Definitive Contract 80MSFC19C0041

This is a contract award by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, for the ESCAPE AND PLASMA ACCELERATION AND DYNAMICS EXPLORERS (ESCAPADE) MISSION - PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY. The contract has a ceiling value of $52,093,553.29 and runs through February 28, 2025. It is a definitive, cost-no-fee contract. The contract was awarded as part of NASA's Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3) program, which provides a procurement base for modest space flight investigations advancing science, exploration, and technology objectives. The ESCAPADE mission will conduct research in space physics. Major subcontractors include Advanced Space LLC, Rocket Lab USA Inc., and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The contract was not set aside for any small business categories.