The viper mission presents a unique operational paradigm within the history of robotic spaceflight.
Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21M0066
- Awardee
-
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute UEI QCKAHGYGVCE4
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $1,843,019
Award facts
- Contract value 91% obligated
- $2,015,252.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Moffett Federal Airfield, 158 Cody Rd, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $197,428 | |
| Funding Only Action | $53,837 | |
| Funding Only Action | $10,076 | |
| Funding Only Action | $244,697 | |
| Funding Only Action | $237,456 | |
| Funding Only Action | $210,500 | |
| Funding Only Action | $406,109 | |
| Funding Only Action | $130,000 | |
| Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $60,555 | |
| Funding Only Action | $100,000 | |
| Original award | $192,361 |
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About this award
This federal contract award is for a Cooperative Agreement with the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAER Institute), a non-profit research organization, to support the VIPER mission, which presents a unique operational paradigm within the history of robotic spaceflight. The $2,015,252.00 contract has an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2026 and was awarded on January 1, 2021 by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency. The BAER Institute, which is registered in SAM.gov until November 2025, will perform the work at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, California. The contract does not utilize a set-aside designation. The BAER Institute has a robust portfolio of scientific research and federal grant awards, particularly in the areas of solar physics, exoplanet research, planetary atmospheres, and the application of machine learning to astronomical investigations. The institute also holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts with the U.S. Geological Survey for global food security support and crop analysis.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21M0066?
80NSSC21M0066 was awarded to Bay Area Environmental Research Institute by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21M0066 worth?
The government has obligated $1,843,019 on 80NSSC21M0066. Its current value, with exercised options, is $2,015,252.
Was contract 80NSSC21M0066 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21M0066 was not competed.
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