In plain English
NASA seeks ongoing operation and maintenance of eight HyperNav systems for calibrating the PACE Ocean Color Instrument. Work includes eight rotating 60-day deployments each year in Hawaii, Mo’orea, and Puerto Rico, maintaining the equipment, and delivering daily calibrated data. NASA plans a sole-source award to Oregon State University, but interested organizations may email qualifications by November 2, 2026, for consideration of competition.
About this bid
NASA HQ has a requirement for the sustained operation and maintenance of eight (8) HyperNav hyperspectral radiometric systems to support System Vicarious Calibration (SVC) of the NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Ocean Color Instrument (OCI). The requirement includes conducting eight (8) rotational 60-day deployments per year across three sites (Hawaii; Mo’orea, French Polynesia; and Puerto Rico), maintaining the fleet of eight (8) floats, and operating data processing streams to deliver daily SVC-qualified radiometric products to the NASA PACE Ocean Ecology Lab. NASA HQ intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the services from Oregon State University (OSU)…
Details
- Solicitation number
- NASA-SVC-PACE-OCI
- Agency
- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 54171 · Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
- Classification (PSC)
- AJ12
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