Definitive Contract 80MSFC20C0022

This is a $5,341,779.00 definitive, cost-no-fee contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center to Texas Tech University System, doing business as Texas Tech University, to develop a Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity. The contract has no set-aside designation. Texas Tech University, designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, is a public research university with extensive experience conducting scientific research and delivering specialized services to support federal objectives. Major subcontractors include Planetary Science Institute, a non-profit research organization focused on planetary science and space exploration, and Honeybee Robotics, LTD., a leader in technology and product development for advanced robotic and spacecraft systems. This contract supports NASA's strategic goals of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries related to the exploration of the lunar surface.