The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $95,044 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA HEADQUARTERS
  IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - NRA AWARD ENTITLED: THE STUDY OF CLOUDS, BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW-ICE PENETRATION IN SUPPORT OF THE ICESAT-II MISSION. THE ATMOSPHERE, AND MORE SIGNIFICANTLY, CLOUDS AND BLOWING SNOW PRESENT FORMIDABLE CHALLENGES TO HIGH PRECISION ALTIMETRY OF ICE SHEETS AND SEA ICE FROM SPACE. A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LASER PULSE INTERACTION WITH THE SURFACE IS ESSENTIAL. OUR TEAM HAS EXPERIENCE IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING, AND RADIATIVE TRANSFER AND ALSO HAS A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF THE OBJECTIVES, REQUIREMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF SPACE-BASED LASER ALTIMETRY. THIS EFFORT SEEKS TO CONTINUE RESEARCH ON POLAR CLOUD AND BLOWING SNOW DISTRIBUTIONS AND VARIABILITY AND LASER PULSE-SURFACE INTERACTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO ULTIMATELY AID THE INTERPRETATION AND ACCURACY OF ICESAT-II MEASUREMENTS. EFFORTS WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO THREE MAIN TASKS: 1. FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE CLIMATOLOGY FOR ICESAT-II, TO STUDY THE DISTRIBUTION, TRENDS, AND VARIABILITY OF POLAR CLOUD AND BLOWING SNOW PROPERTIES. 2. IN SUPPORT OF THE ICESAT-II ALTIMETRY MEASUREMENTS, TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF SNOW AND ICE PENETRATION OF LASER PULSE AND APPROACHES TO MITIGATE THIS EFFECT. 3. WITH RESULTS FROM ABOVE TASKS AND THE USE OF SIMULATED ICESAT-II DATA AND MABEL DATA, DEVELOP ALGORITHMS TO MAXIMIZE INFORMATION EXTRACTION AND MINIMIZE ERROR FROM FORWARD SCATTERING AND SURFACE PENETRATION. IN ADDITION TO ITS OWN SCIENTIFIC MERIT, TASK 1 IS IMPORTANT FOR UNDERSTANDING THE AREAS AND SEASONS WHEN CLOUDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL HAVE THE LARGEST EFFECT ON ICESAT-II MEASUREMENTS IN TERMS OF DATA LOSS AND RANGE DELAY. TASK 2 IS IMPORTANT FOR RANGING ACCURACY OVER SNOW AND ICE SURFACES WITH SPECIAL RELEVANCE TO SEA ICE THICKNESS DETERMINATION. TASK 3 IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST AND ACCURATE ICESAT-II ALGORITHMS AND ULTIMATELY ICESAT-II DATA PRODUCTS. THIS EFFORT IS RELEVANT TO NASA S STRATEGIC GOAL 3A, TO STUDY EARTH FROM SPACE TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING AND MEET SOCIETAL NEEDS. ICESAT-II WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE DATA ON THE RAPID CHANGES OCCURRING IN THE CRYOSPHERE AS WELL AS PROVIDE IMPORTANT DATA ON THE EARTH S BIOMASS AND CLOUDS. THE INTENT OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO HELP IN DEFINING THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ICESAT-II MISSION THROUGH A THOROUGH CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC AND LASER-SURFACE INTERACTION EFFECTS THAT WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE ALTIMETRY MEASUREMENTS. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO HELP IN DEFINING THE BEST POSSIBLE ICESAT-II INSTRUMENT AND MISSION.

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• $948,261 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
  THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO GSFC'S GLOBAL MODELING AND ASSIMILATION OFFICE (GMAO), A KEY ACTIVITY WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION. THE GMAO DEVELOPS AND USES COMPREHENSIVE MODELS AND ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION S CAPABILITIES IN CLIMATE, WEATHER AND ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION PREDICTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT PROJECTS WITHIN THE GMAO THAT ENCOMPASS ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ASSIMILATION AND FORECAST SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN THREE AREAS: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES LOCAL ANALYSIS AND DATA SERVERS AND PERIPHERALS TO BE SHARED BY THE GMAO TEAM, COMPRISING CIVIL SERVANTS, VISITING SCIENTISTS AND CONTRACTOR STAFF. THE HIGH-END COMPUTING RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF THE GMAO ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE NASA CENTER FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION AT GODDARD AND THROUGH THE NASA ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTING (NAS) DIVISION AT NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER.

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• $94,054 - Monday the 2nd of June 2014
  Agricultural Research Service
  USDA ARS EBSC 32SC
  TASK ORDER TO SUPPORT SENIOR SCIENTISTS FOR PERFORMANCE PERIOD 06/01/2011-03/31/2012, OPTION YEAR 2, AG-3K06-C-09-0006

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• $89,526 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
  THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO GSFC'S GLOBAL MODELING AND ASSIMILATION OFFICE (GMAO), A KEY ACTIVITY WITHIN THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION. THE GMAO DEVELOPS AND USES COMPREHENSIVE MODELS AND ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATION S CAPABILITIES IN CLIMATE, WEATHER AND ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION PREDICTION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT PROJECTS WITHIN THE GMAO THAT ENCOMPASS ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ASSIMILATION AND FORECAST SYSTEMS, SPECIFICALLY IN THREE AREAS: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY RESOURCES INCLUDING PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS, UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES LOCAL ANALYSIS AND DATA SERVERS AND PERIPHERALS TO BE SHARED BY THE GMAO TEAM, COMPRISING CIVIL SERVANTS, VISITING SCIENTISTS AND CONTRACTOR STAFF. THE HIGH-END COMPUTING RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF THE GMAO ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE NASA CENTER FOR CLIMATE SIMULATION AT GODDARD AND THROUGH THE NASA ADVANCED SUPERCOMPUTING (NAS) DIVISION AT NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER.

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• $891,710 - Saturday the 1st of December 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
  IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS THIS CONTRACT IS FOR (R&D) PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTCHNOLOGY) AND IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE THE NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARDS OBSERVING, MONITORING, CHARACTERIZING, MODELING, UNDERSTANDING, AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. THE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, AND PRECIPITATION; UNDERSTANDING ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY, ESPECIALLY THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE SPECIES ON THE OZONE BALANCE IN THE STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE; IMPROVING SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOLAR VARIABILITY ON THE EARTH'S CLIMATE; AND ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE INCLUDING ITS INTERACTION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE. SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS VIA SATELLITE MISSIONS AND SUB-ORBITAL INSTRUMENTATION. SCIENTISTS CONCEIVE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT OPTICAL, MICROWAVE, RADAR, AND LIDAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE SENSING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SCIENTISTS FURTHER CONDUCT FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND DATA VALIDATION, AND CARRY OUT MODELING ACTIVITIES FOR ATMOSPHERIC RADIATIVE TRANSFER, CLIMATE, CLOUDS, AEROSOLS, CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT OF TRACE SPECIES, AND IN GENERAL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION EARTH SYSTEM MODELS.

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• $88,673 - Monday the 2nd of June 2014
  Agricultural Research Service
  USDA ARS EBSC 32SC
  TASK ORDER FOR SENIOR SCIENTIST, OPTION YEAR 2, AG-3K06-C-09-0006, SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES 09/01/2011-03/31/2012

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• $880,524 - Wednesday the 24th of September 2014
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER
  THIS IS THE FUNDING TASK ORDER LINKED TO CLIN 002 OF THE BASIC CONTRACT NNL11AA00B (STARSS II). TASK COVERS,THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIREMENT FOR NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) INCLUDES, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORT IN EARTH AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES DATA CENTER (ASDC). WORK REQUIREMENTS ENCOMPASS THE BROAD SCOPE OF THE MISSIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER'S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND RELATED APPLICATIONS PROGRAMS; THE GENERAL CATEGORIES OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE: SCIENCE SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS; ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE; INTERPRETATION, ANALYSIS, VALIDATION, AND MODELS; FIELD MISSIONS; SPACE MISSION/PAYLOAD/INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA CENTER AND SCIENCE COMPUTING SYSTEMS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS; INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS; COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH REQUIREMENTS; DEVELOP NATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

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• $80,565 - Monday the 2nd of June 2014
  Agricultural Research Service
  USDA ARS EBSC 32SC
  IGF::CL::IGF TASK ORDER FOR SENIOR SCIENTIST, OPTION YEAR 3, AG-3K06-C-09- 0006, SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS SUPPORT 4/1/2012-8/31/2012

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• $79,319 - Monday the 2nd of June 2014
  Agricultural Research Service
  USDA ARS EBSC 32SC
  TASK ORDER FOR LEAD ENGINEER, OPTION YEAR 2, AG-3K06-C-09-0006, SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES 09/01/2011-03/31/2012

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• $74,453 - Wednesday the 26th of September 2012
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
  MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTORADOMETER (MODIS) TEAM NRA AWARD - PERFORMANCE OF MAINTENANCE,REFINEMENT, AND EVALUATION OF THE MODIS AEROSOL ALGORITHM IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUED MODIS AEROSOL PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE WIDELY USED BY THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, RADIATIVE FORCING, AND AIR QUALITY APPLICATIONS.

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