This federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provides $1,295,264.99 to the University of Maryland, College Park to facilitate uninterrupted technical operations of the Cassini Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) through the end of the Cassini mission. This is a cooperative agreement awarded on May 8, 2015 with an ultimate completion date of January 25, 2021. The award does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Maryland, College Park is the prime contractor, and the award is associated with the larger Cassini mission, which involves engineering and operational challenges as well as unique scientific research in uncharted territory.