Small, innovative, missions for planetary exploration (simplex)
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80MSFC19C0042
- Awardee
-
California Institute Of Technology UEI U2JMKHNS5TG4
- Awarding agency
-
Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $51,646,380
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- NASA Announcement of Opportunity for Third Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON-3) Solicitation · NNH17ZDA004O · Posted Apr 19, 2022
- Contract value 88% obligated
- $58,791,526.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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 · 1 offer Basic Research
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Place of performance
- Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$214,625 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$933,649 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$79,744 | |
| Funding Only Action | $370,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,500,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $550,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $675,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,084,442 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $827,044 | |
| Funding Only Action | $585,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,300,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,594,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $850,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,552,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $2,337,081 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,550,457 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,731,789 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $648,874 | |
| Funding Only Action | $860,977 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,300,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,000,000 | |
| Add Subcontract Plan | $1,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,600,361 | |
| Funding Only Action | $599,639 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,829,606 | |
| Funding Only Action | $5,292,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,000,000 | |
| Change Order | $2,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | -$8,443 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $400,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $218,297 | |
| Funding Only Action | $52,500 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,083,188 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $490,587 |
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About this award
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center awarded a $58.791 million definitive contract to California Institute Of Technology for Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEX)—Lunar Trailblazer Phases C/D effort on September 5, 2019, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2025. The contract is priced on a cost–no–fee basis.
Work encompasses baselining operational procedures, flight system operations manuals, and key flight sequences in preparation for project-level critical design review and system integration review for the Lunar Trailblazer lunar science mission. Place of performance is Pasadena, California.
Caltech, a non-profit research institution, executes the prime award. Subcontractors include Lockheed Martin Corp (spacecraft flight system integration, test, storage, rideshare operations, and post-launch commissioning), The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (science team support and satellite communications facility monitoring), Brown University, Northern Arizona University, University of Central Florida, and Maverick Space Systems (launch integration services and components). Work is performed at Caltech's Pasadena facility with distributed team contributions across multiple research institutions supporting planetary science operations, mission planning, instrument calibration, and data product development through the end of Phase D.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $15,000 | |
| Maverick Space Systems, Inc. | $164,342 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $25,000 | |
| Brown University | $35,625 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $300,000 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $400,000 | |
| The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees | $30,000 | |
| Brown University | $30,000 | |
| Northern Arizona University | $35,474 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $31,714 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $30,906 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $618,066 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $61,812 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $760,850 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $549,810 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $1,300,000 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $350,000 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $875,459 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $300,000 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $56,682 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $170,000 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $731,851 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | $3,000,000 |
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80MSFC19C0042?
80MSFC19C0042 was awarded to California Institute Of Technology by Marshall Space Flight Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 5, 2019.
How much is contract 80MSFC19C0042 worth?
The government has obligated $51,646,380 on 80MSFC19C0042. Its current value, with exercised options, is $58,791,526.
Was contract 80MSFC19C0042 competed?
The extent of competition for 80MSFC19C0042 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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