May 22, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@xxxxxxxx Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@xxxxxxxx CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-023 NASA AWARDS EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA SERVICES BRIDGE CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Raytheon Company of Riverdale, Md., for the continuation of services currently provided through the Earth Observing System Data and Information System, or EOSDIS, maintenance and development contract. It provides for the development and sustaining engineering of software and hardware systems that provide Earth science data management. The total maximum value of the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity cost-plus-award fee contract is $48 million with an 18-month ordering period. The contract was initiated to provide a bridge contract until the competitive acquisition for the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Evolution and Development contract is completed. This contract will support the Earth Science Data and Information System Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., by providing scientific and other users access to data from NASA's Earth science missions. For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
