Definitive Contract 80GSFC20C0097

This is a $17,084,052 federal contract awarded by NASA's Goddard Space Center to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to provide the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Atmosphere Science Investigator-Led Processing System (SIPS). The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a renowned public research university and a major recipient of federal contracts and grants. This contract is for the development and operation of the VIIRS SIPS, which is a critical component of NASA's Earth observation satellite program. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, indicating it was competitively awarded. As the prime contractor, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will leverage its expertise in space science, data processing, and engineering to support this NASA program. The University of Wisconsin System, the parent organization of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has also secured various federal contracts and grants for research and development in areas such as nuclear technology, materials science, and precision medicine.