Windcube: a cubesat thermospheric wind instrument
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC22M0103
- Awardee
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University Corporation For Atmospheric Research UEI YEZEE8W5JKA3
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $6,023,284
Award facts
- Contract value 91% obligated
- $6,596,892.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 91% 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
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,288 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,204,200 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,721,109 | |
| Funding Only Action | $115,260 | |
| Original award | $2,979,427 |
About this award
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), operating as the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), was awarded a cooperative agreement valued at $6.6M by a civilian federal agency on April 1, 2022, for development of WINDCUBE, a CubeSat-based thermospheric wind instrument. Led by Principal Investigator Scott Sewell with co-investigators Qian Wu and Ruth Lieberman, the project aims to advance atmospheric science through specialized satellite instrumentation capable of measuring wind patterns in the thermosphere. The work will be performed at NCAR's primary facility in Boulder, Colorado, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. No set-aside designation was used for this award.
WINDCUBE represents a focused scientific initiative within NCAR's broader atmospheric research portfolio, which includes collaborations with the National Science Foundation, NASA, and NOAA on climate modeling, weather prediction, and Earth system science. The cooperative agreement structure reflects NCAR's established role as a federally funded research and development center specializing in advanced atmospheric observation and modeling capabilities. This instrument development effort contributes to the agency's objectives in space-based atmospheric measurement and supports the scientific community's understanding of upper atmosphere dynamics relevant to space weather, climate research, and operational forecasting applications.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22M0103?
80NSSC22M0103 was awarded to University Corporation For Atmospheric Research by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on April 1, 2022.
How much is contract 80NSSC22M0103 worth?
The government has obligated $6,023,284 on 80NSSC22M0103. Its current value, with exercised options, is $6,596,892.
Was contract 80NSSC22M0103 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC22M0103 was full and open competition.
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