Definitive Contract HR001122C0044
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- This federal contract award, valued at $4,783,936.00, was granted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the University of Illinois for the "Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-Efficient Design (NOM4D)" program. The contract is a definitive, cost-no-fee contract with a completion date of June 9, 2026. The NOM4D program seeks to develop new materials, manufacturing technologies, and design approaches to enable the construction of large...
- The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $98,699 Delivery Order contract to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research for "Virtual Design and Evaluation" services. This is a cost-no-fee contract with an April 2024 completion date. No set-aside designation is mentioned. The University of Florida is a public land-grant research institution with extensive federal contracting experience, providing research, technical, and...
- This is a $6,364,359 definitive contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the University of Florida (UF) for research and development related to "Advanced Diagnostics for VLF Ionospheric Channel Estimation." The contract has an ultimate completion date of August 15, 2016. There is no set-aside designation for this award. UF is the prime contractor and has two subcontractors - Scientific Research Management Inc., a veteran-owned small business. The...
- This is a $502,847.00 delivery order contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research. The contract is for engineering-scale modeling of concrete under high-strain rates and pressures, with a completion date of September 26, 2023. The University of Florida is a public land-grant research university that has extensive experience providing research, technical, and professional services to U.S....
- The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research has been awarded a $1.05M grant by a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center to execute a balanced science program aligned with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine guidance, administration priorities, and Congressional direction. The award supports the agency's exploration initiative with a focus on scientific research related to the Moon, lunar orbit, Mars, and beyond, while advancing discovery in emerging...
- This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC21K0352, was granted by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency) to the University of Florida (UF) on December 8, 2020. The $1,182,767.00 grant is for a research project titled "TESTING A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY FOR A KEY MATERIAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENT- APPLICATION TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN SPACE", led by Ranga Narayanan from UF. The research aims to provide precise knowledge of key fluid properties for materials processing in space and on...
- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $750,253.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) to execute the Novel Orbital and Moon, Manufacturing, Materials and Mass-Efficient Design (NOM4D) program. This delivery order is part of a larger DARPA research and development program, but no set-aside designation is provided. APL, a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center, will leverage...
- The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $719,896 research grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), effective January 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2027. This civilian agency funding supports research aligned with NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) program, which prioritizes a balanced science portfolio grounded in National Academies guidance and congressional direction. The award will be...
- This federal contract award was made by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate to the University of Florida (UF) for an education and research collaboration. The $2,570,717.00 firm-fixed-price contract has an ultimate completion date of April 8, 2026. UF, which is a U.S. state government entity, 1862 land grant college, and educational institution, will provide research and engineering services to AFRL under this delivery order contract. This award is not set-aside. UF...
- This is a federal contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to the University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research for "Network Dynamics and Optimization." The $476,926 cost-no-fee delivery order contract does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Florida is a public land-grant research institution that has extensive experience providing research, development, testing, and evaluation services to U.S. federal...
The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research was awarded a $1.17 million cost-no-fee definitive contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on November 5, 2021, under the Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program. This contract, which extends through June 9, 2026, supports research initiatives aimed at developing innovative materials, manufacturing technologies, and design methodologies that enable large-scale construction in space using earth-derived or lunar resources. The work performed in Gainesville, Florida aligns with DARPA's broader NOM4D objectives to advance high-performance feedstock materials, efficient off-Earth manufacturing methods, and mass-efficient structural design paradigms that will support future megawatt solar arrays, 100-meter antennas, and segmented infrared optics systems. The contract carries no set-aside designation and reflects the University of Florida's established capabilities as a major research institution with extensive experience delivering advanced scientific and technological solutions to federal defense and space-related programs. As a land-grant research university with demonstrated expertise in aerospace engineering, materials science, and manufacturing research and development, UF was well-positioned to contribute to DARPA's ambitious space infrastructure development objectives under the NOM4D umbrella program.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Material, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) | HR001121S0018 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Pre-Solicitation 1/8 | 2/26/21, 5:11 PM | |
Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) | HR001121S0018 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 5/8 | 11/29/21, 3:13 PM | |
Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) | HR001121S0018 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 2/8 | 9/30/21, 4:13 PM | |
Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) | HR001121S0018 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 4/8 | 11/16/21, 3:45 PM | |
Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) | HR001121S0018 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Award Notice 6/8 | 12/9/21, 6:44 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00009 | Funding Only Action | $99.7k | 8/13/25 | |
| P00008 | Funding Only Action | $350.0k | 1/17/25 | |
| P00007 | Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $50.0k | 12/6/24 | |
| P00006 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/17/24 | |
| P00005 | Funding Only Action | $112.6k | 12/22/23 |