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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Marshall Spae Flight Center (MSFC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) for NASA’s Innovative Visualization, Exploration and Data Analysis (IVEDA) acquisition.

NASA/MSFC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), and members of the underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity And Support For Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government, for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for the IVEDA acquisition. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received.

NASA’s Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary team of civil service and contractor personnel that work to further NASA’s Earth Science Data System (ESDS) Program goal of overseeing the lifecycle of Earth science data to maximize the scientific return of NASA's missions and experiments for research and applied scientists, decision makers, and society at large. IMPACT’s three focus areas are interagency collaboration, assessment and evaluation, and research and development of advanced concepts.

IMPACT enables NASA’s focus on expanding Open Science. Earth observations are a key component which facilitates scientific progress. IMPACT prototypes the latest technologies to support new science and applications from Earth observation data. IMPACT also offers a diverse set of machine learning and data informatics tools to advance the use and management of Earth observation data. Further, IMPACT expands the use of Earth observation data through innovation, partnerships, and technology by:

Fostering Innovation

IMPACT works to improve existing processes and develop best practices that maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of Earth science data management and stewardship.

Building Strategic Connections

IMPACT helps to bring NASA Earth observations and data products to other agencies via services and software. Its efforts broaden data use, allowing scientists outside of NASA to better use NASA data.

Enabling Technology Adoption

IMPACT rapidly prototypes and tests the latest technical and management concepts using machine learning/artificial intelligence techniques. New capabilities are developed, proven, and infused across NASA’s ESDS program.

IMPACT works in a seamless environment generally characterized by each project being composed of members from the civil service, collaborative agreement partners, and contractor employees. IMPACT utilizes a modified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) to implement the project, and the objectives of each project are aligned with our NASA Headquarters customers.

IMPACT requires continued development including new dashboard instances of NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) Platform. The VEDA platform provides sustained support to NASA HQ’s ESDS Program to advance interactive visualization, exploratory visual data analysis, geographic information system (GIS), and within the cloud computing and high-performance computing environments. This will support ESDS program current needs and position it to proactively address future needs and initiatives.

The Contractor shall be able to supply VEDA development support including:

1. Data System in NASA cloud

• Incorporate multiple types of data, including raster, vector, and tabular data, into the data system.


• Integrate heterogeneous datasets from various sources, including satellites, ground measurements, and other sensors, ensuring compatibility with different sensors, spatial and temporal resolutions.


• Integrate various data sources and accommodate different metadata profiles.


• Develop and implement data governance framework.

2. Platform and System in NASA cloud

• Develop a uniform data ingestion pipeline to facilitate data transformation and integration.


• Implement a light-weight metadata catalog to organize and manage metadata effectively.


• Provide Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for data discovery, access, and visualization.


• Develop a mapping interface for geospatial data visualization and interaction.


• Establish a pipeline to ingest, publish, and display derived insights in a user-friendly manner.


• Develop GIS compatible data services and plugins for data in the system.

3. Usability

• Design the system to support different user personas in both exploratory and explanatory modes.


• Offer appropriate data visualizations based on data type and narratives, including customizable widgets for user personalization.


• Provide overview information for quick data understanding and offer detailed information on demand.

4. General

• Adopt a modular design approach to allow for the replacement or upgrading of system components as technologies evolve.


• Ensure that the platform and system are performaning and capable of supporting interactivity with large-scale data.


• Support existing projects: Earth Information System and NASA-ESA-JAXA trilateral dashboard.


• Develop tools to collect and report metrics.

5. Open Science alignment

• Develop the system and its ecosystem as open and reusable software, adhering to open science principles.


• Engage the community in the development process to encourage buy-in from a diverse pool of developers and users.


• Align design choices, including APIs and data formats, with existing and evolving community standards and best practices.

6. Support for analytic platform based cross organization collaborations requirements

• Develop thematic area specific components.


• Onboard science teams to thematic specific environments.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than ten (10) pages indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort.

Additionally, in support of the Executive Order (EO) 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, NASA is seeking to advance equity or remove barriers for members of underserved communities related to this requirement. As defined in the EO, Underserved Communities refers to populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life, as exemplified by the list in the preceding definition of "equity." Equity means the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.

All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Iris R. Walter at iris.r.walter@nasa.gov no later than Friday, April 19, 2024, Central Time Zone. Please reference IVEDA in any response.

This request is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results.

NASA intends to publicize a listing of respondents in order to facilitate teaming arrangements. Should your firm desire not to be included in this listing, clearly indicate this desire in your response.

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