NASA Awards Contract for Archive Center Operations

Written by Ben

September 28, 2018

NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks for the continued development and operation of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) for NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The total value of this cost-no-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is approximately $48.6 million. The work under this contract begins Oct. 1 and runs through Sept. 30, 2023.  

The university will perform systems engineering, operations and maintenance, development, user services, product generation, data and information management, archive and distribution, information technology security and related science support and research activities for NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems Program. The work will be performed primarily in Fairbanks.

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov  

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