Cooperative Agreement 80NSSC23M0034
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC23M0034
- Awardee
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University Of Maryland, College Park UEI NPU8ULVAAS23 Part of University System Of Maryland
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $9,666,919
Award facts
- Contract value 59% obligated
- $16,351,820.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 71% 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
- College Park, MD 20742, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $618,112 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,465,310 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,380,664 | |
| Funding Only Action | $76,267 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,356,283 | |
| Funding Only Action | $800,283 | |
| Funding Only Action | $459,279 | |
| Funding Only Action | $26,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $319,721 | |
| Original award | $2,165,000 |
About this award
NASA awarded a $16.35M cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland, College Park to establish the ACRES (A Climate Resilient Ecosystem Approach to Strengthening US Agriculture) consortium. Under this effort, which extends through March 31, 2028, the university will lead a transdisciplinary consortium of over 20 private sector partners and leading scientists to develop and deploy user-driven, Earth observation-based products, tools, and applications that support sustainable and resilient agricultural decision-making. The work is organized around four application-oriented themes: evaluating agronomic management for on-farm decision support, annual mapping of U.S. fields and crop yields, supporting national-level agricultural assessment, and addressing soil health and carbon sequestration. The consortium employs a collaborative co-production model that engages farmers, extension agents, policymakers, and industry stakeholders throughout the design and execution of Earth observation projects.
The contract directly responds to the 2018 National Academies Decadal Strategy for Earth Observation from Space and addresses the critical challenge of enabling U.S. agriculture to simultaneously increase production while supporting environmental health, climate resilience, and farmer livelihoods. The ACRES consortium brings together expertise in remote sensing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud computation, agronomy, soil science, economics, and agricultural policy to translate satellite-based measurements and analysis into actionable decision support tools. The work represents NASA's commitment to leveraging Earth observation capabilities to strengthen agricultural sustainability across row crops, tree crops, specialty crops, and rangelands. No set-aside designation was applied to this award.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC23M0034?
80NSSC23M0034 was awarded to University Of Maryland, College Park by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on April 1, 2023.
How much is contract 80NSSC23M0034 worth?
The government has obligated $9,666,919 on 80NSSC23M0034. Its current value, with exercised options, is $16,351,820.
Was contract 80NSSC23M0034 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC23M0034 was full and open competition.
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