Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1045-BAW00-BAW01-135265

MassDEP grant for NESCAUM air-modeling platform memory and storage upgrade

Massachusetts MassDEP plans to fund a capacity upgrade for NESCAUM’s air-modeling platform. - Government buyer: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs; Bureau of Air and Waste. - Award recipient/vendor: Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), which will acquire and install additional memory and storage for its existing modeling platform. - Purpose and requirements: Support development of a statewide traffic-related air-pollutant modeling dataset and cumulative-impact analysis for air permitting. NESCAUM will continue platform operations and administration at no additional cost to MassDEP. - Funding: $20,000, adjustable by up to 20% (estimated range: $16,000–$24,000). - Additional attachment item: A separate Operational Services Division (OSD), Commonwealth of Massachusetts document lists one printing-services item. It appears unrelated to the MassDEP grant. - No OEM or hardware part numbers, specifications, or quantities are identified.

Description

MassDEP announces its intent to award a Best Value Grant to the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) to upgrade its existing modeling platform for MassDEP air modeling work. NESCAUM will acquire and install additional memory and storage to support work on a statewide traffic pollutant modeling dataset and MassDEP's cumulative impact analysis in its air permitting program. The grant amount is $20,000, which MassDEP may adjust by up to 20% if necessary. The initial term runs through December 31, 2026, with a potential six-month renewal; the notice is announcement only.

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