{"id":230255,"date":"2025-06-06T06:34:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=4e5eb5c7b895f56220071598dd08d4a0"},"modified":"2025-06-06T06:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:34:27","slug":"nasa-awards-third-crowdsourcing-contract-iteration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=230255","title":{"rendered":"NASA Awards Third Crowdsourcing Contract Iteration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA continues to collaborate with global communities to solve complex challenges through crowdsourcing with a series of 25 new NASA Open Innovation Service (NOIS) contracts managed by the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston.<\/p>\n

The contract aims to empower NASA\u2019s workforce by actively engaging the public to find creative solutions to difficult space exploration challenges through rapid experimentation with new methodologies, new technologies, and unique perspectives, ensuring NASA remains at the forefront of innovation while accomplishing its missions.<\/p>\n

This is the third NOIS contract, managed by NASA\u2019s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI), and used by NASA and other government agencies. The NOIS3 contract will provide solutions through multiple crowdsourcing tools and methodologies, which include public prize competitions, freelance tasking, technology searches, and other crowd-based methods.<\/p>\n

The total value of the NOIS3 contract is $475 million over 10 years. There is a guaranteed $500 minimum obligation for each contract award. The base contract spans June 5, 2025, through May 31, 2027, and there are two options, the first for three years, and the second for five years. If all options are exercised, work could continue through May 31, 2035.<\/p>\n

The awardees are:<\/p>\n