{"id":405193,"date":"2026-04-14T06:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=e3cabcd0c41f2a80fb3914c7751bed13"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:58:37","slug":"nasa-awards-data-engineering-informatics-support-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=405193","title":{"rendered":"NASA Awards Data Engineering, Informatics Support Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Official insignia of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nasa-meatball-1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Dooren \/ Jessica Taveau<br \/>Headquarters, Washington<br \/>202-358-1600<br \/><a href=\"mailto:jennifer.m.dooren@nasa.gov\">jennifer.m.dooren@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:jessica.c.taveau@nasa.gov\">jessica.c.taveau@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Molly Porter<br \/>Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.<br \/>256-424-5158<br \/><a href=\"mailto:molly.a.porter@nasa.gov\">molly.a.porter@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a 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class=\"subheading\">Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8\"><a class=\"hds-location-tag-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-headquarters\/\"><span class=\"hds-meta-heading\">NASA Headquarters<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"article-tags\">\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/marshall-space-flight-center\/\">Marshall Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s 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. 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