About the New Opportunities Center (NOC)

The NOC is the proposal development center supporting Ames’ science and technology communities through each step of the proposal process.

Contact Bernie Luna, Acting NOC Director, for more information about the NOC.

For Ames employees, visit our one-stop website for concept maturation (with the Mission Design Center) and proposal development (with the New Opportunities Center):

https://collaboratory.arc.nasa.gov *Accessible to NASA Ames credentialed (PIV badge) employees ONLY (Civil Servants AND Contractors)

The NOC focuses on the following activities:

• Proposal Management of Step-1 and Step-2 proposals
• Industry Day Planning
• TRL Assessments
• Reviews
• Proposal Production (layout, editing, and graphics)
• Compliance and Verification

While the NOC will support all levels of proposals, our focus is on large spaceflight missions >$20M: SMEX, MIDEX, SIMPLEX, New Frontiers, Discovery, Earth Ventures.

Our Team

Along with our dedicated Team, the NOC uses subject matter experts matrixed in from across the Science, Engineering, and other Directorates at Ames to mature proposal concepts in the areas of:

• Science
• Technical
• Management
• Costing
• Scheduling

Sources Sought – Partnering Opportunities:

The NOC seeks to identifying potential partners interested in developing competitive proposals in response to NASA Announcements of Opportunity. These partners are able to perform science investigations, research activities, and provide flight hardware (i.e. spacecraft, deployment systems, suborbital systems, ground support systems, equipment, or instrumentation) that are aligned with NASA’s goals.

The current Sources Sought Special Notice 2025 is posted on SAM.gov.