Lightning Data from Vendor for Mission Safety and Scientific Analysis
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC25906794Q
- Agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- PSC
- B599 Special Studies/Analysis- Other
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Shared Services Center has published a special notice announcing its intent to issue a sole source contract to Vaisala, Inc. for lightning data services to support mission safety and scientific analysis. The procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with NASA determining that Vaisala is the sole provider capable of delivering the required lightning data services. The contract will be administered by NASA/NSSC with performance taking place at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. This acquisition falls under NAICS code 541990 for professional, scientific, and technical services and will utilize commercial item acquisition procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13.
The primary purpose of this procurement is to obtain real-time and archived continental US lightning data, including cloud-to-ground stroke-level and incloud lightning information, for the period from May 27, 2025, through May 26, 2026. The data will support lightning safety operations for NASA's Center Operations and enable scientific research on storm characteristics, severe weather identification, wildfires, and electrified snowfall at Marshall Space Flight Center's Earth Science Office and Propulsion Test Area. Interested organizations have until 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on June 25, 2025, to submit written capabilities and qualifications demonstrating their ability to perform this work. NASA will evaluate these submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis, though the final decision to proceed with sole source acquisition remains at the government's discretion. The data will be transmitted via internet communications systems, with no NASA archiving planned for real-time data feeds.
Notice text
Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Lightning Data from Vendor for Mission Safety and Scientific Analysis.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to VAISALA, INC: 194 S TAYLOR AVE; LOUISVILLE, CO 80027-3024 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that VAISALA, INC is the sole provider of Lightning Data from Vendor for Mission Safety and Scientific Analysis.
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).
The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541990.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 6/25/2025. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .
Primary Point of Contact:
Cody Guidry
Procurement Specialist
Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov
Secondary Point of Contact:
Shari Trigg
Contracting Officer
Shari.trigg@nasa.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATPC0038719 Tab 04 4 SOW...pdf |
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