This federal contract award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Center to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) to provide support for Operation IceBridge, a NASA airborne science mission that monitors changes in polar ice sheets and sea ice.
The $1,127,304 definitive contract requires UT Austin to provide personnel, materials, and equipment to monitor dynamic ice areas and IceSat ground tracks over East Antarctica, leveraging the university's geophysical instruments and existing flight campaigns. This effort directly supports the science goals of Operation IceBridge. The contract does not have a set-aside designation and was awarded on a cost-no-fee basis, with a period of performance ending on September 30, 2011.
UT Austin, as a component of the larger University of Texas System, is a major public research university with extensive expertise across scientific and technical domains. The university frequently participates in federal contracts and grants as both a prime recipient and subcontractor, supporting the missions of agencies like the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Institutes of Health.