Federal Contractor Profile
Science Systems And Applications, INC.
$1.9B obligated·82 awards·6 agencies·11 NAICS
Federal Contracts
Showing contracts 501–550 of 621 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.
| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA05C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STARSS III SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE III- SUPPORT IN EARTH AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC) | $1.1M |
| Apr 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $106K |
| Apr 19, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL11AA10D | 541712 | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II | $249K |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Department of AgricultureUSDA ARS EBSC ACQUISTION BRANCH | AG32SCK160049 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES | $41K |
| Apr 14, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $322K |
| Apr 5, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17HP01C | 541712 | IGF::CL::IGF SUPPORT FOR ATMOSPHERES, MODELING, AND DATA ASSIMILATION (SAMDA) | $1.2M |
| Mar 30, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA72T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF AEROSOL, OCEAN AND TRACE GAS LIDAR MECHANICAL FABRICATION - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II CONTRACT FOR THE SCIENCE DIRECTORATE FOR ATMOSHPERIC SCIENCE AND RESEARCH WITH A DATA COLLECTION CENTER FOR RESEARCH DATA. THE CONTRACT SUPPORTS VARIOUS SCEINTIFIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLARREO, CALIPSO, AND SAGE III. | $150K |
| Mar 30, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA05C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STARSS III SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE III- SUPPORT IN EARTH AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC) | $966K |
| Mar 28, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $653K |
| Mar 22, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | NNX17GD04P | 541330 | NASA GSFC BETTII PROJECT RESEARCH SUPPORT 1 YEAR AWARD-MAHER. SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200614446 IGF::OT::IGF | $133K |
| Mar 22, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP06C | 541712 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO GSFC'S GLOBAL MODELING AND ASSIMILATION OFFICE (GMAO), A KEY ACTIVITY WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION. THE GMAO DEVELOPS AND USES COMPREHENSIVE MODELS AND ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION S CAPABILITIES IN CLIMATE, WEATHER AND ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION PREDICTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT PROJECTS WITHIN THE GMAO THAT ENCOMPASS ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ASSIMILATION AND FORECAST SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN THREE AREAS: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES LOCAL ANALYSIS AND DATA SERVERS AND PERIPHERALS TO BE SHARED BY THE GMAO TEAM, COMPRISING CIVIL SERVANTS, VISITING SCIENTISTS AND CONTRACTOR STAFF. THE HIGH-END COMPUTING RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF THE GMAO ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE NASA CENTER FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION AT GODDARD AND THROUGH THE NASA ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTING (NAS) DIVISION AT NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER. | $24K |
| Mar 21, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $172K |
| Mar 20, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $4.9M |
| Mar 14, 2017 | Department of AgricultureUSDA ARS EBSC ACQUISTION BRANCH | AG32SCK170009 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES | $28K |
| Feb 23, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA05C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STARSS III SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE III- SUPPORT IN EARTH AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC) | $7.7M |
| Feb 17, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $1.2M |
| Feb 16, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $4.5M |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Department of AgricultureUSDA ARS EBSC ACQUISTION BRANCH | AG32SCK160049 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES | $31K |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Department of AgricultureUSDA ARS EBSC ACQUISTION BRANCH | AG32SCK160050 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES | $30K |
| Feb 1, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA05C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STARSS III SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE III- SUPPORT IN EARTH AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC) | $5.5M |
