VIIRS ASIPS Follow-On_JOFOC_Final 2025_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The procurement is for a sole-source contract with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to continue the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Atmosphere Science Investigator-led Processing System (ASIPS). The contract will support the continuation of generating standard atmosphere data products from the VIIRS instrument on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) and Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) missions.

The anticipated award date is April 1, 2025, for a 5-year base period with optional extensions. The contract is crucial for maintaining critical atmospheric science data processing capabilities, ensuring continued generation of standard and near real-time atmosphere data products. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has extensive experience with the VIIRS instrument, having worked on VIIRS data products since 2011 and having a significant role in developing algorithms and processing systems for atmospheric science data. The procurement is being pursued on a sole-source basis due to the specialized expertise and continuity required for this scientific data processing work.