SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Notice of intent to award noncompetitve procurement
- Notice Date
- 4/12/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS BRANCH OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DR. EAST, MODOC HALL STE 2002 SACRAMENTO CA 95819
- ZIP Code
- 95819
- Solicitation Number
- 10WRQQ0168
- Response Due
- 4/22/2010
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- JANET JANES SPVS CONTRACT SPECIALIST 9162789343 ;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Geological Survey (USGS), Geologic Division, Office of Western Regional Geology, requires assistance to fulfill commitments assumed as part of a NASA-funded research activity entitled "Enabling Long-term, Consistent Calibration of EOS and NPP Data and Products Using the Moon". This activity is a continuation of the USGS Lunar Calibration program established and sustained under previous NASA contracts. This effort will require a six month period of performance The contractor shall develop refinements to the USGS analytic model for the lunar spectral irradiance and the ancillary parameters for the software system currently in use for on-orbit calibration of space-based radiometer instruments. The contractor shall also develop candidate analytic forms for a spatially-resolved lunar radiance model for the 32 ROLO bands. Celestial Reasonings possesses unique knowledge and abilities pertaining to the USGS lunar calibration system. Specifically, mastery of the current methodology and tools used to generate lunar calibrations for spacecraft observations of the Moon; expertise in lunar photometric modeling, particularly the lunar spectral irradiance model currently used, and also theoretical models of the lunar surface reflectance; and expertise in numerical analysis and multivariate fitting of large datasets, and familiarity with the lunar dataset currently used. Due to the information contained herein, the Government intends to noncompetitively award a firm fixed price purchase order to Celestial Reasonings, 180 Snowshoe Lane, Genoa, NV. 89411. This notice is neither a request for proposals nor a solicitation of offers, however all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries must be submitted via email to jglenn@usgs.gov no later than 4/22/2010. This notice and any resulting quotation or purchase order conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2005-39 effective 19 Mar 2010. The associated North America Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 541690 and the small business size standard is $7 Million.
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