This is a $3,426,492 definitive cost-no-fee contract awarded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The contract is for UC Berkeley to lead the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment (LuSEE) mission investigation, which includes the design, development, testing, and delivery of the LuSEE instrument, as well as generation and maintenance of related documents. The contract is not associated...
This federal contract award to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, is to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. The contract, valued at $40,000, will have UC Berkeley participate as a key partner in the agency's exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond. The...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,204,510.60, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The contract aims to develop a large format, high dynamic range ultraviolet (UV) detector using micro-channel plates (MCPs) and Timepix4 readouts, which will result in a technology readiness level 5 (TRL5) detector that can be scaled for NASA's next...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX16AN56G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The $422,128.89 grant is part of the Lunar Data Analysis Program (LDAP) and aims to study the interior structure of the Moon using electromagnetic sounding with data from the Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction...
This federal contract award, valued at $307,219.95, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The contract is for research on the photoelectric properties of the lunar regolith and the lunar electrostatic environment. The research aims to answer key questions about the high-energy solar photon-driven photoelectric yield of the lunar surface and the temporal...
This federal contract award, valued at $750,000.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The contract's objective is to develop piezoelectric-based power conversion systems for small power systems on the lunar surface, with goals of achieving high power density, high efficiency, and harsh environment readiness. This award does not utilize any...
This is a $1,998,850.00 cost-no-fee definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) for the SPAN-BE instrument. The contract has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026 and does not utilize any set-aside designations. As the prime contractor, UC Berkeley will be directly responsible for all phases and aspects of the SPAN-BE instrument development. UC Berkeley is a...
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K1325, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). The $515,511.55 grant is for research to provide a complete understanding of the magnetosphere sources of the diffuse aurora precipitations. This research falls under NASA's space physics program. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. UC...
This federal contract award, with an ID of 80NSSC24K0926, was granted to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $417,676 grant is for a research project titled "ENERGETIC NEUTRAL ATOM EMISSION FROM SOLAR WIND BACKSCATTERING AT THE SURFACE OF MERCURY." The contract is a grant, with no set-aside designation, and has an ultimate completion date...
This is a $135,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The grant is for research related to "SURFACE UPLIFT RATES, THE LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE, AND THE FLOW OF MANTLE BELOW" and has a period of performance from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2025. The award was not set aside for any specific business type. As a research university, UC...