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The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a 2025 Astrophysics Small Explorer Smex in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 24 Mar 2026 and is scheduled to close on 03 Apr 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 138338658, while the tender notice number is NNH25ZDA008J and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: 2025 Astrophysics Small Explorer Smex
Deadline: 03 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 24 Mar 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138338658
Document Ref. No.: NNH25ZDA008J
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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3rd Amendment: NASA is reactivating and amending this special notice to add a PDF file named “3rdNSPIRES_Email” that contains the text of the “2026 Astrophysics Small Explorer Announcement of Opportunity March 2026 Community Announcement”. If you have any questions regarding the attached, please contact (via email) both the listed primary and secondary points of contact and use "APD 2026 SMEX CA" in the subject line.
2nd Amendment: NASA is reactivating and amending this special notice to announce 1) a new primary POC; 2) that the release of the final AO text is expected no earlier than the 2nd quarter of calendar year 2026; and 3) to add a PDF file named “3rdNSPIRESemail”. After reading this 3rd PDF file, only via email contact both the listed primary and secondary points of contact and use "2026 SMEX AO" in the subject line.
1st Amendment: NASA is reactivating and amending this special notice to announce 1) that the release of the final AO text is postponed and 2) to add a PDF file named “2ndNSPIRESemail”. Only after reading this 2nd PDF file, only via email contact both the listed primary and secondary points of contact and use "DRAFT 2025 SMEX AO" in the subject line.
On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov special notice, the DRAFT full text for the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) for the 2025Astrophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com. When you reach NSPIRES, click on the word “Solicitations” at the top of the NSPIRES landing page and then on the next page enter the number “NNH25ZDA008J” in the search box or use the direct URL provided below to the SMEX page on NSPIRES. The attached file entitled “1stNSPIRESemail” is a copy of text from an NSPIRES email sent to Science Mission Directorate List Serv subscribers.
After reading the full SMEX draft AO text available from NSPIRES, please address any comm...
Notice ID: nnh25zda008j
Department/Ind. Agency: national aeronautics and space administration
Sub-tier: national aeronautics and space administration
Office: nasa headquarters
Product Service Code: ar11 - space r&d services; space flight, research and supporting activities; basic research
NAICS Code: 54171 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Inactive Dates: apr 18, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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