WE PROPOSE A THREE-YEAR RESEARCH PROGRAM TO DEVELOP A NEW SUOMI NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING PARTNERSHIP (SNPP) FORMALDEHYDE STANDARD PRODUCT. WE WILL ADAPT AND UPGRADE THE CURRENT SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY (SAO) OZONE MAPPING AND PROFILER SUITE NADIR MAPPER (OMPS-NM) FORMALDEHYDE VERTICAL COLUMN DENSITY RETRIEVAL TO NASAS SNPP OZONE SCIENCE INVESTIGATOR-LED PROCESSING SYSTEM (SIPS) PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT.