THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR THE OLI INSTRUMENT FOR THE NEXT SPACECRAFT IN THE LANDSAT SERIES OF SATELLITES. THIS PROCUREMENT WILL RESULT IN THE AWARD OF A SINGLE COST-PLUS-AWARD-FEE (CPAF) CONTRACT WITH A PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE. LANDSAT SATELLITES HAVE PROVIDED THE ONLY CONTINUOUS LAND IMAGES SINCE 1972; THE ARCHIVE OF THESE IMAGES IS IN THE CARE OF THE USGS. THE OLI INSTRUMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE LAUNCHED ON THE LANDSAT SATELLITE IN 2011. PUBLIC LAW 102-155, LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY ACT OF 1992, STATES THAT NASA MUST MAINTAIN LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY, AND PUBLIC LAW 105-303, COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT OF 1998, STATES THAT NASA SHOULD ACQUIRE REMOTE SENSING DATA. WHILE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS IS REQUIRED FROM NASA, THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSAT IS DONE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USGS FOR SATELLITE OPERATIONS AND DATA COLLECTION. FOLLOWING LAUNCH AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE LANDSAT SATELLITE, THE CONTRACT WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO USGS FOR SATELLITE OPERATIONS AND DATA COLLECTION.