Special NoticePosted Oct 6, 2026·Responses due Oct 21, 2026

JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM (JPSS) CONTRACTS, EXERCISE OF OPTION 1 - LONG TERM STORAGE FOR SPECIFIED INSTRUMENTS INTEGRATED ONTO THE JPSS-3 SPACECRAFT

NASA · NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
JPSS-OPT1-FY27
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
Not stated
Place
Gilbert, PA, USA
Contact
Bruce Tsai (Bruce.B.Tsai@nasa.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation JPSS-OPT1-FY27 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 6, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 23, 2026 to May 11, 2027, middle of the range Feb 10, 2027.
Measured from 23 past early notices at National Aeronautics and Space Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 6, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

In accordance with contract clauses FAR 52.217-9, "Option to Extend the Term of the Contract," and GSFC 52.217-90, "Option to Extend"; this special announcement provides notice of the Government's intent to exercise Option 1 under the following Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Contracts: NNG10XA01C � Ozone Mapping Profiler Suite (OMPS) NNG10XA05C � Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) NNG10XA06C � Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) NNG11XA04C � Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) Option 1 Description: For each instrument integrated onto the JPSS-3 Spacecraft, the vend… (show all)

or must provide Long-Term Storage to support a JPSS-3 Spacecraft launch date of September 1, 2028. The Government intends to issue a unilateral contract modification to exercise these options in accordance with the terms and conditions of the existing contracts. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor�s ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

Who won similar work

171 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NASA), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

Single-winner award sizes (157): middle half $1.4M to $316.9M, median $14.0M; range $26K to $5.9B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
Amentum Technology, Inc. · $AMTM · $7.9B2$1.2BMay 20, 2026
ARES TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION2$739.8MAug 7, 2026
SIERRA LOBO INC2$548.2MApr 24, 2026
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.2$87.0MAug 20, 2025
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE San Antonio TX 78238 USA2$86.4MFeb 14, 2025
The Regents of the University of Colorado Boulder CO 80309 USA2$40.3MOct 6, 2026
SIERRA SPACE CORP2$26.3MJan 8, 2026
ASCA, INC2$10.6MOct 2, 2026
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.2$3.6MJul 7, 2025
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.1$5.9BSep 18, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Investor context
  • $AMTM reported $7.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 157 past awards, $14.0M, is 0.2% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

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.

  • 2 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (11 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
  • $46K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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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.

  • 8 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
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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.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.