Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (RAPID IV)

Provide a rapid and flexible means for the Government to acquire spacecraft and related components, equipment and services in support of the scientific and technology missions of the GSFC, NASA, and other Federal Government agencies. Under the contract, Rapid IV contractors offer spacecraft and related services to be purchased via Government placed Delivery Orders (DO). The spacecraft designs, related items and services may be tailored, as needed, to meet the unique needs of each mission. Work encompasses all required effort from receipt of a Rapid IV DO for a specific mission, through the development, shipment, launch and on-orbit checkout and acceptance of the spacecraft.
The range of possible NASA missions is broad in scope, type, and size. Potential missions (e.g. Landsat Next; Geostationary and Extended Orbits (GEO-XO) Program; Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) SunCloud; Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory (GeoCarb); Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR); Technology Enterprise and Mission Pathfinder Office (TEMPO); NOAA Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Program and multiple micro/small satellites for Space Technology missions).