Definitive Contract 80GSFC23CA066
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- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $125,000.00 firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, to conduct an AOS Radiometer Study. The contract has a performance period ending August 31, 2022 and was awarded on a full and open competition basis with no set-aside designation. Orbital Micro Systems has previously received federal contract awards from agencies such as the Department of the Air...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center awarded a $4,995,327 firm-fixed-price contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation to conduct a 12-month Phase A definition study for a Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) instrument. The SMBA instrument is planned to fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation System (LEOS) satellites starting in 2031. The contract has no set-aside...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center awarded a $4,655,000.00 firm fixed price contract to Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. to conduct a Phase A definition study for the Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) instrument, which will be a low-Earth orbit microwave sounder for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation System (LEOS) satellite program. The 12-month study aims to inform...
- This is a $2,500,000.00 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc., a for-profit small business manufacturer located in Boulder, Colorado. The purpose of the contract is to provide insight into potential instrument concepts that will support the Atmosphere Observing System - Sky (AOS-Sky) mission implementation, including developing and assessing instrument concepts, exploring...
- This is a $240,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of space-based Earth observation technology. The contract is for the development of space-based environmental monitoring capabilities to support improved weather forecasting and climate research. Orbital Micro Systems has previously received contracts from the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy,...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Boulder, Colorado. The $2,000,000.00 contract is for a Microwave Sounder Pilot Study to assess the quality and impact of available commercial microwave sounder observations. The goal is to investigate the utility of microwave sounder products developed by commercial vendors and the potential benefits of adding...
- This is a $5,000,000 firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. for a Phase A Definition Study for the Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Instrument, which will be the next generation low-Earth orbit microwave sounder. The study has a 12-month period of performance to inform requirements for flying the instrument on NOAA's Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation System satellites beginning...
- This is a $750,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of goods and for-profit organization. The objective of the contract is to develop practical state-dependent background error covariance models, which are essential in any variational 3D-4D data assimilation process, but including cloud and precipitation state variables along with...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a Purchase Order to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc. for $2,700,000 on October 1, 2026, under a partial small business set-aside, to acquire commercial, near-real-time Microwave Sounder Level 1B and Level 1C radiance observation data from on-orbit Low Earth Orbit satellites. Performance will conclude by September 30, 2027. Work is performed at Orbital Micro Systems' facility in Boulder, Colorado. The data will support all-weather...
- This is a $1,799,999.00 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for a Commercial Weather Data Pilot Program. The contract involves the provision of space-based weather observation data and intelligence to support improved weather forecasting and climate research. Orbital Micro Systems has previously conducted weather data validation services, prototype...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center awarded a $4,996,530.00 firm-fixed-price contract to Orbital Micro Systems, Inc. (doing business as Orbital Microsystems Inc.) for a Phase A definition study on the Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) instrument, the next generation low-Earth orbit microwave sounder. This contract supports the NOAA Low Earth Orbit Earth Observation System (LEOS) program, with the first LEOS satellite launch planned for 2031. The study has a 12-month period of performance and does not have a set-aside designation. Orbital Micro Systems, a manufacturer of goods and for-profit organization, has previous experience providing weather data validation services, prototype systems, feasibility studies, and research efforts related to space-based environmental monitoring and weather forecasting technologies for various government agencies.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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LEOS Sounder Request for Information | RFI-LEOS-Sounder2022 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center | Pre-Solicitation 1/6 | 10/19/22, 5:02 PM | |
Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Phase A Study | 80GSFC23CA067 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center | Award Notice 6/6 | 9/18/23, 1:23 PM | |
Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Phase A Study | 80GSFC23R0008 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center | Solicitation 2/6 | 2/23/23, 6:57 PM | |
Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Phase A Study | 80GSFC23CA065 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center | Award Notice 3/6 | 9/18/23, 1:17 PM | |
Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA) Phase A Study | 80GSFC23CA066 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Center | Award Notice 5/6 | 9/18/23, 1:20 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00005 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 8/1/24 | |
| P00004 | Funding Only Action | $2.0m | 4/29/24 | |
| P00003 | Funding Only Action | $799.4k | 2/13/24 | |
| P00002 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | 1/29/24 | |
| P00001 | Funding Only Action | $1.4m | 10/4/23 |