Definitive Contract NNG08FD60C
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- This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a federally funded research and development center operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), to support the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) project. The contract, valued at $7,475,614.13, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee type without any set-aside designation, indicating Caltech's technical capabilities were the primary selection criteria. The contract involves the provision of advanced...
- This is a $2,816,991.76 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to support the NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) Legacy Survey Program. The grant will fund research activities associated with the NuSTAR Legacy Survey, including support for key researchers, management and leadership of the NuSTAR science team, publication of research results, public outreach, and travel for the NuSTAR team. The...
- The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) received a $1.59M grant award from a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center on October 6, 2021, for research activities associated with the NuSTAR Legacy Survey Program. The contract, which extends through October 5, 2026, encompasses the reduction and publication of the ongoing Swift BAT Legacy Survey, management and leadership of the NuSTAR Science Team through partial salary support for Principal Investigator Harrison, and preparation...
- This is a $74,384.08 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for a 100 kilosecond (100 ks) NuSTAR observation of the ultraluminous X-ray source Circinus ULX5. The goal is to search for transient pulsations, which would help definitively classify the compact object as a neutron star. The award does not have a set-aside designation and is a research grant with a completion date of April 11, 2023. Caltech is a...
- This $60,100.77 federal contract award was granted to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private research university, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a research project involving broadband observation of a transient ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in the galaxy NGC 925 using the XMM-Newton and NuSTAR spacecraft. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and is structured as a grant for research, with an ultimate completion date of August...
- This is a $88,190.76 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to conduct a series of four Target of Opportunity (TOO) observations using the NuSTAR and NICER X-ray telescopes. The observations will focus on five recurrent black hole binary systems to obtain high signal-to-noise data. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. Caltech is a leading private research university that has received over...
- This is a $43,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for research related to "NICER+NUSTAR OBSERVATIONS OF TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENTS: OPENING A NEW CHAPTER IN BLACK HOLE SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION". The contract has an ultimate completion date of January 8, 2025 and is not set aside for any specific business category. Caltech is a private research university renowned for its scientific research...
- This is a $264,353.05 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for a research project studying compact objects in our galaxy, such as neutron stars and black holes in binary systems. The project will utilize serendipitous data from the NuSTAR space telescope to characterize the variability, spectral properties, and timing phenomena of bright Galactic X-ray binaries. The project aims to produce data products,...
- This is a $74,185 grant award from a federal civilian agency to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for a research project titled "A NUSTAR SURVEY OF RADIO-JETTED LOW-LUMINOSITY AGN." The award is not set aside for any specific business category. Caltech is a private research university known for its advanced scientific research and technical services to various federal agencies, including NASA, the Department of Defense, DARPA, and the National Science Foundation. This...
- This federal contract award is between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private non-profit educational institution that operates the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). The contract, worth up to $50,427,600.00, establishes the relationship for JPL to support NASA's Science Mission Directorate across four broad scientific areas: Earth Science, Planetary...
This is a definitive, cost-no-fee contract awarded by the Goddard Space Center (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) mission, a PI-led Small Explorer (SMEX) mission that performs surveys and pointed observations. The $149,322,029.50 contract extends the NuSTAR Phase B effort from March 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008, during which Caltech will manage tasks, develop project requirements, design the focal plane assembly and instrument enclosures, complete the glass production facility, develop optics assembly prototypes, design the mast/canister/structure, complete spacecraft requirements, and develop the mission operations system plan. This contract is not set aside for any specific business category, reflecting Caltech's technical capabilities in space technology and astrophysics research for NASA.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 96 | Funding Only Action | $1.6m | 7/16/25 | |
| 95 | Change Order | $0 | 5/7/25 | |
| 94 | Funding Only Action | $800.0k | 4/17/25 | |
| 93 | Change Order | $120.0k | 4/10/25 | |
| 92 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 1/24/25 |