Space Environmental Technologies - mentoring regarding the SABER algorithms and data products

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center seeks mentoring services on SABER algorithms and data products through a sole source procurement, with written capability submissions due July 8, 2026. NASA intends to award to Space Environment Technologies, LLC under FAR 12.102(a) authority for commercial items or services.

Place of performance is Greenbelt, Maryland, with work conducted primarily at the contractor's facilities and coordination with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center personnel. The contract period runs October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. The procurement justification emphasizes Space Environment Technologies' irreplaceable 24-year mission-specific expertise with the SABER instrument spanning approximately 24 years of custom algorithms and historical calibration decisions. NASA determined that alternative vendors would face a prohibitive learning curve, creating unacceptable schedule delays, duplicative costs, and high risk of compromised scientific integrity, particularly as the mission prepares for Version 3 reprocessing.

Deliverables include a peer-reviewed journal article describing the ozone data product derived from infrared emission measurements at 9.6 micrometers and a community resource explaining SABER instrument operations for new scientists. Services encompass knowledge transfer activities including mentoring on algorithms and retrieval methodologies, historical context on calibration decisions and algorithm evolution, uncertainty characterization guidance, and technical advisory support for the Version 3 reprocessing of the full 24-year SABER data record. Work is performed under NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) and PSC AF31. NASA/NSSC serves as the procuring center. Interested organizations may submit written capabilities to Shanna L. Patterson (Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov) by 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on July 8, 2026; the Government reserves discretion to conduct full and open competition based on responses received.