Definitive Contract 1332KP22CNEEB0001
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- This firm-fixed-price contract, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, provides operations and maintenance (O&M) support for nine existing Low Earth Orbit/Medium Earth Orbit Local User Terminals (LEO/MEOLUT) and a development location processor. The contract, valued at $5,129,447.49, was awarded to Techno-Sciences, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Lanham, Maryland. This contract does not have a set-aside...
- This federal contract was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency within the Department of Commerce, to Techno-Sciences, LLC. The contract is for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Sustaining Engineering services related to NOAA's Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Time and Materials pricing type, with a potential value of $10,262,569.07 and a period of performance through June 30,...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,363,836.83 firm-fixed-price contract to Techno-Sciences, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Lanham, Maryland, to procure a phased array antenna. The contract supports NOAA's Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) program and the operation of the Guam Phased Array Antenna, which collects distress alerts from multiple Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) satellites, timestamps the...
- This is a $1,390,215.95 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center to Techno-Sciences, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract provides technical support, maintenance, and upgrade/modification services for the Mid-Earth Orbiting Local User Terminal (MEOLUT) processor station. The MEOLUT is part of NASA's Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) program, which uses satellite...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $28.9 million firm fixed-price delivery order to Earth Resources Technology, LLC (ERT, Inc.) on September 22, 2022, for operations and maintenance support of the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) United States Mission Control Center. The contract extends through March 21, 2027, and will be performed in Suitland, Maryland. This delivery order was issued under the NOAA ProTech Services Solution (ProTech)...
- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center awarded a $7 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Techno-Sciences, LLC for the development and sustainment of the NASA Search and Rescue (SAR) Laboratory (SARLAB), a satellite testing ground station and research and development environment for emerging SAR technologies. The contract, awarded on October 1, 2020, with a completion date of March 31, 2026, supports critical infrastructure for the Medium Earth Orbit Local User Terminal (MEOLUT) ground...
- This is a $7,379,947.08 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Techno-Sciences, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the LEOLET AND MEOLUT 4TH GENERATION program. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2023 and was awarded on September 20, 2016. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. As a prime contractor, Techno-Sciences has received over $40 million in federal contract awards since...
- The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $22,469,778.57 delivery order contract to Earth Resources Technology, Inc. (ERT) for Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) United States Mission Control Center (USMCC) operations, maintenance, and technical support services. This contract is a small business set-aside and was issued under NOAA's ProTech Services Solution indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. ERT,...
- This contract was awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a civilian federal agency, to Thales USA Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit company. The contract is for the procurement, design, build, installation, operation, maintenance, and support of the U.S. Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) program's Southwest USA Medium Earth Orbiting Local User Terminal (SUSA MEOLUT). The contract is a definitive, firm-fixed-price contract with a ceiling value...
- Technology International Inc., a minority-owned small business based in Lake Mary, Florida, was awarded a $25,800 firm fixed-price purchase order by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on August 29, 2024. The contract calls for the supply of 60 ACR ResqLink View Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs), which are emergency signaling devices used for maritime and aviation search and rescue operations. The contract carries a total small business set-aside designation and is scheduled for...
On October 29, 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract valued at $11.3 million to Techno-Sciences, LLC for operations and maintenance of Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) Local User Terminals (MEOLUTs) located in Hawaii and Florida. The contract, which includes a base period through September 30, 2026, encompasses refurbishment of the existing Florida MEOLUT facility and procurement and installation of a new phased array antenna. This sole-source award was made without a small business set-aside, with performance to be executed primarily in Lanham, Maryland. The contract represents a continuation of critical infrastructure support for NOAA's SARSAT program, which operates as part of an international satellite-aided search and rescue system providing emergency distress alerts and location data to rescue coordination centers worldwide. Techno-Sciences, LLC, a Maryland-based limited liability company with an established federal contracting history since 2002, demonstrated specialized expertise in satellite communications and search and rescue systems that justified the sole-source award. The contractor's proven track record supporting NOAA, NASA, and the U.S. Coast Guard on similar MEOLUT operations and maintenance tasks, combined with the proprietary nature of the existing terminal infrastructure, supported the government's determination to proceed without competition. The contract includes a six-month option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8, allowing for potential expansion of the performance period contingent on operational needs and funding availability.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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SARSAT Hawaii and Florida Medium Earth Orbit Local User Terminal (MEOLUT) Operations and Maintenance Support | 1332KP22CNEEB0001 | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Limited / Sole Source Justification 2/2 | 11/3/21, 3:36 PM | |
SARSAT Hawaii and Florida Medium Earth Orbit Local User Terminal (MEOLUT) Operations and Maintenance Support | Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Special Notice 1/2 | 7/16/21, 1:19 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P26008 | Exercise an Option | $1.2m | 3/18/26 | |
| P25007 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $211.8k | 9/22/25 | |
| P25006 | Exercise an Option | $1.3m | 7/31/25 | |
| P25005 | Funding Only Action | $102.0k | 7/29/25 | |
| P24004 | Exercise an Option | $1.3m | 7/30/24 |