June 15, 2009

J D Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0542 j d harrington@nasa gov

Cynthia M O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md 301-286-4647 cynthia m ocarroll@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-029

NASA AWARDS HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE SERVICES CONTRACT

WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Sigma Space Corporation of Lanham, Md , to provide Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Support Services The total maximum ordering value of the cost-plus fixed fee contract will be $120 million

Sigma will provide support to the Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md Sigma will support research involving satellite remote sensing as well as field and aircraft instruments for measuring Earth, oceanic, biospheric and atmospheric processes; scientific and engineering support for the development and calibration of remote sensing instruments; and the development of data systems for the production and distribution of satellite products

This contract will support the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project Science Data Segment; Earth Observing-1; Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Project and the Earth Observing System missions Terra, Aqua and Aura

The work will be performed primarily at Goddard The period of performance for the contract is from June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2014

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