This engineering and product company, which leverages massive earth data, cloud computing, geospatial AI, and thoughtful product development to 10x data scientists and empower decisionmakers with a clear view of a rapidly changing planet, beat out 5 other bidders to secure a single-award IDIQ from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to provide next generation scalable data engineering, operations, and informatics support for open science initiatives.
Awardee Name: NEW RIGHTS GROUP, INC.
Total Contract Value: $75,880,683.00
Department Name: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Funding Office: NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Number of Bidders: 6
Award ID: 80MSFC26D0003
RFP ID: 80MSFC24R0005
Set Aside Used: Small Business Set Aside – Total
Read the NASA Announcement here.
NASA has selected Development Seed of Washington to provide research and development services to the Office of Data Science and Informatics (ODSI) at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The award is a performance-based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of $76 million. A phase-in period begins on May 15, 2026, followed by a two-year base ordering period, with three one-year options to extend services through June 2031.
Under the contract, Development Seed will provide scientific research and development support services for ODSI projects, including system architecture expertise, operations and maintenance of ODSI-developed tools and platforms, and systematic approaches to data curation, management, and stewardship. The contractor also will provide subject matter expertise in informatics, data science, and information management, as well as develop and deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions to advance science data systems.
