Recovery Act: NASA Solicitation: Effort Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit Humidity SOunder From Brazil Project Team Leader

Award – Sep 23, 2009

General Information

NAIS Posted Date: Sep 23, 2009
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Sep 23, 2009
Noncompetitive Action: Yes
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: Yes
Contract Award Date: Sep 10, 2009
Contract Award Number: NMR711081
Solicitation Number: 88-15051
Contract Award Amount: 2146927.00
Contract Line Item Number: 001
Contractor: California Institute of Technology 1201 East California Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91125
Classification Code: A — Research and Development
NAICS Code: 541712 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)

Contracting Office Address

NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109

Description

Effort: The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)on the EOS Aqua Spacecraft is a Facility Instrument. Together with the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU) they form the AIRS Sounding System. The AIRS Sounding System is designed to meet climate research needs and operational weather prediction requirements. The project involves operational weather and climate science software development and algorithm maintenace, instruments operations, trending, and calibration.

This Task Order is awarded under the current NASA/Caltech Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Contract NAS7-03001 pursuant to the authority under 10 USC 2304(c)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3.

Due to the complex, cutting-edge research and development work performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a cost-type contract (NAS7-03001) was deemed the most appropriate contractual arrangement.

Point of Contact

Name: Tom Servilla
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 818-354-4817
Fax: 818-354-6051
Email: thomas.m.servilla@nasa.gov

Name: Angel A Castillo
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 818-354-1585
Fax: 818-354-6051
Email: acastillo@nmo.jpl.nasa.gov