State Air Resources Board Tender

The Purpose Of This Rfi Is To Solicit Information, Suggestions, And Best Practices On The Technical Resources Needed To Provide California With Satellite-based Data To Support Climate Action As Part Of The Satellite Methane Data Acquisition Project (smdap). These Satellite-based Data Will Support Programs For Methane Emissions Reductions In California And Potentially Provide Observations Of Additional Environmental Indicators Of Interest.  Many Commercial Satellite Companies Are In The Early Stages Of Developing Such Satellite Systems, And Rapid Development Is Expected Over The Next Few Years.  The State Will Use This Rfi To Seek Out Information About Technical Capabilities Of Existing, Planned, And Proposed Commercial Satellite Systems That Can Identify Individual Plumes Of Methane. This Will Include Information About The Approximate Cost Of Such Data, As The Business Cases For This Data May Still Be In Development.