| Jan 31, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG16PP55C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD UNDER ROSES 2012. THE EUCLID PROGRAM TO STUDY THE COSMIC INFRARED BACKGROUND. EFFORTS UNDER THIS CONTRACT INCLUDE AN INNOVATIVE STUDY OF THE COSMIC INFRARED BACKGROUND (CIB) WITH EUCLID. LIBRAE WILL EXPLOIT PLANNED EUCLID IMAGING OF BOTH THE WIDE AND DEEP SURVEY REGIONS AT INFRARED AND VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS IN ORDER TO: 1) MEASURE THE SOURCE-SUBTRACTED CIB STRUCTURE (FLUCTUATIONS) OUT TO SCALES OF A FEW DEGREES WITH BETTER THAN ~1% ACCURACY. THIS WILL ESTABLISH THE ABILITY TO CLEARLY DISTINGUISH THE NATURE AND PARAMETERS OF THE POPULATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE CIB FLUCTUATIONS. 2) DETERMINE THE LYMAN BREAK, AND EPOCHS, OF THE POPULATIONS PRODUCING THESE FLUCTUATIONS BY EXPANDING THE SED OF THE MEASURED FLUCTUATIONS. 3) CROSS-CORRELATE THE MEASURED FLUCTUATIONS WITH OPTICAL, IR, X-RAY, AND MICROWAVE IMAGING FROM A NUMBER OF OTHER FACILITIES. THESE INCLUDE BOTH THE SPITZER/IRAC AND HST/WFC3+ACS INSTRUMENTS, TO HELP CHARACTERIZE STELLAR (NUCLEOSYNTHETIC) SOURCES OF THE CIB FLUCTUATIONS. EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE CROSS-CORRELATING WITH IMAGING FROM COEXTENSIVE X-RAY OBSERVED FIELDS, IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE CONTRIBUTION OF BLACK HOLES (AGN AND OTHER GRAVITATION OR ACCRETION-POWERED SOURCES) AMONG THESE SOURCES TO THE X-RAY BACKGROUND. CROSS-CORRELATING THE NEAR-INFRARED EUCLID CIB MAPS WITH PLANCK SUB-MM CIB AND CMB MEASUREMENTS WILL PROBE THE DUST EMISSION FROM THESE SOURCES AND CONSTRAIN ANY THERMAL SZ COMPONENT CONTRIBUTION. LIBRAE WILL THUS IDENTIFY THE NET EMISSIONS FROM THE FIRST STARS ERA, LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE CONDITION OF INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM AT THAT EPOCH, ISOLATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FIRST BLACK HOLES AND SHED LIGHT ON DUST CONTENT AT THOSE TIMES. THE PROJECT HAS POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE EMERGENCE OF THE UNIVERSE OUT OF THE "DARK AGES". IT IS WELL ALIGNED WITH EUCLID MISSION OBJECTIVES. | $172K |
| Jan 27, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AB17T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF CLARREO PATHFINDER MISSION REFLECTED SOLAR (RS) PRE-PHASE A AND PHASE A STUDIES - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II CONTRACT FOR THE SCIENCE DIRECTORATE FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND RESEARCH WITH A DATA COLLECTION CENTER FOR RESEARCH DATA. THE CONTRACT SUPPORTS VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLARREO, CALIPSO, AND SAGE III. | $550K |
| Jan 19, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $205K |
| Jan 17, 2017 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $5.2M |
| Dec 29, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL11AA10D | 541712 | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II | $2.3M |
| Dec 23, 2016 | Department of AgricultureUSDA ARS EBSC ACQUISTION BRANCH | AG32SCK160050 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES | $122 |
| Dec 23, 2016 | Department of AgricultureUSDA ARS EBSC ACQUISTION BRANCH | AG32SCK170009 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES | $27K |
| Dec 21, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP06C | 541712 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO GSFC'S GLOBAL MODELING AND ASSIMILATION OFFICE (GMAO), A KEY ACTIVITY WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION. THE GMAO DEVELOPS AND USES COMPREHENSIVE MODELS AND ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION S CAPABILITIES IN CLIMATE, WEATHER AND ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION PREDICTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT PROJECTS WITHIN THE GMAO THAT ENCOMPASS ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ASSIMILATION AND FORECAST SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN THREE AREAS: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES LOCAL ANALYSIS AND DATA SERVERS AND PERIPHERALS TO BE SHARED BY THE GMAO TEAM, COMPRISING CIVIL SERVANTS, VISITING SCIENTISTS AND CONTRACTOR STAFF. THE HIGH-END COMPUTING RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF THE GMAO ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE NASA CENTER FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION AT GODDARD AND THROUGH THE NASA ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTING (NAS) DIVISION AT NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER. | $450K |
| Dec 15, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AB17T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF CLARREO PATHFINDER MISSION REFLECTED SOLAR (RS) PRE-PHASE A AND PHASE A STUDIES - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II CONTRACT FOR THE SCIENCE DIRECTORATE FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND RESEARCH WITH A DATA COLLECTION CENTER FOR RESEARCH DATA. THE CONTRACT SUPPORTS VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLARREO, CALIPSO, AND SAGE III. | $400K |
| Dec 15, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA05C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STARSS III SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE III- SUPPORT IN EARTH AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC) | $3.4M |
| Dec 15, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $2.7M |
| Dec 15, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $1.1M |
| Dec 14, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA23T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION (AGU) 2016 FALL MEETING TASK ORDER - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES (STARSS) II CONTRACT FOR THE SCIENCE DIRECTORATE. | $107K |
| Dec 1, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AA05C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF STARSS III SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICE III- SUPPORT IN EARTH AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC) | $3.0M |
