# In-Orbit Demonstration and Data Acquisition of a Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/1332kp22cneep0014

- Solicitation number: 1332KP22CNEEP0014
- Notice type: Justification (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
- Department: Department of Commerce
- Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Contracting office: Department of Commerce NOAA (1332KP)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: R425 Engineering and Technical Services
- Place of performance: San Francisco, California
- County: San Francisco County (FIPS 06075). https://abierto.us/counties/san-francisco-county-ca-06075
- City: San Francisco. https://abierto.us/cities/san-francisco-ca-0667000
- First posted: May 1, 2026
- Last posted: July 31, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f6b50bf5053440b4ac46ff67354ecc48/view

## Description

**Action Type:** Notice of Post-Award Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) under FAR 6.103-1.

**Contract Number:**

**1332KP22CNEEP0014 Contractor:**

**Spire Global, Inc. Modification Value:** $5,000,000.00 Extended Period of Performance: October 01, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (12-Month Extension)

**Scope of Services:** The NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office (AGO), Satellite and Information Acquisition Division (SIAD), has executed a bilateral contract modification to procure extended spaceborne data acquisition services from Spire Global, Inc. Under this modification, the contractor will collect, process, and deliver Level 1 science-grade brightness temperature data (in NetCDF format) from its operational space-based Hyperspectral Microwave Sensor (HyMS) instrument integrated on a 16U LEMUR satellite platform.

This data will support the NESDIS Commercial Data Program and the Office of Systems Architecture and Engineering (SAE) in conducting a comprehensive evaluation of hyperspectral microwave technology impact on global Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models across a full annual atmospheric cycle.

**Authority:** This sole-source modification was executed pursuant to the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Spire Global, Inc. is the only commercial source with a currently operational, space-qualified system capable of delivering the required synoptic spaceborne data within the mandated timeframe to satisfy FY26 Congressional Directives.

**Note:** The fully executed and redacted JOFOC document detailing the rationale for this sole-source action is attached to this notice.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc. (UEI LJ68J1MQ3MV7)
- Contract: 1332KP22CNEEP0014, definitive contract
- Obligated: $3,750,000.00, current value $7,750,000
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 9 offers received
- Link: award number 1332KP22CNEEP0014 equals the contract number; same awarding office 1332KP (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_1332KP22CNEEP0014_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 1, 2026: Presolicitation, due May 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 6a8d7a545c494ef0b4d8e323b0a23515. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6a8d7a545c494ef0b4d8e323b0a23515/view
- July 31, 2026: Justification. Notice f6b50bf5053440b4ac46ff67354ecc48. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f6b50bf5053440b4ac46ff67354ecc48/view

## Points of contact

- Mark Sullivan, mark.a.sullivan@noaa.gov, 3023677346
- Bryton Curtis, bryton.curtis@noaa.gov, 816-426-2304

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