This federal contract award (NNX16AT88G) was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the International Soil And Water Environmental Education Program, Inc. for a project titled "Improved Hydrologic Decision Support for the Lower Mekong River Basin through Integrated Remote Sensing".
The contract, valued at $149,995.42, will utilize the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) land surface model along with NASA satellite data and in-situ observations to support water management decisions in the Lower Mekong River Basin. Key tasks include using NASA precipitation, vegetation, soil moisture, and evapotranspiration data as inputs and validation for the SWAT model, as well as providing NASA data products to the Mekong SERVIR hub. The contract also includes a training and workforce development component for scientists in the region. This award is a grant for research and does not have a set-aside designation.