| Nov 22, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL11AA10D | 541712 | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II | $1.2M |
| Nov 17, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $128K |
| Nov 17, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP06C | 541712 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO GSFC'S GLOBAL MODELING AND ASSIMILATION OFFICE (GMAO), A KEY ACTIVITY WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION. THE GMAO DEVELOPS AND USES COMPREHENSIVE MODELS AND ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION S CAPABILITIES IN CLIMATE, WEATHER AND ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION PREDICTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT PROJECTS WITHIN THE GMAO THAT ENCOMPASS ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ASSIMILATION AND FORECAST SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN THREE AREAS: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES LOCAL ANALYSIS AND DATA SERVERS AND PERIPHERALS TO BE SHARED BY THE GMAO TEAM, COMPRISING CIVIL SERVANTS, VISITING SCIENTISTS AND CONTRACTOR STAFF. THE HIGH-END COMPUTING RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF THE GMAO ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE NASA CENTER FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION AT GODDARD AND THROUGH THE NASA ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTING (NAS) DIVISION AT NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER. | $1.7M |
| Nov 16, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $444K |
| Nov 14, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17HP01C | 541712 | IGF::CL::IGF SUPPORT FOR ATMOSPHERES, MODELING, AND DATA ASSIMILATION (SAMDA) | $2.5M |
| Nov 14, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS | NNH17CT00C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF SOIL MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE SOIL MOISTURE ACTIVE PASSIVE (SMAP) MISSION AND THE ESA SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY (SMOS) MISSIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT AN IMPORTANT HYDROLOGIC PARAMETER THAT CONTRIBUTES TO UNDERSTANDING THE EARTHS CLIMATE AND WATER CYCLES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED AND CONSISTENT GLOBAL L-BAND BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE AND SOIL MOISTURE CLIMATE DATA RECORD BASED ON DATA FROM THE SMAP AND SMOS SATELLITES. THIS EFFORT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVE OF THE NRA: DEVELOPMENT OF SIMILAR DATA PRODUCTS THAT ADD SUBSTANTIAL VALUE TO THE EXISTING PRODUCT. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A MULTI-SATELLITE SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCT USING L-BAND OBSERVATIONS FROM SMAP AND SMOS OBSERVATIONS THAT WOULD HAVE AN INCREASED GLOBAL REVISIT FREQUENCY AND PERIOD OF RECORD THAT WOULD BE UNATTAINABLE BY EITHER ONE OF THE SATELLITES ALONE. THE STANDARD SMAP RADIOMETER-ONLY SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCT CURRENTLY HAS A REVISIT FREQUENCY OF ABOUT 3 DAYS. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A MULTI-SATELLITE SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCT USING L-BAND OBSERVATIONS FROM VARIOUS SMAP AND SMOS MISSIONS. THE AVAILABILITY OF SOIL MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS USING ALL AVAILABLE SMAP AND SMOS BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS WILL REDUCE THE REVISIT TIME TO ABOUT 1 DAY. TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN THE CLIMATE DATA RECORD IT IS CRITICAL TO USE THE SAME RETRIEVAL ALGORITHM(S) AND ANCILLARY DATA FOR BOTH SMAP AND SMOS OBSERVATIONS. THE SMOS SOIL MOISTURE ALGORITHM MAKES USE OF MULTI-ANGLE OBSERVATIONS AND CANNOT BE APPLIED TO SMAP BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS ACQUIRED AT A FIXED INCIDENCE ANGLE; THEREFORE, SMOS BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS MUST BE ADJUSTED TO THE SMAP CONFIGURATION. TO ACHIEVE THIS, SMOS BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS WILL BE REPROCESSED, THUS PROVIDING ESSENTIALLY THE SAME LEVEL 1 RADIOMETER PRODUCT AS THE SMAP RADIOMETER (SMOS-SMAP). SMOS-SMAP BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS WERE EXTENSIVELY USED DURING SMAP CALIBRATION/VALIDATION (CAL/VAL) REHEARSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SMAP LEVEL 2 PASSIVE SOIL MOISTURE ALGORITHM. THE INTEGRATED SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCT WILL USE THE SAME SOIL MOISTURE RETRIEVAL ALGORITHM(S) THAT ARE USED TO PRODUCE THE SMAP L2SMP PRODUCT. THE AVAILABILITY OF BOTH AM AND PM OBSERVATIONS WILL FURTHER INCREASE THE REVISIT FREQUENCY AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS FOR IMPROVED MODELING AND DATA ASSIMILATION STUDIES. THE 6 PM SOIL MOISTURE OBSERVATIONS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO STUDY THE DIURNAL VARIABILITY OF WATER CYCLE. THE PROPOSED INTEGRATED SOIL MOISTURE PRODUCT WILL BE VALIDATED USING IN SITU OBSERVATIONS FROM ALL SUITABLE SMAP CALIBRATION/VALIDATION SITES. THE SUCCESS CRITERION FOR THE INTEGRATED PRODUCT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE SMAP SUCCESS CRITERION. AN INTEGRATED PRODUCT WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONGER AND CONSISTENT BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE AND SOIL MOISTURE CLIMATE DATA RECORDS. | $66K |
