Vlbi correlator

Ended Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
N0018923CZ035
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$2,773,208

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$2,773,208.00 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
Funding agency
Naval Observatory Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Washington, DC 20036, USA
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00002 · Milestone 1 $0
Other Administrative Action P00001 · Hardware $0
Original award $2,773,208

About this award

The U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) has awarded a $2,773,208.00 firm-fixed-price contract to Associated Universities Inc. (AUI), a non-profit research organization, to deliver a replacement Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) correlator system. The new correlator hardware and software will have the capability to process up to 16 Gbps of VLBI data simultaneously from 16 stations. This sole-source award will provide the USNO with an expandable, real-time VLBI data processing system to support its astronomy research mission. AUI, which manages the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and other major federal astronomy facilities, has significant expertise in operating VLBI infrastructure and providing technical services to the USNO and other federal agencies like NASA. This contract does not have a set-aside designation.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract N0018923CZ035?

N0018923CZ035 was awarded to Associated Universities Inc. by Naval Supply Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on March 31, 2023.

How much is contract N0018923CZ035 worth?

The government has obligated $2,773,208 on N0018923CZ035.

Which agency awarded contract N0018923CZ035?

Naval Supply Systems Command (Department of the Navy) awarded N0018923CZ035, with funding from Naval Observatory (Department of the Navy).

Was contract N0018923CZ035 competed?

The extent of competition for N0018923CZ035 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

On GovTribe

See this award's full record

  • Every transaction and funding action
  • The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
  • Similar awards and recompete opportunities
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this award