Definitive Contract ING12PC00072
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- The University of Massachusetts was awarded a definitive cost-no-fee contract valued at one million, six hundred thirty dollars and ten cents ($1,000,630.10) by the United States Geological Survey to provide support services for the Landsat Science Team at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As the prime contractor, the University of Massachusetts Boston will leverage its expertise to assist the USGS in analyzing satellite imagery and earth...
- This is a federal contract awarded by the Office of Acquisitions and Grants, a civilian agency, to Trustees of Boston University. The Landsat Science Team Contract has a ceiling value of $337,843.85 and was awarded on October 5, 2012 with an ultimate completion date of October 4, 2014. The contract is a definitive contract with a cost-no-fee pricing type. As a leading research university, Boston University has a history of receiving federal contracts and grants from agencies such as the National...
- The U.S. Geological Survey, an agency of the Department of the Interior, awarded a definitive cost-no-fee contract valued at one million one hundred sixty-nine thousand four hundred nine dollars and seven cents ($1,169,409.07) to Trustees of Boston University to provide scientific support services for the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Under this contract, Boston University will support the LANDSAT Science Team at EROS, assisting the USGS...
- This is a definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data Center to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for the Landsat Science Team. The $942,341.12 cost-no-fee contract, awarded on October 5, 2012, does not have a set-aside designation. As the prime contractor, UCLA provides research, training, and program implementation services to the government through its Office of Research Administration division. This contract contributes to the Landsat science mission,...
- The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a definitive contract to the University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects in December 2025 to support the USGS Landsat Science Team. Valued at $978,916, this five-year contract extends through December 2030 and will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah. The University of Utah will provide research and technical services addressing scientific and engineering topics related to current and future Landsat missions, including data characterization, instrument...
- This federal contract award is for the development of data products that characterize disturbance, seasonal greening and browning trends, and growing season length using Landsat satellite imagery. The $299,843.13 cooperative agreement was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Trustees of Boston University, a private university in Boston, Massachusetts. The contract aims to leverage the long-term, well-calibrated Landsat data archive to address the need for...
- Michigan State University was awarded a $1.047 million cost-no-fee definitive contract by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on December 16, 2025, to support the USGS Landsat Science Team. The contract, which extends through December 16, 2030, is part of a larger multi-award procurement effort where the USGS established between 4-6 five-year agreements to provide research and technical services supporting past, present, and future Landsat missions. The work will be performed in East Lansing,...
- This is a $247,897 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command to the University of Massachusetts Boston. The contract is for benthic map research, which involves the study and mapping of seafloor environments. The University of Massachusetts Boston, a state-controlled institution of higher learning, will provide the required services as the prime contractor. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Through...
- This federal contract award supports the development of a Global Land Cover, Land Use, and Land Cover Change (GLCUC) data record based on Landsat imagery. The prime contractor, Trustees of Boston University, will partner with the U.S. Geological Survey to create high-quality, high-resolution annual maps of global land cover, land use, and land cover change from 2001 to 2020. The $3,789,479.00 grant will provide critical information for modeling land surface biophysical properties, ecosystem...
- This $560,720 federal grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation to the University of Massachusetts Boston to support research on land surface albedo. The project aims to leverage complementary satellite remote sensing data from Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2 to improve temporal and spatial resolution estimates of land surface albedo, particularly in response to seasonal changes, snow cover, and ecosystem disturbances in northern high latitude regions. As a public research university, the...
This is a definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) for the Landsat Science Team Contracts. The contract has a total ceiling value of $972,204.26 and is a cost-no-fee arrangement. The contract is not set aside for any specific business type. UMass Boston, a state-controlled institution of higher learning, is the prime contractor and will provide analytics, data processing, algorithm development, and software services to support the National Landsat Program, which is managed by the USGS. This contract is likely part of the agency's broader efforts to advance remote sensing and earth observation capabilities. UMass Boston has extensive experience delivering research and development services to federal agencies like the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and others through both contract and grant funding.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Landsat Science Team | G11PS00422 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey | Award Notice 1/2 | 6/6/11, 1:28 PM | |
LANDSAT SCIENCE TEAM CONTRACTS | G11PS00422 | Department of the Interior US Geological Survey | Award Notice 2/2 | 10/9/12, 3:47 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P00006 | Funding Only Action | ($1k) | 4/16/18 | |
| 5 | Exercise an Option | $194.7k | 7/12/16 | |
| 4 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/21/16 | |
| 3 | Exercise an Option | $194.7k | 7/31/15 | |
| 2 | Exercise an Option | $194.6k | 9/9/14 |