| Nov 9, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL16AB17T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF CLARREO PATHFINDER MISSION REFLECTED SOLAR (RS) PRE-PHASE A AND PHASE A STUDIES - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II CONTRACT FOR THE SCIENCE DIRECTORATE FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AND RESEARCH WITH A DATA COLLECTION CENTER FOR RESEARCH DATA. THE CONTRACT SUPPORTS VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLARREO, CALIPSO, AND SAGE III. | $400K |
| Oct 27, 2016 | Department of AgricultureUSDA ARS EBSC ACQUISTION BRANCH | AG32SCK150033 | 541330 | IGF::OT::IGF SCIENTIFIC APPLICATION SUPPORT SERVICES | $41K |
| Oct 27, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL17AA23T | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION (AGU) 2016 FALL MEETING TASK ORDER - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES (STARSS) II CONTRACT FOR THE SCIENCE DIRECTORATE. | $300K |
| Oct 24, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $7.3M |
| Oct 19, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $326K |
| Sep 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $77K |
| Sep 30, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA HEADQUARTERS | NNH16CY04C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTIONS AND THE AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT IN MARINE LOW CLOUDS BY COMBINING AEROSOL EXTINCTION DERIVED FROM CALIOP WITH COLLOCATED CLOUD PROPERTIES DERIVED FROM THE MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS). THE SPECIFIC FOCUS WILL BE ON THE AEROSOL VERTICAL STRUCTURE AND THE ATMOSPHERIC FACTORS THAT MODIFY THE CLOUD-AEROSOL RELATIONSHIP IN DIFFERENT REGIONS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO EVALUATE NEW METHODS TO COMBINE CALIOP AEROSOL PRODUCTS WITH OTHER A-TRAIN DATASETS. THE OBSERVATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE FURTHER UTILIZED TO CALCULATE THE CLOUD ALBEDO SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CHANGES IN THE AEROSOL EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT BY MEANS OF RADIATIVE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE CLOUDSAT AND EARTH RADIANT ENERGY SYSTEM (CERES) AND RADIATIVE TRANSFER SIMULATIONS. NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS WITH THE HIGH-RESOLUTION WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODEL COUPLED WITH CHEMISTRY MODULE (WRF-CHEM) WILL BE CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE OBSERVED CORRELATIONS AND EVALUATE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF FREE TROPOSPHERIC AND BOUNDARY LAYER AEROSOLS. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE AEROSOL VERTICAL VARIABILITY, AEROSOL HUMIDIFICATION AND ENTRAINMENT RATE. OVERALL, THIS ANALYSIS WILL LEAD TO A MORE ACCURATE QUANTIFICATION OF THE AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECTS AS WELL AS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIASES ASSOCIATED WITH ACI ESTIMATES BASED ONLY ON PASSIVE SATELLITE SENSORS. | $118K |
| Sep 22, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG12HP08C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS. | $934K |
| Sep 20, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG15HQ01C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES (HBS), CODE 610 IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SCIENCE RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS VERIFICATION MODELING AND SIMULATION SCIENTIFIC MISSION PLANNING AND EXECUTION COMPUTING SCIENCE PROCESSING OPERATIONS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (TECHNICAL AND ASSEMBLY) ELECTRONIC DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS OPTICAL AND LASER DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND ANALYSIS BENCH CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TECHNICAL WRITING WEB PAGE DESIGN AND SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS MEETINGS, VISITS, AND CONSULTATIONS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY SAFETY CALIBRATION&VALIDATION ALGORITHM AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY AND FIELD ACTIVITIES INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS LOGISTICS REPORTING THIS SUPPORT IS CATEGORIZED IN FIVE MAJOR AREAS: SCIENCE, COMPUTING, SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND CALIBRATION VALIDATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES, INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE-BASED WORK REQUIREMENTS. IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS, SPECIFIC WORK ELEMENTS ARE FOLLOWED BY PARENTHETICAL UNDERLINED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE ACTIVITIES APPLY. IN PERFORMING WORK UNDER TASKS ISSUED ON THIS CONTRACT, WHERE ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EIT) STANDARDS APPLY, SUCH IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND WEB SITES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS WEB BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTS SELF CONTAINED, CLOSED PRODUCTS DESKTOP AND PORTABLE COMPUTERS | $303K |
| Sep 15, 2016 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | NNL11AA10D | 541712 | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES II | $3.5M |
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