Purchase Order 80NSSC24PC062
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- This federal contract award is for the Plankton, Aerosols, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystems (PACE) mission, which will provide the most comprehensive global combined ocean-atmosphere measurements in NASA's history. The Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded this cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit federally funded research and development center, to provide systems engineering, operations, and technical management support, as well as specialized...
- This federal contract award is for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, which will deliver NASA's first ocean color satellite designed to study the marine carbon cycle. The contract, valued at $734,305.00, was awarded to Oregon State University (OSU) through a Cooperative Agreement. OSU, a prominent public land-grant research university, will provide specialized scientific services and research support for the PACE mission. The contract has no set-aside designation,...
- This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order awarded under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL), a subsidiary of The Johns Hopkins University. The purpose of this $27,153 task order is to provide support for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission Preliminary Design Review (PDR) at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The support includes pre-review activities, participation in the...
- This federal contract award, valued at $613,240.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maine System (UMS) to conduct a training workshop focused on the methodology for obtaining high-quality in-situ measurements of optical properties in support of calibration and validation activities for ocean color remote sensing. The workshop aims to prepare for the launch of NASA's Pre-Aerosols, Clouds, and Ocean Ecosystems (PACE) satellite in 2022,...
- The University of Maine System, through its University of Maine division, was awarded a $751,889.96 cooperative agreement by NASA's Shared Services Center with an ultimate completion date of July 31, 2024. This contract involves the development of radiative products for the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission era. The award supports the creation of an expanded suite of biogeochemical products, including measurements of absorption by phytoplankton and dissolved organic...
- This federal contract award, valued at $660,448.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia University) under a Cooperative Agreement. The contract is for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, which will carry the Spectro-Polarimeter for Planetary Exploration (SPEXone) and the Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter 2 (HARP-2) instruments to provide remote sensing of cloud...
- This is a firm-fixed price contract awarded by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency, to Oregon State University (OSU) to serve as a scientific advisor to the PACE project. Under this $487,120 contract, OSU will assist the PACE project scientist in refining the instrument and science requirements for the OCI and polarimeter instruments, conduct trade studies, and liaise with the external ocean color community. The contract supports the PACE mission, which is assessing the capabilities of...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $388,103 sole source grant contract to the University of Arizona doing business as the Arizona Board of Regents. The contract is for radiometric calibration methodologies using field capable laboratory grade instruments and will be performed in Tucson, Arizona over a one year period from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Pricing is categorized as other than firm-fixed price. No subcontractors...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price Definitive Contract to Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU), also known as the Technical University of Denmark, for the PACE STAR Sensor. The potential value of the contract is $1,253,070.00, and the period of performance ends on November 1, 2022. DTU, a state-controlled institution of higher learning, has received multiple federal contracts and grants, often as a subcontractor supporting...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center awarded a $262,700.00 firm-fixed price purchase order to Redwire Space Components, LLC Adcole Space, LLC Division, a small business, for the delivery of 12 Coarse Sun Sensors (CSS) for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft project. This award was made under a total small business set-aside solicitation. The PACE project, which is managed by NASA Goddard, is seeking to procure the CSS for the...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $60,109 firm fixed-price purchase order to the University of Tartu in Estonia on September 1, 2024, for radiometer calibration and characterization services supporting the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. This sole-source procurement was conducted as a commercial item acquisition under Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 13, with performance scheduled through September 30, 2026. The University of Tartu was selected as the exclusive provider due to its specialized capabilities at Tartu Observatory, which is recognized as the only known facility capable of delivering the precise radiometric calibration and characterization services required for PACE mission field radiometers. No set-aside designation was applied to this award. The PACE mission, a key NASA Earth Science initiative, requires advanced oceanographic and atmospheric measurement capabilities to study ocean biology, aerosols, and clouds. Tartu Observatory's expertise in radiometric calibration is critical to ensuring the accuracy and reliability of field instruments used in the mission's scientific operations. The University of Tartu, registered in the System for Award Management since 2007, has established a track record of delivering specialized scientific and technical services to U.S. federal agencies, including prior radiometer calibration work for NASA missions. This procurement demonstrates the university's recognized technical expertise in precision scientific instrumentation and its importance to advancing NASA's Earth science research objectives.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Radiometer Calibration and Characterization Services from Tartu Observatory in Estonia. | 80NSSC24879425Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 8/12/24, 7:23 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00003 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/18/25 | |
| P00002 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/1/25 | |
| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 2/27/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $60.1k | 8/19/24 |