2026 Astrophysics Small Explorer (APSMEX)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation NNH26ZDA011O in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 9, 2026 · this noticeCombined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Aug 6, 2026Combined Synopsis/SolicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
On or after this SAM.gov notice, the final text for the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) 2026 Astrophysics Small Explorer (APSMEX) will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com. Click on the word �Solicitations� at the top of the NSPIRES landing page and then on the next page enter the number �NNH26ZDA011O� in the search box or use the direct URL provided below. This �Description� is not a complete or verbatim summary of the AO. It is the responsibility interested parties to visit and moni… (show all)
tor regularly the two listed internet sites (links) for any amendments or other updates. Please also open and carefully read the attached PDF file named �9JuneEmail.pdf�. The 9JuneEmail attachment is copy of the text that NSPIRES sent to Science Mission Directorate (SMD) List Serv subscribers and includes other and earlier, important dates such as for the submission of a MANDATORY Notice of Intent (NOI) and a virtual Preproposal conference that are prior to the listed Date Offers Due. After reading the full AO on NSPIRES, please address any comments and questions only via email to both the primary and alternative points of contact listed and use " APSMEX26� in the subject line.
Who won similar work
15 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NASA), same product/service code (PSC) AR11.
Single-winner award sizes (15): middle half $1.1M to $8.7M, median $1.8M; range $238K to $282.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc. | 2 | $3.6M | Jul 7, 2025 |
| SIERRA LOBO INC | 1 | $282.2M | Dec 13, 2024 |
| MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $58.6M | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Llc | 1 | $25.2M | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Fort Wayne Metals Fort Wayne IN 46809 USA | 1 | $14.0M | Sep 29, 2025 |
| ELECTRA.AERO INC. | 1 | $3.5M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION | 1 | $3.3M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| JETZERO, INC. | 1 | $2.2M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | 1 | $1.4M | Nov 13, 2024 |
| RTX CORPORATION | 1 | $1.2M | Nov 13, 2024 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- Sep 11, 2026Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Llc$25.2MContract Extension for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission Operations, Systems Engineering, and Software II (MOSES II)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 6, 2026MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SERVICES, LLC$58.6MProject and Engineering Support Services II (PESS II) ExtensionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2025General Electric Company$340K4H-SiC Silicon Carbide (SiC) Integrated Circuit Processing on 100 mm Diameter SiC WafersMateriality: <0.01% of $GE revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 29, 2025Fort Wayne Metals Fort Wayne IN 46809 USA$14.0M40 Kelvin Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Development and Alternate Forms ProductionNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2025JACKSON BOND ENTERPRISES, LLC$970K10m Pathfinder FTPSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 13, 2025RYZING TECHNOLOGIES LLC$821KPathfinder Tori and Hose FabricationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 7, 2025Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.$1.8MPathfinder Technology Demonstrator Mission Operations Follow-On (PTD Follow-On) ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 27, 2025Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.$1.8MPathfinder Technology Demonstrator Mission Operations Follow-On (PTD Follow-On) ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 13, 2024SIERRA LOBO INC$282.2MSpace Flight Systems Development and Operations Contract III (SpaceDOC III)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 13, 2024JETZERO, INC.$2.2MPhase I: AACES 2050 Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental SustainabilityNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 16 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.