Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Tropospheric Tender - 140798523

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution Tempo Extended Host Operations

Deadline: 08 May 2026

Posting Date: 07 May 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 140798523

Document Ref. No.: NOI_TEMPO-Extended-Host-Ops

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) has a requirement to continue hosting on-orbit operations for the NASA-developed Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) Instrument as a Hosted Payload (HP) on an Intelsat IS-40e spacecraft and delivery of the TEMPO Hosted Payload data. The host contractor shall provide the following services under this requirement:
Operate the host geostationary spacecraft (IS-40e) at 91W longitude to include supporting the power, thermal, and data interfaces with the TEMPO Instrument.
Pass commands to the TEMPO Instrument from another Government contractor.
Relay TEMPO scientific and housekeeping data from the TEMPO Instrument on-orbit to another Government contractor data processing facility.
Monitor host spacecraft health and status for any anomalies that may impact the TEMPO Instrument or TEMPO operations and ensure the safety of the TEMPO Instrument during host spacecraft anomalies.
Safely deactivate the Hosted Payload at the end of the Hosted Payload mission.
Meet all legal and commercial requirements, including ITU-R S.1003.1, for orbital debris/end of life disposal of the host spacecraft.
Develop and provide Host Spacecraft predicted ephemeris data in accordance with the Extended Operations Host Requirements Document.
NASA LaRC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire these services from SES Space and Defense under the authority permitting other than full and open competition implemented by FAR 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial service using FAR Part 12.
TEMPO hosted payload services are currently provided by SES Space and Defense using its Intelsat 40e geostationary communications satellite under the United States Space Force contract FA8814-14-D-0003, Delivery Order FA8814-19-F-0001. SES Space and Defense owns ...
Notice ID: noi_tempo-extended-host-ops

Department/Ind. Agency: national aeronautics and space administration

Sub-tier: national aeronautics and space administration

Office: nasa langley research center

Product Service Code: dg11 - it and telecom - network: satellite communications and telecom access services

NAICS Code: 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications

Inactive Dates: may 23, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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