This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for GeoCarb Access to Space (GCATS) Mission. The overall needs for GCATS are envisioned to include: spacecraft; observatory integration and test; command uplink from the industry-provided Mission Operations Center (MOC); downlink of GeoCarb engineering and science telemetry to the industry-allocated Ground Station(s); delivery of error-checked GeoCarb data to various mission partners; and all related tasks and support needed during the planned GeoCarb Mission (i.e., launch support, in-orbit check-out, and three years of mission operations) and three one-year options for continued mission operations.

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