Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Next (ENX) RFI
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
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PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is conducting a Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) for the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Next (ENX) project. This RFI seeks information for the development and sustaining engineering of software and hardware systems to manage Earth science data, serving as the evolution and follow-on to the current EOSDID Evolution and Development (EED)-3 contract. Responses are due September 26, 2024.
Scope of Work
The ENX project involves the evolution, development engineering, and operations of on-premises and commercial cloud-based systems and services. Key areas include:
- Earthdata Cloud and NASA-Compliant General Application Platform (NGAP)
- Cloud Ingest and Archive Services
- Common Metadata Repository (CMR)
- Metadata Management Services
- Earthdata Search and Login
- ESDIS Global Metrics System
- Sentinel Gateway
- EOSDIS Core System (ECS)
- Data Transformation and Visualization Services
- Science Data Processing Services The contractor will coordinate with the ESDIS Project, Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs), science investigator teams, and the user community to continuously improve operations, scalability, quality, reliability, availability, functionality, operability, and performance of ESDIS systems, while reducing costs and transitioning to new capabilities.
Key Tasks
The DRAFT Statement of Work (SOW) outlines key responsibilities across eight Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) areas:
- WBS 1 - Program Management: Planning, financial management, risk management.
- WBS 2 - System Engineering: Requirements, analyses, interface development, product management.
- WBS 3 - Development: Design, prototyping, development, test, and implementation of new systems.
- WBS 4 - Sustainment and Maintenance: Hardware and software engineering sustainment, upgrades, configuration management.
- WBS 5 - IT Security: Safeguarding data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
- WBS 6 - User Services: Support and training for the Earth science user community.
- WBS 7 - Operations: Operational support for system components and ESDIS data.
- WBS 8 - Testing: Enterprise-level functional, usability, and performance testing.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI)
- Set-Aside: The Government reserves the right to consider various small business set-asides (Small, 8(a), WOSB, SD-VOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone) based on responses.
- Response Due: September 26, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT
- Published: January 23, 2026 (Note: This published date appears to be in the future, but is provided in the input.)
- Product Service Code: DB01 - Support Services For Specialized High Performance Computing (Hpc) Systems.
- Place of Performance: Contractor-selected locations, with required meetings at GSFC and nearby offsite locations.
Additional Notes
NASA is specifically seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), and members of underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985. Input is requested on barriers/opportunities to engage subject matter experts and subcontractors from underserved communities, and recommendations to enhance diversity and inclusion. This is for information and planning purposes only; no solicitation exists.