Definitive Contract 80KSC026C0003

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center awarded a firm-fixed price purchase order contract to the University of Central Florida (UCF) for $157,012.00 to provide non-personal services for one (1) Post-Doctoral Applicant for the Analysis of Lunar Volatiles via a Mass Spectrometer System for Lunar Operations. This contract supports NASA's lunar exploration efforts and is not set aside for any specific type of business. UCF, as a large public research university...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $117,461.92 firm fixed-price purchase order to the University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (UCFRF) on October 12, 2025, for Lunabotics competition support. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, will be performed in Orlando, Florida, and is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2026. This sole-source procurement was justified based on UCFRF's unique capability through its Exolith Lab, the only NASA-affiliated facility in...

This is a $109,199.11 cooperative agreement awarded to The University of Central Florida (UCF) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The contract is for a Reusable Lunar Lander Study, which will investigate the rocket exhaust plume effects on a reusable lunar lander, identifying and quantifying any concerns with lunar dust contamination and ejecta damage to the lander, including cumulative effects due to its reusability. UCF, a large public...

This federal contract award, valued at $410,636.00, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The award supports a scientific investigation of the composition and formation processes of the Moon's anorthositic crust using data from various lunar orbiter instruments, including the Diviner Thermal Infrared, Moon Mineralogy Mapper, and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter...

NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., for $113,549 on March 1, 2026, for Lunabotics management support. Work is performed in Orlando, Florida. The contract provides funding for the Lunabotics 2026 University Challenge competition, including program management, facility rental at Kennedy Space Center's Astronaut Memorial Foundation facility, personal protective equipment and supplies, and student scholarships. The...

This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research, doing business as UCF, for the development of LUNAR G VACUUM CHAMBERS. The contract has a ceiling value of $110,000.00 and a performance period ending on December 31, 2023. No set-aside designation was used. UCF is a large public research university with extensive expertise in...

This federal contract award, valued at $49,955.12, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division, doing business as UCF. The contract is to develop sensors and instrumentation for lunar and ground applications. UCF is a large public research university with extensive expertise in engineering, computer science, optics and photonics, modeling and simulation,...

This federal contract award to the University of Central Florida (UCF) was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to investigate the performance of geotechnical characterization tools under varying gravity loads and their effects on granular materials and tool interactions. The $632,249 grant for research will run through January 4, 2026. UCF, a large public research university, has extensive expertise across disciplines including engineering, computer science, and space...

This federal contract award, valued at $438,136.00, was granted to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research Division (UCF) by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency. The contract is a grant for research to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. UCF will participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency's...

This is a $106,699.79 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees Office of Research, doing business as UCF. The award is for an experiment to study the behavior of granular regolith material on the surfaces of asteroids, comets, and small moons under reduced-gravity conditions. The experiment will use parabolic airplane flights to simulate microgravity and lunar-level gravity environments,...