AWARD
A -- RECOVERY ACT - LASER AND ATTITUDE POSITION SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR THE LVIS-GHINSTRUMENT
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2010
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.Y, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- HBSLASERANDATTITUDEPOSITIONSENSORSYSTEMSTASK
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer A OConnell, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-5081, Fax 301-286-5373, Email Jennifer.A.OConnell@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Jennifer A OConnell
(Jennifer.A.OConnell@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- NNG09HP18C-TASK55
- Award Date
- 3/31/2010
- Awardee
- Sigma Space Corp 4801 Forbes Blvd Lanham, MD 20706-4303
- Award Amount
- 583200
- Line Number
- CLIN 003
- Description
- NASA has a requirement that will be filled under Task 55, of Contract NNG09HP18Cfor the Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences (HBS) at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center(GSFC) to procure a laser system and Attitude and position sensor system. The LaserVegetation Imaging Sensor (LVIS) is a medium/high-altitude wide-swath laser altimeterthat has, for over a decade, demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in measuringvegetation structure, and the topography of land, oceans, ice sheets, and sea ice. A newversion of the LVIS sensor is being developed (LVIS-GH) specifically for operations inthe Global Hawk aircraft. The intent of this effort is to purchase upgrades to two keysubsystems of LVIS-GH to make it suitable for operations in a high-altitude, autonomousenvironment. The first is the LVIS-GH laser transmitter subsystem. This new laser systemis required to have a faster repetition rate and higher pulse energy to compensate forthe faster ground speed and higher altitude experienced in the Global Hawk aircraft. Thesecond system is the Precision Attitude and Position Determination Subsystem consistingof a tightly-coupled GPS (Global Positioning System) and INS (Inertial NavigationSensor). Currently, an Applanix POS/AV 510 unit is utilized with LVIS in lower altitudeaircraft. To achieve the required measurement accuracy from the high-altitude Global Hawkplatform, a more accurate attitude determination system is required. Our analysis hasdetermined that the Applanix POS/AV 610 has sufficient accuracy and performance to meetthis requirement. This task under the HBS contract will be performed utilizing AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.<P>NASA/GSFC has awarded Task 55 under Contract NNG09HP18C with Sigma Space Corporation. Contract NNG09HP18C with Sigma Space Corporation is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contractand was awarded on June 15, 2009, on a competitive basis. This work could not beperformed on a fixed price basis due to the variability of research and development to beproduced with these instruments.
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