As our nation leads the effort to perform long-term space missions and exploration, the next generations of technologies that can effectively fulfill the unique technical and scientific challenges…

Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Contract number
80NSSC19M0236
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$5,000,000

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$5,000,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition Basic Research
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
San Juan, 00931, Puerto Rico

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00006 $0
Funding Only Action P00005 $1,000,000
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00004 · Puerto rico space partnership for research, innovation and training to engage the next generation of explorers (PR-SPRINT) $1,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Funding Only Action P00002 $890,801
Funding Only Action P00001 $1,090,312
Original award $1,018,887

About this award

This is a $5,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center to the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) to establish the Puerto Rico Space Partnership for Research, Innovation and Training (PR-SPRINT) program. The PR-SPRINT program involves a strategic partnership between four UPR campuses to engage the next generation of space explorers through research, education, and workforce development efforts. Researchers, undergraduate and graduate students will collaborate with NASA's Ames Research Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the development of materials and devices for applications in life support systems and energy storage. This award does not have a set-aside designation.

Description

As our nation leads the effort to perform long-term space missions and exploration, the next generations of technologies that can effectively fulfill the unique technical and scientific challenges to reach out in space are to be developed. In meeting this goal, the training and education of a new and diverse workforce of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs will be critical. As a strategy to collaborate in meeting these goals, herein we present the puerto rico rico space partnership for research, innovation and training (PR-SPRINT) to engage the next generation of explorers. The PR-SPRINT is a strategic partnership between four institutions of higher education to cover all educational levels from 2-year, 4-year and graduate programs. Participants from university of puerto rico campuses, R O piedras (R-2), mayag EZ (R-2), and cayey (4-year students) and universidad DEL turabo (2-year students) constitute the partnership. Researchers, undergraduate (13) and graduate students (10) will collaborate with the ames research center, and JPL in the development of materials and devices for applications in life support systems and energy storage.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80NSSC19M0236?

80NSSC19M0236 was awarded to University Of Puerto Rico by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 1, 2019.

How much is contract 80NSSC19M0236 worth?

The government has obligated $5,000,000 on 80NSSC19M0236.

Was contract 80NSSC19M0236 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC19M0236 was full and open competition.

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