TEMPO Near Real-Time (NRT) (SNWG-2020, Cycle 3) and TEMPO NRT Enhanced (SNWG-2022, Cycle 4)
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- TEMPO-SS01-2025
- Agency
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Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80MSFC24CA004 Federal contract award
- Awardee
- Smithsonian Institution
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center issued a sole-source justification for contract modification 80MSFC24CA004 awarded to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) to continue development and production of TEMPO Near Real-Time (NRT) data products through March 2029. The modification extends the current contract, which runs through March 25, 2026, with a structured 1-year initial extension (March 26, 2026 through March 25, 2027) and two optional 1-year periods extending through March 25, 2029. SAO will develop low-latency retrieval products from TEMPO Level 0 and Level 1 data streams, with Cycle 3 work optimizing straylight correction and wavelength calibration to deliver products within 1-3 hours of observation, while Cycle 4 work will develop new hourly sulfur dioxide concentration products and adapt algorithms from other NASA sensors. The justification for sole-source award rests on SAO being the only U.S. entity with developed calibration techniques for the TEMPO instrument and possessing significant operational knowledge that would be costly and time-consuming to transfer to another contractor, supported by statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1). A synopsis was posted on SAM.gov in August 2025 and closed without any requests for consideration, and the total estimated cost for the 36-month performance period is redacted in the published justification.
Notice text
TEMPO Near Real-Time (NRT) (SNWG-2020, Cycle 3) and TEMPO NRT Enhanced (SNWG-2022, Cycle4)
Awarded contract 80MSFC24CA004 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2026-02-25.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| TEMPO Near Real-Time (NRT) (SNWG-2020, Cycle 3) and TEMPO NRT Enhanced (SNWG-2022, Cycle 4) | Pre-Solicitation |
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