Purchase Order 127EAT21P0056

The Environmental Protection Agency Office for Air and Radiation awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Ground Control Systems, doing business as GSC Satellite, to provide satellite telemetry service for the RADNET fixed air monitoring program. The $71,335.80 contract has an August 27, 2021 completion date and was awarded on March 21, 2019. Ground Control Systems is a manufacturer and reseller of satellite communications equipment and services, and has previously provided satellite...

This is a $1,607,640 Cooperative Agreement awarded by NASA to the non-profit Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to collect and analyze data from low-cost air quality sensors deployed by citizen scientists in three regions (Raleigh, Los Angeles, and Delhi) to improve the ability to estimate fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations from satellite aerosol measurements. The goal is to enhance the value of NASA's Earth science data products for monitoring air quality near the...

Georgia TECH Research Corp, through its Office of Sponsored Programs, was awarded a $846,884 research grant by NASA on May 1, 2023, to develop and deploy advanced chemical sensing instrumentation for the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ) field mission. The project involves deploying two Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometers (CIMS) equipped with high-resolution Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometers on the NASA DC-8 research aircraft. The first instrument,...

Intelsat General Communications LLC was awarded a definitive firm fixed-price contract by EPA Region 4 on October 25, 2023, with a ceiling value of $2.39M for satellite uplink and data connection services supporting EPA mobile command posts and portable satellite units. The contract, which extends through November 20, 2026, includes an option for an additional year of service providing funding for 25 dishes with one year of service (50GB capacity). This award was made without a set-aside...

This firm fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Navy's Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command to Vaisala Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of weather and environmental monitoring equipment and services. The $122,968.56 contract is for BROADBAND GLOBAL AREA NETWORK (BGAN) satellite communications services and annual maintenance for the existing Meteorological Automated Weather Station (MAWS) at a location in Louisville, Colorado. The award does not...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $432,000 firm fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call to Satcom Direct Government, LLC for heavy aircraft Inmarsat satellite communication (SATCOM) support services. The contract, awarded on April 13, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 12, 2027, will be performed in Melbourne, Florida. This award supports NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) and Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) in...

This contract was awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Aerodyne Research Inc., a small business manufacturer of advanced scientific instruments. The $749,999 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract is for the development of a highly sensitive and compact RGB DPAS aerosol absorption monitor for NASA's airborne measurement program. The monitor will measure aerosol light absorption at three spectral regions: blue, green and red. The proposed system...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a delivery order valued at $3.99 million to GHGSat Incorporated for greenhouse gas emissions data products under the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. The task order, with an ultimate completion date of February 10, 2027, procures satellite-based Earth observation data and related services to support NASA's research and climate science initiatives. GHGSat, a Montreal-based commercial satellite operator, will...

This firm fixed price purchase order was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region to Oceaneering International Inc., doing business as Oceaneering Adtech Corporate Division, for $52,300. The contract calls for Oceaneering to provide satellite and cellular modems compatible with the Forest Service's EBAM-WF air quality monitoring systems. Specifically, the modems will transmit near real-time hourly data on particulate matter, ozone and...

This is a firm fixed price delivery order awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 to Applied Satellite Technology Systems US LLC (AST), a small business. The contract, valued at $13,500.00, is for the procurement of 10 Iridium satellite phones, model 9575A, along with accessories, but without SIM cards or activation. The award falls under the General Services Administration (GSA) Information Technology (IT) Schedule 70 contract vehicle. AST has previously served as a...