Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918
stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov

Cynthia M. O'Carroll
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-4787
cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov



CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-053

NASA SELECTS OCEAN COLOR SERVICES CONTRACTOR

WASHINGTON -- NASA selects Science Applications International Corp.
(SAIC) of McLean, Va., for ocean color services at NASA's Goddard
Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

This is a five-year cost-plus-fixed fee,
indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum
ordering value of $43 million. Performance period for the contract is
Oct. 24 - Oct. 23, 2017.

Under this contract, SAIC will provide support services focused on
global ocean remote sensing, satellite data processing and
distribution, ocean color sensor calibration and product validation.
In addition, SAIC will support processing algorithm and software
development, ocean bio-optical and bio-geochemical field data
collection and laboratory analysis, research in marine
bio-geochemistry and ocean dynamics. These services will support
flight projects such as Aquarius, Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer, and Visible and Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite.

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