The transiting exoplanet survey satellite (tess) will discover thousands of exoplants in orbit around the brightest STARS in the sky. In a two year survey, tess will monitor more than 200,000 STARS…
Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC18M0068
- Awardee
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Seti Institute UEI WKAUE7NHR4L1
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $2,999,332
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $2,999,332.09 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $149,975 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $222,794 | |
| Funding Only Action | $250,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $182,670 | |
| Funding Only Action | $74,501 | |
| Funding Only Action | $169,392 | |
| Funding Only Action | $500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $250,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $200,000 | |
| Original award | $1,000,000 |
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About this award
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $2,999,332.09 Cooperative Agreement to the SETI Institute, a non-profit scientific organization, for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) project. TESS is a space-based all-sky transit survey that will identify thousands of exoplanets around bright stars, providing prime targets for follow-up observation and characterization. The SETI Institute is serving as the prime contractor, leveraging its expertise in astrobiology, planetary science, and astronomy research to support this NASA mission. This award does not have a set-aside designation.
Description
The transiting exoplanet survey satellite (tess) will discover thousands of exoplants in orbit around the brightest STARS in the sky. In a two year survey, tess will monitor more than 200,000 STARS for temporary drops in brightness caused by planetary transits. This first ever space borne all sky transit survey will identify planets ranging from earth sized to gas giants, around a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances. No ground based survey can achieve this feat. Tess STARS will be 30-100 times brighter than those in the relatively narrow field of view of the kelper satellite and therefore tess planets will be orders of magnitude easier to characterize with follow up observations. At last IT will be possible to study the masses, sizes , densities, orbits and atmospheres of a large cohort of small planets including a sample of rocky worlds in the habitable zones of their host STARS. Tess will provide prime targets for observation with the james webb space telescope (jwst), as well as other large ground based and space based telescopes of the future.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18M0068?
80NSSC18M0068 was awarded to Seti Institute by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 1, 2018.
How much is contract 80NSSC18M0068 worth?
The government has obligated $2,999,332 on 80NSSC18M0068.
Was contract 80NSSC18M0068 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC18M0068 was not competed.
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