Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2012-02-01 to 2017-01-31
Current total value of award: $47000000
Description: 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 SUPER-COMPUTING (NAS) DIVISION AT NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER.