Ground Systems and Mission Operations-4 (GSMO-4)

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is issuing a Request for Information (RFI‑GSMO4‑2027) to gather market intelligence on providing comprehensive ground‑systems and mission‑operations services for a broad portfolio of current and future science and Earth‑science missions (e.g., JWST, GOES, GPM, LRO, SDO). The RFI seeks vendor input on technical approaches, rough‑order‑of‑magnitude cost estimates, and feasibility of transitioning the upcoming GSMO‑4 contract from a Cost‑Plus‑Award‑Fee (CPAF) to a Firm‑Fixed‑Price (FFP) or hybrid structure. Respondents are asked to comment on scope stability, risk factors, contract‑type suitability, required assumptions, performance incentives, and potential “catalog‑style” or “core‑plus‑IDIQ” pricing models. Submissions are limited to 30 pages and must be emailed to the listed NASA contact. • Targeted services include systems engineering, ground‑system design, integration & test, launch‑and‑early‑orbit support, flight operations, flight dynamics, data collection/distribution, IT security, and sustaining engineering. • The effort will support a wide range of missions (Earth Observing System, Magnetospheric Multi‑Scale, Global Precipitation Measurement, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, James Webb Space Telescope, etc.). • NASA is exploring a shift to FFP or hybrid pricing, including catalog‑style pricing by mission risk class and a core‑plus‑IDIQ structure. • Vendors must provide cost‑approach narratives, ROM cost figures, and feedback on contract‑type feasibility. • No formal pre‑bid meeting or site‑visit is scheduled; Q&A sessions are TBD after the RFI period.