The tropospheric emissions: monitoring of pollution (TEMPO) contract, will conduct the necessary research, develop algorithms, and provide near real-time products for national aeronautics and space…

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Contract number
80MSFC24CA004
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$4,006,943

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 53% obligated
  • $4,006,943.00 Current, with exercised options
  • $7,580,066.00 Potential, with all options
Completion date 52% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Place of performance
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00007 $275,583
Other Administrative Action P00006 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00005 $916,600
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00004 $500,000
Funding Only Action P00003 $562,098
Other Administrative Action P00002 $0
Funding Only Action P00001 $1,051,662
Original award $701,000

About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center awarded a $7.58 million ceiling definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Smithsonian Institution (doing business as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory) on March 26, 2024, for near-real-time TEMPO atmospheric data products, under no set-aside. The originating pre-solicitation, posted August 5, 2025 with responses due August 20, 2025, stated NASA's intent to procure on a sole-source basis from the current contractor, citing its unique qualifications.

The work covers low-latency retrieval products from Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) satellite data through the Satellite Needs Working Group program. Required deliverables include fast versions of straylight correction, wavelength calibration, and trace gas retrievals for nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde, plus new sulfur dioxide products adapted from Ozone Monitoring Instrument algorithms. The critical performance requirement is that products reach users within 1-3 hours of satellite observation. The opportunity sought three additional years of support for the SNWG-2020 Cycle 3 and SNWG-2022 Cycle 4 TEMPO NRT Enhanced products, and both cycles have received Office of Management and Budget approval. Federal users named in the opportunity include EPA and NOAA, which rely on the products for air quality and pollution monitoring.

Place of performance is Cambridge, MA 02138. Ultimate completion is March 25, 2029. The work is classified under NAICS 541715 and PSC AR12.

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The tropospheric emissions: monitoring of pollution (TEMPO) contract, will conduct the necessary research, develop algorithms, and provide near real-time products for national aeronautics and space administration (NASA's) hinod mission.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80MSFC24CA004?

80MSFC24CA004 was awarded to Smithsonian Institution by Marshall Space Flight Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 26, 2024.

How much is contract 80MSFC24CA004 worth?

The government has obligated $4,006,943 on 80MSFC24CA004. Its potential value, with all options, is $7,580,066.

Was contract 80MSFC24CA004 competed?

The extent of competition for 80MSFC24CA004 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 1 offer.

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