Insider Brief
- NASA has selected eight companies for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, a new initiative aimed at acquiring Earth observation data and providing related services.
- The On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract comes with a firm-fixed-price and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity structure.
- The total potential value across all contractors is $476 million, with the performance period running through November 15, 2028.
NASA has selected eight companies for a new initiative aimed at acquiring Earth observation data and providing related services. This effort is part of the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program On-Ramp1 Multiple Award contract, which comes with a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity structure. The total potential value across all contractors is $476 million, with the performance period running through November 15, 2028.
The eight companies chosen include:
– BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, Inc. (Herndon, Virginia)
– ICEYE US Inc. (Irvine, California)
– MDA Geospatial Service Inc. (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada)
– Pixxel Space Technologies, Inc. (El Segundo, California)
– Planet Labs Federal, Inc. (Arlington, Virginia)
– Satellogic Federal, LLC (Davidson, North Carolina)
– Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama)
– The Tomorrow Companies Inc. (Boston, Massachusetts)
These companies are tasked with acquiring data from commercial sources to support NASA’s Earth science research. This data will be critical in enhancing NASA’s ongoing Earth observation efforts, alongside contributions from other U.S. government agencies and international partners. The contracts aim to provide NASA with a cost-effective way to bolster Earth observation initiatives, benefiting scientific research and applications that ultimately aim to improve life on Earth.
By leveraging commercial partnerships, NASA seeks to complement existing data collection, ensuring a broader, more comprehensive understanding of Earth’s environmental systems.
