The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $606,882 firm fixed price purchase order to Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. to conduct aerial snow surveys in Mammoth Lakes, California from March 2021 through March 2022. The solicitation sought a contractor capable of conducting snow surveys with accuracy of 5 centimeters or better across mountainous terrain and forest canopy at a resolution of 1 point per square meter, and able to model snow density and water equivalent from...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $610,049.61 firm fixed price purchase order to Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. to conduct aerial snow surveys of several basins in California. Under the contract, Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. will provide snow depth measurements across rugged terrain and forested areas with 5 centimeters of precision, along with snowmelt and density modeling to derive snow water equivalent and albedo. The contractor must be able to acquire...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $451,300.91 Firm Fixed Price definitive contract to Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. for FRASER RIVER BASIN AIRBORNE SNOW SURVEYS. The contract, which has a completion date of February 29, 2028, does not utilize any set-aside designation. Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. is a for-profit organization that provides advanced aerial snow observation and scientific research services to federal agencies, with a focus on civilian agencies like the...
The Bureau of Reclamation, a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior, has awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order valued at $1,031,032.08 to Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. (ASO) to acquire spatial snow depth measurements, albedo measurements, and accurate estimates of snow water equivalent across three Sierra Nevada watersheds. This sole-source procurement is intended to provide data to improve National Weather Service runoff forecasts in California. ASO, a specialized...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $707,776 firm fixed price purchase order to Airborne Snow Observatories Inc. for aerial snow surveys of the Upper San Joaquin River Basin in California. The solicitation sought these services from January 15 to October 15, 2020 to collect snow depth and snow water equivalent data via aerial surveys with 5 centimeter precision at 5 meter resolution and the ability to perform surveys within 72 hours of notice not exceeding 15 days...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior's California-Great Basin Region, awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order contract to the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to provide snow survey and water forecasting services in support of reservoir operations within the Central Valley Project. The contract, valued at $332,145.62, requires DWR to perform labor, provide materials, and undertake field activities to gather and correlate data from over...
This is a definitive, firm fixed-price contract awarded by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants to Airborne Snow Observatories Inc., a for-profit provider of aerial snow observation services. The $408,178.00 contract is for a SNOWPACK STUDY AND EVALUATION project with a completion date of September 30, 2024. Airborne Snow Observatories specializes in using airborne imaging spectrometer and lidar systems to collect high-resolution data...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center to the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies, a non-profit organization. The contract, valued at $135,000.00, is for the provision of soil, dust, and snow samples over the period ending June 8, 2026. The Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies also holds two project grants totaling $118,134.00 from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to perform...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract to Kamrud Surveys, a small business, to provide manual snow survey data collection services for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana. The contract has a ceiling value of $113,400.00 and a performance period from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2029, with the initial base year followed by four one-year option periods. The contractor will be responsible for conducting monthly...
The Department of the Interior United States Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded a Definitive Contract valued at three hundred sixty-four thousand six hundred sixty-two dollars and twenty-seven cents ($364,662.27) to Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. for Snow Observation and Surveys. The contract has a Period of Performance starting on May 12, 2023 through December 31, 2023 with a Firm Fixed Price pricing structure. Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. will perform the...