RFP GMU-KS0903-26 RIDM LANDHOLT Spacecraft Platform

The University seeks a single qualified contractor to deliver a complete, flight‑qualified spacecraft bus, handle payload integration and verification, provide early hardware‑in‑the‑loop testbed infrastructure, and execute routine/orbital operations for a one‑year astrophysics mission in Geostationary Earth Orbit supporting the NASA Landolt Mission. • Provide a flight‑qualified spacecraft platform (bus) meeting GEO requirements. • Perform full payload integration, verification, and testing services, including a hardware‑in‑the‑loop testbed. • Deliver integrated routine and orbital operations for the mission duration (≈1 year). • All services must be performed under a competitive negotiation with a single firm. • Work will be funded through a federal grant awarded to George Mason University’s College of Science.