The U.S. federal government, through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), awarded a $196,986.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to Caltech for "UVEX DETECTOR COATINGS (71-205653)". This contract has a period of performance ending on September 30, 2024. Caltech, the prime contractor, is a private research university that provides research, engineering, and technical services to U.S. federal agencies, primarily NASA, through...
This federal contract award, with an ID of 80GSFC18C0011, is for the SPHEREX MISSION, an all-sky near-infrared spectral survey satellite. The prime contractor is the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university known for its advanced scientific and engineering capabilities. The contract has a ceiling value of $111,084,170.00 and was awarded by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency of NASA. The contract does not utilize any set-aside designations. Caltech...
This $60,100.77 federal contract award was granted to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a research project involving broadband observation of a transient ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in the galaxy NGC 925 using the XMM-Newton and NuSTAR spacecraft. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and is structured as a grant for research, with an ultimate completion date of August...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the Exoplanet Exploration Ion Program (EXEP) Science & Research Technology (ST&T) work. The contract has a total potential value of $194,504,643.00 and runs through September 30, 2029. Caltech, through its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) division, will provide a broad range of scientific and technical...
This is a $250,000.00 definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the SPHEREX Phase A Concept Study Report. SPHEREX is an all-sky near-infrared spectral survey that will probe the origin of the universe, explore the origin and evolution of galaxies, and explore the potential for life on exoplanets. The contract requires Caltech to provide the necessary personnel, materials, equipment, and...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $1,009,909.00 grant to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), for research related to developing very large format, high-resolution detectors for potential future NASA satellite missions in the ultraviolet, such as LUVOIR (LUMOS) and HABEX (UVS). This grant does not have a set-aside designation. UC Berkeley, a public research university, will...
This is a $4,341,749.00 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university, for the FIREBALL-2 project. The grant provides funding for research and development related to ultraviolet (UV) science, technology, and leadership. The contract has a performance period ending on September 30, 2026 and does not have a set-aside designation. Caltech is a leading provider of research, engineering, and...
This federal contract award to the University of Arizona provides $355,284 in funding to establish the Hamden UV/VIS Detector (HUVD) laboratory at Caltech. The lab will focus on the development, testing, and flight qualification of electron multiplying charge coupled devices (EMCCDs) for use in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared telescopes and photon-starved applications. The award aims to produce flight-ready EMCCD detectors in time for incorporation into future Explorer-class missions and...
This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), to conduct a concept design study for an Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) imager for a geosynchronous (GEO) satellite. The $332,557 Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract has a period of performance through December 31, 2022. Caltech, as the prime contractor, will provide the research, engineering, and technical services required for this concept design study. There is no...
This $150,000.00 grant contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university, to conduct research on high-resolution spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres. The contract, which has a period of performance ending on August 31, 2026, is not set-aside for any specific business classification. Caltech is a major recipient of federal research funding, having been awarded over $500 million in...