Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
Request for Information _ Creation of The United States Space Academy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · DC
National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “Request for Information _ Creation of The United States Space Academy”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
NASA seeks state-sponsored plans to host and open the United States Space Academy
NASA requests information from states on hosting the United States Space Academy. Responses cover a permanent campus of at least 300 acres for 1,200 students by 2031, interim instruction for about 300 students in 2028, and cost and partnership estimates. This is a planning request, not a contract solicitation.
Who can win it
- One response per state, prepared by a governor-designated Responding Entity and endorsed by a State Selecting Official
- The governor must designate the Responding Entity and State Selecting Official in writing
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- Contract period
- Interim instruction from 2028; permanent campus by 2031
- How bids are judged
- Completeness and eligibility check, then ranked on likelihood to enable effective and efficient creation of the academy
- Published
- 10 Sep 2026
- Reference
- NASA-USSA-RFI
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