary Point of Contact: Monica Wilson, Procurement Assistant monica.d.wilson@nasa.gov Secondary Point of Contact: KIMBERLYNN LANCASTER, Contract Specialist, kimberlynn.m.lancaster@nasa.go

Comparable award range

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Comparable awards

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No comparable awards are attached to this notice.

Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Special NoticeAug 27, 2026Aug 31, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC251a33953212e1b6
2Special NoticeAug 28, 2026Aug 31, 2026, 1:00 PM UTCe535861224563dd7

Record provenance

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Sources and method

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  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 28, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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