Next space technologies for exploration partnerships-2 (next step-2) CIS capabilities studies for wideband/phased array/crosslink
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80GSFC23CA074
- Awardee
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Cesiumastro Inc. UEI ETNXN97SBHG3
- Awarding agency
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Goddard Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $395,640
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- CIS Capability Studies II: Wideband/Phased Array/Crosslink (NextSTEP-2 BAA: Appendix L) Pre-Solicitation · NNH16ZCQOO1KCISAPPL · Posted Jun 12, 2023
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $395,640.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 6 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- VLG O THE HLS, TX 78738, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $395,640 |
About this award
NASA's Goddard Space Center awarded a $395,640 firm fixed-price definitive contract to Cesiumastro Inc. on September 11, 2023, under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) program. The contract, which concluded on January 9, 2024, supports capabilities studies focused on wideband satellite communications, phased array ground systems, and related crosslink technologies. Cesiumastro Inc., a small business based in Bee Cave, Texas, specializes in software-defined phased array communication systems and was selected through a competitive solicitation released by NASA's Commercialization, Innovation, and Synergies Office. The studies are intended to inform NASA's transition strategies toward commercial direct-to-Earth services and space relay capabilities.
The NextSTEP-2 initiative seeks industry-led technical assessments to develop best practices guides for commercial ground segment networks across low, medium, and geosynchronous Earth orbit regimes. Cesiumastro Inc. brings substantial relevant experience, having secured over $18 million in federal contracts across NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Space Development Agency, with demonstrated expertise in electronically scanned array antennas, communication systems for lunar exploration, and advanced phased array technologies. The work performed at the company's location in the Village of the Hills, Texas, contributes to NASA's broader commercialization strategy and supports the agency's long-term goals for leveraging commercial space infrastructure for exploration and communications activities.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80GSFC23CA074?
80GSFC23CA074 was awarded to Cesiumastro Inc. by Goddard Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 11, 2023.
How much is contract 80GSFC23CA074 worth?
The government has obligated $395,640 on 80GSFC23CA074.
Was contract 80GSFC23CA074 competed?
The extent of competition for 80GSFC23CA074 was full and open competition. The government received 6 offers.
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