The primary activities covered by this effort span the major phases of the mission beginning with formulation through development and testing, and ending one year after launch with the initiation of…

Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
NAS503127
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,616,643,261

Award facts

Contract value 90% obligated
$1,792,300,653.65 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 97% complete
Current and potential, with all options
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Cost No Fee
Place of performance
Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action 279 $0
Funding Only Action 278 $12,673,927
Funding Only Action 277 $14,697,264
Funding Only Action 276 $39,960,405
Funding Only Action 275 $264,521
Other Administrative Action 274 $0
Funding Only Action 272 $30,000,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 271 $0
Other Administrative Action 270 $0
Funding Only Action 269 $16,000,000
Change Order 268 $0
Change Order 266 $0
Funding Only Action 265 $13,100,000
Other Administrative Action 264 $0
Other Administrative Action 263 $0
Funding Only Action 262 $20,000,000
Funding Only Action 261 $20,721,329
Other Administrative Action 260 $0
Funding Only Action 259 $10,121,913
Funding Only Action 258 $10,136,584
Funding Only Action 257 $35,056,408
Definitize Change Order 256 · James webb space telescope (JWST) science and operations center (SOC) operations and maintenance. The purpose of this modification is to effect a supplemental… $0
Funding Only Action 255 · Funding for continued contract performance - james webb space telescope (JWST) science and operations center (SOC) operations and maintenance $5,872
Funding Only Action 254 · James webb space telescope (JWST) science and operations center (SOC) operations and maintenance $7,250,000
Other Administrative Action 253 · Removal of clauses/drds IAW PCD-25-01 and PCD 25-02 - james webb space telescope (JWST) science and operations center (SOC) operations and maintenance $0
Other Administrative Action 252 $12,000,000
Other Administrative Action 251 $10,000,000
Other Administrative Action 250 · James webb space telescope (JWST) science and operations center (SOC) operations and maintenance $0
Other Administrative Action 249 · Removal of clauses/drds IAW [EO 14035]- jwst science and operations center (SOC) operations and maintanence $0
Funding Only Action 248 $12,000,000
Other Administrative Action 247 $0
Funding Only Action 246 $8,900,000
Other Administrative Action 245 $15,000,000
Funding Only Action 244 $12,000,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope 243 $0
Other Administrative Action 242 $0
Other Administrative Action 241 $7,000,000
Other Administrative Action 240 $0
Other Administrative Action 239 $0
Funding Only Action 237 $794,015
Funding Only Action 238 $71,639,538
Other Administrative Action 236 $0
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) 235 $0
Other Administrative Action 234 $0
Other Administrative Action 233 $0
Other Administrative Action 232 $0
Other Administrative Action 231 $25,000,000
Other Administrative Action 230 $3,200,000
Other Administrative Action 229 $10,000,000
Funding Only Action 228 $25,000,000
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

NASA Goddard Space Center awarded a $1.79 billion cost-no-fee definitive contract to Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy, Inc., through its Space Telescope Science Institute division, for James Webb Space Telescope Science and Operations Center operations and maintenance on October 1, 2003. No set-aside was used. The ultimate completion date is June 25, 2027, and the work is performed in Baltimore, MD 21218.

The baseline program covers mission requirements analysis and observatory design support; ground segment development, testing, maintenance, and operations, including operations support for SI, FGS, ISIM, and observatory integration and test; science program implementation, including proposal management and user grant administration; commissioning and routine science operations, including data processing, archival, and data distribution; flight operations, including subsystem health monitoring, command generation, and anomaly investigation; on-orbit commissioning support; performance reporting to the JWST Project; and public outreach. Special projects may include follow-on mission studies and engineering needed to respond to new JWST project tasks. The source describes the funding as covering continued contract performance and operations costs.

Subcontract records under this contract, dated June 2025 through September 2026, name more than a dozen firms. Sciencebetter Consulting LLC and University of Arizona carry the JWST science scope, and the remaining subcontractors are IT equipment, software, and cloud suppliers.

Description

As the agency reported it.

The primary activities covered by this effort span the major phases of the mission beginning with formulation through development and testing, and ending one year after launch with the initiation of the james webb space telescope (JWST) science program. These major activities are separated into the baseline program and special studies. The baseline program includes: a. Mission requirements analysis and observatory/mission design support including: tradestudy generation, science and operations impact analysis, science systems engineering support, and design reference mission analysis. B. Ground segment development, testing, maintenance and operations including: operations support of SI, FGS, isim, and observatory integration and test (I & T), mission simulations, and documentation maintenance, as well as low cost operations concepts. C. Science program implementation including: mission planning support, science program definition support, proposal management and user grant administration, observer assistance, science community outreach, and staff research. D. Commissioning period and routine science operations including: proposal generation, observation planning and scheduling, observing and user support, data processing and product generation, archival and data distribution services, calibration assistance and data analysis, and engineering operations support. E. Flight operations including: subsystem (including instruments) health and safety monitoring, command generation and upload, schedule execution assurance, trending, and anomaly investigation. F. Support and execution of the on-orbit commissioning program. G. Generation of performance, science return, and other pertinent informational reports to the JWST project. H. Astronomical community and general public/educational outreach. Examples of special project activities may include: a. Follow-on mission studies. B. Engineering necessary to respond to new JWST project tasks.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Sciencebetter Consulting LLC The primary activities covered by this effort span the major phases of the mission beginning with formulation through development and testing, and ending one… $102,960
Recovery Point Systems Inc. The primary activities covered by this effort span the major phases of the mission beginning with formulation through development and testing, and ending one… $33,682
Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc. The primary activities covered by this effort span the major phases of the mission beginning with formulation through development and testing, and ending one… $80,470
321Gang, LLC The primary activities covered by this effort span the major phases of the mission beginning with formulation through development and testing, and ending one… $53,850
Transource Services Corp. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $33,380
V3Gate, LLC THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $69,266
University Of Arizona THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $68,899
Mac Business Solutions, Inc. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $32,745
Sterling Computers Corporation THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $43,992
Amazon Web Services, Inc. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $61,405
Carahsoft Technology Corp THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $317,387
Sciencebetter Consulting LLC THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $328,590
University Of Arizona THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $173,043
Insight Public Sector, Inc. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $496,182
Hyland Software Inc. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $36,145
321Gang, LLC THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $33,700
Henry H. Lewis Contractors, LLC THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $87,000
Regan Technologies Corp THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE… $31,726
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract NAS503127?

NAS503127 was awarded to Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy, Inc. by Goddard Space Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 1, 2003.

How much is contract NAS503127 worth?

The government has obligated $1,616,643,261 on NAS503127. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,792,300,654.

Was contract NAS503127 competed?

The extent of competition for NAS503127 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.

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