Spherex mission is an all-sky near-infrared spectral survey satellite.
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80GSFC18C0011
- Awardee
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California Institute Of Technology UEI U2JMKHNS5TG4
- Awarding agency
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Goddard Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $103,358,922
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NNH16ZDA010O Solicitation number
- Announcement of Opportunity for Astrophysics Medium Explorer Mission Award Notice · Posted Sep 15, 2016
- Contract value 91% obligated
- $113,691,176.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 84% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- 1555 Space Vehicles
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 3 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Place of performance
- Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
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| Change Order | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $450,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,271,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,538,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,055,730 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $400,000 | |
| Change Order | $3,500,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $914,681 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $3,093,044 | |
| Change Order | $1,754,093 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,080,146 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,900,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $6,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,444,043 | |
| Definitize Change Order | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $5,100,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $4,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $7,000,000 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Definitize Change Order | $4,140,240 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $13,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Definitize Change Order | $1,533,924 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Change Order | $3,200,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Change Order | $139,642 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $11,023,348 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $4,500,000 |
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About this award
NASA Goddard Space Center awarded a $113.691 million cost-no-fee definitive contract to California Institute of Technology for the SPHEREx mission—an all-sky near-infrared spectral survey satellite—on March 2, 2018, with ultimate completion by May 31, 2028.
Place of performance is Pasadena, California. The originating solicitation describes development, integration, and operations support for SPHEREx, a space-based photometer designed to conduct a comprehensive near-infrared spectral survey of the entire sky and perform targeted deep-field observations to advance astrophysics research on the history of the universe, epoch of reionization, and interstellar ices.
The contract carries no set-aside designation. Caltech operates as a non-profit private research institution and receives federal funding across civilian science agencies, predominantly NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Health and Human Services, with no small-business certifications. The institution's federal portfolio centers on fundamental research in space science, astrophysics, and materials science; Caltech operates overwhelmingly as a prime grant recipient rather than a federal contractor, with minimal service-contract footprint.
Subcontracting partners include The Ohio State University, Arizona State University, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of California Irvine, University of Arizona, and University of California Berkeley, along with BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. and specialized optical engineering support from Photon Engineering LLC. The teaming structure reflects the science mission model: academic research institutions contributing specialized astrophysics and data-pipeline expertise, and commercial aerospace suppliers delivering telescope and spacecraft subsystems.
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80GSFC18C0011?
80GSFC18C0011 was awarded to California Institute Of Technology by Goddard Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 2, 2018.
How much is contract 80GSFC18C0011 worth?
The government has obligated $103,358,922 on 80GSFC18C0011. Its current value, with exercised options, is $113,691,176.
Was contract 80GSFC18C0011 competed?
The extent of competition for 80GSFC18C0011 was full and open competition. The government received 3 offers.
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