JPSS Satellite Data Acquisition, Generation, and Distribution

(1) Action Code: N/A (2) Date: August 30 (3) Year: 2018 (4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 20910 (5) Product or Service Code: D399 IT AND TELECOM- OTHER IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (6) Contracting Office Address: 1325 East-West Highway SOU6 Silver Spring Metro Center Building 2 (SSMC2) Silver Spring, MD 20910 (7) Subject: FAR 5.2 Synopsis of proposed contract action (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: N/A. Sole source contract with the University of Alaska Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) (9) Closing Response Date: N/A (10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer: Sarah McKim, Contracting Officer, NOAA/AGO/SIAD (11) Contract Award and Solicitation Number: Contract Award TBD. Solicitation N/A (12) Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD (13) Line Item Number: N/A (14) Contract Award Date: N/A (15) Contractor: University of Alaska. Sole Source under FAR 6.302-1 (16) Description: The requirement is to provide acquisition of data from the JPSS satellites, data product generation and distribution, user readiness activities, and scientific application of these data in the high latitudes for one (1) 12-month base period and two (2), 12-month option periods. This will allow the NOAA/NESDIS JPSS Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) program to accomplish its mission of maximizing the benefits and performance of JPSS data, algorithms, and products for downstream operational and research users. (17) Place of Contract Performance: Fairbanks, AK (18) Set-aside Status: not set aside