Dynamical neutral atmosphere-ionosphere coupling-x (daphne) phase a

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
80GSFC24CA050
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$5,881,000

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$5,881,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 88% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 4 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Cost No Fee
Place of performance
Boulder, CO 80309, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Change Order P00007 $4,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00006 · Dynamic is a mission to delineate the dynamical behavior and structure of the ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere systems. $0
Other Administrative Action P00004 · Dynamic is mission to delineate the dynamical behavior and structure of the ionosphere, thermosphere and mesosphere system. $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 · Dynamic is a mission to delineate the dynamical behavior and structure of the ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere system. $0
Other Administrative Action P00002 · Removal of clauses/DRD's IAW EO 14173 and E.O. 14168. $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 $0
Original award $1,881,000

About this award

NASA Goddard Space Center awarded a $5.881 million definitive contract to The Regents of The University of Colorado for Phase A of the Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling-X (DAPHNE) mission on August 29, 2024, under a cost-no-fee structure with no set-aside.

The originating solicitation, posted May 19, 2023 with an August 22, 2023 due date, seeks spacecraft systems engineering and mission analysis to delineate the dynamical behavior and structure of the ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere systems. Work is performed in Boulder, Colorado, with an ultimate completion date of February 1, 2027.

BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. is the primary subcontractor, providing spacecraft systems engineering, spacecraft-to-payload interface definition and traceability, requirements allocation, verification planning, interface control documentation, Concept Study Report inputs, and integration and test planning support. Additional subcontractors round out the team.

SCI-reported labor for FY2025 totaled 3.2 FTEs across 6,566 contractor hours at a derived government-paid rate of $255.89 per hour. Subcontractors accounted for 18 percent of contractor hours in FY2025. FY2024 activity was minimal at 0.3 FTEs and 638 hours with no invoiced dollars.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. DYNAMICAL NEUTRAL ATMOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE COUPLING-X (DAPHNE) PHASE A This Statement of Work describes the scope of work to be performed by BAE Systems Space &… $950,000

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Who was awarded contract 80GSFC24CA050?

80GSFC24CA050 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of Colorado by Goddard Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 29, 2024.

How much is contract 80GSFC24CA050 worth?

The government has obligated $5,881,000 on 80GSFC24CA050.

Was contract 80GSFC24CA050 competed?

The extent of competition for 80GSFC24CA050 was full and open competition. The government received 4 offers.

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