Federal contract award
GSFC0199609DNAS596090
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL. MATERIALS, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO DESIGN. DEVELOP, INTEGRATE, TEST AND SUPPORT GOES IMAGER AND SOUNDER INSTRUMENTS; SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INTEGRATION INTO THE SPACECRAFT; TO CONDUCT SPACECRAFT-LEVEL INSTRUMENT TESTING; AND TO SUPPORT LAUNCH AND ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS FOR THE NOAA GEOSTATIONARY ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE PROGRAM. THE IMAGER SHALL BE A FIVE SPECTRAL CHANNEL TWO-AXIS SCANNING RADIOMETER, AND SHALL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING IMAGERY AND RADIOMETRIC INFORMATION OF THE EARTH S SURFACE AND CLOUD COVER. CAPABILITY FOR STAR SENSING SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED. THE INSTRUMENT SHALL BE CAPABLE OF MEASURING EMITTED AND SOLAR REFLECTED RADIANCE SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM THE FIVE SPECTRAL CHANNELS. RADIOMETRIC QUALITY, SIMULTANEOUS DATA COLLECTION WITH THE SOUNDER, AND SCAN FLEXIBILITY ARE PRIME REQUIREMENTS OF THE SYSTEM. THE SOUNDER SHALL BE A 19 SPECTRAL CHANNEL DISCRETE FILTER WHEEL RADIOMETER USING A TWO-AXIS SCANNING MIRROR CAPABLE OF PROVIDING VARIABLE AREA SOUNDING OF THE EARTH S ATMOSPHERE. RADIOMETRIC QUALITY, SIMULTANEOUS DATA COLLECTION WITH THE IMAGER, AND SCAN FLEXIBILITY ARE PRIME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOUNDER.
Award details
Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.
| Field | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER |
| NAICS | 541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services |
| PSC | AR91 — R&D-OTHER SPACE-B RES |
| Parent award / vehicle | Not reported |
| Set-aside | Not reported |
| Pricing type | COST PLUS AWARD FEE |
| Obligations | $240.7M |
| Current contract value | $247.0M |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $247.0M |
| Start date | Sep 15, 1996 |
| Current end date | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Potential end date | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Latest award activity | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Source loaded | Aug 15, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 1 of 1 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | 309 | $-475.0K | THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL. MATERIALS, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO DESIGN. DEVELOP, INTEGRATE, TEST AND SUPPORT GOES IMAGER AND SOUNDER INSTRUMENTS SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INTEGRATION INTO THE SPACECRAFT TO CONDUCT SPACECRAFT-LEVEL INSTRUMENT TESTING AND TO SUPPORT LAUNCH AND ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS FOR THE NOAA GEOSTATIONARY ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE PROGRAM. THE IMAGER SHALL BE A FIVE SPECTRAL CHANNEL TWO-AXIS SCANNING RADIOMETER, AND SHALL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING IMAGERY AND RADIOMETRIC INFORMATION OF THE EARTH S SURFACE AND CLOUD COVER. CAPABILITY FOR STAR SENSING SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED. THE INSTRUMENT SHALL BE CAPABLE OF MEASURING EMITTED AND SOLAR REFLECTED RADIANCE SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM THE FIVE SPECTRAL CHANNELS. RADIOMETRIC QUALITY, SIMULTANEOUS DATA COLLECTION WITH THE SOUNDER, AND SCAN FLEXIBILITY ARE PRIME REQUIREMENTS OF THE SYSTEM. THE SOUNDER SHALL BE A 19 SPECTRAL CHANNEL DISCRETE FILTER WHEEL RADIOMETER USING A TWO-AXIS SCANNING MIRROR CAPABLE OF PROVIDING VARIABLE AREA SOUNDING OF THE EARTH S ATMOSPHERE. RADIOMETRIC QUALITY, SIMULTANEOUS DATA COLLECTION WITH THE IMAGER, AND SCAN FLEXIBILITY ARE PRIME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOUNDER. |
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