Definitive Contract NNG16FH51C
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center awarded a $1.036 million definitive contract to Kinetx Inc. for Phase A mission concept and architecture analysis supporting the DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging Plus) Discovery Program planetary science mission on May 27, 2020. The solicitation, posted April 1, 2019 with proposals due July 1, 2019, sought Principal Investigator-led space science investigations addressing planetary science objectives. Up to...
- The federal contract award NNG16FH52C was issued by NASA Goddard Space Center to Malin Space Science Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of space camera systems. The award, valued at $219,000.00, is for the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI) mission, which will study the chemical composition of Venus' atmosphere during a 63-minute descent. This award is part of the NASA Discovery Program, which sponsors frequent, cost-capped solar system exploration...
- This is a firm fixed-price contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Lockheed Martin Corporation for the DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) mission. DAVINCI is an announcement of opportunity award that will study the chemical composition of Venus' atmosphere during a 63-minute descent. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,101,240.00 and covers Phase A concept study activities, including inputs to the...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command to Kinetx Inc., doing business as Kinetx Aerospace, a for-profit engineering services and product company. The $223,588 firm-fixed-price contract is for research and development work. Kinetx Aerospace previously supported the DAVINCI+ Discovery Program planetary science mission to study Venus' atmosphere under a $771,000 contract with NASA Goddard, and...
- NASA Goddard Space Center awarded an $8.48 million firm fixed price definitive contract to Malin Space Science Systems, Inc. for the DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging Plus) camera suite on May 27, 2020, with no set-aside. Place of performance is San Diego, CA. The originating solicitation, posted April 1, 2019 with a July 1, 2019 due date, was part of NASA's Discovery Program for Principal Investigator-led planetary science investigations. The...
- This is a delivery order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), through its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) division, to support the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI) mission. The contract establishes the relationship for the operation of the Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) known as JPL, which primarily supports the NASA Science...
- NASA's Goddard Space Center awarded a definitive contract to Regents of The University of Michigan for design and development of electronics modules for the DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) mission's Venus Mass Spectrometer, with a ceiling value of $9.162 million and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2028. The contract is cost, no fee. Place of performance is Ann Arbor, Michigan. In FY2025, the contract generated $764 thousand in...
- NASA Goddard Space Center awarded a $4.155 million definitive contract to Creare LLC for the Venus Mass Spectrometer wide-range pump for the DAVINCI mission on July 29, 2026, under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing with no set-aside. Place of performance is Hanover, NH. The contract runs through July 28, 2028. The wide-range pump is a component for the Venus Mass Spectrometer instrument aboard the DAVINCI mission to Venus. Creare is a small business engineering research and development firm...
- <p>The Jet Propulsion Lab issued a delivery order to the California Institute of Technology (operating JPL) on June 30, 2021, with a ceiling value of $24.8 million for Phase B support of the Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble Gases, Chemistry, and Imaging Plus (DAVINCI+) project.</p> <p>Place of performance is Pasadena, CA. The order is cost-plus-fixed-fee and runs through September 27, 2026. No set-aside was used.</p>
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Situation Awareness Systems LLC (doing business as Quantaero), a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for $120,000 on February 1, 2024, to compute topography Digital Elevation Models via Structure-from-Motion algorithms tailored for Venus applications in support of the DaVinci mission. Work will be performed in Reno, Nevada, and concludes December 31, 2026. The contractor will optimize algorithms using datasets from past Mars...
This federal contract award, NNG16FH51C, was issued by NASA's Goddard Space Center to Kinetx Inc., doing business as Kinetx Aerospace, a for-profit engineering services and product company. The $103,515 firm-fixed-price contract is for Kinetx to provide support for the DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) planetary science mission, which is studying Venus' atmosphere. The DAVINCI mission is part of NASA's broader Discovery Program, which funds smaller, lower-cost robotic solar system exploration missions. This contract award is not associated with a set-aside program. Kinetx has previously supported other prime contractors, including General Dynamics Mission Systems, on federal contracts and grants.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY DISCOVERY 2014 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY | NNH14ZDA014O | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters | Award Notice 1/1 | 11/5/14, 11:37 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $78.8k | 3/7/16 |