NASA previews hydrosphere research support recompete

NASA has given industry a new glimpse at how it plans to conduct the recompete of a contract for scientific research services to aid a team that focuses on hydrosphere, biosphere and geophysics.

A draft solicitation unveiled Tuesday outlines how the second iteration of the Hydrosphere, Biosphere and Geophysics contract will have a five-year performance period and be set aside for small businesses.

Science Systems and Applications Inc. won the current contract in 2020 at a $425 million ceiling for up to five years. GovTribe data indicates NASA has obligated approximately 88% of that ceiling, or $327 million, to-date ahead of its current completion date of Nov. 30.

The agency uses HBG to acquire support in its efforts to create, develop and apply technologies toward efforts in addressing issues with water resources, land and ocean ecosystems, and changes in the Earth’s cryosphere.

HBG is also the name of a subdivision within the Goddard Space Flight Center’s Earth Sciences Division, which includes the Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory that is responsible for producing products from Earth-observing satellites.

The statement of work breaks out support services into six primary areas that include science, computing, instrumentation development, calibration and validation, field campaigns, and communications and public outreach.

Comments on the draft request for proposals are due April 22.