Lucy is a planned NASA space probe that will tour five jupiter trojans, asteroids which share jupiter's orbit around the sun, orbiting either ahead of or behind the planet and one main belt…
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- NNM16AA08C
- Awardee
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Southwest Research Institute UEI PB11V1KH3KV4
- Awarding agency
-
Marshall Space Flight Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $79,931,168
Award facts
- Contract value 46% obligated
- $172,454,477.70 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 60% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- PSC
- AR14 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- San Antonio, TX 78238, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $5,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,500,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,300,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$2,300,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $4,007,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,925,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,750,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,244,600 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | -$59,580 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,962,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$2,962,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,962,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,815,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $6,226,639 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $98,257 | |
| Funding Only Action | $3,133,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $5,158,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $5,000,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $4,000,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,700,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,100,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,420,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $579,433 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,420,567 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,000,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,100,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,300,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,550,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $500,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $2,614,707 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $750,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,675,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $246,813 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,753,187 | |
| Funding Only Action | $750,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $500,000 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $823,813 |
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About this award
Marshall Space Flight Center awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract to Southwest Research Institute on November 8, 2015, for Lucy Phase A, with a ceiling of $172,454,477.70 and no set-aside used. The contract supports the Lucy mission, a planned NASA space probe that will tour five Jupiter Trojan asteroids and one main belt asteroid, with all target encounters conducted as flyby encounters. Place of performance is San Antonio, TX 78238, and the ultimate completion date is February 28, 2034.
Two subcontracts are reported under this award: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC, which holds two sub-awards for Trojan encounter support and instrument team support, and Northern Arizona University, which performs Lucy asteroid spectroscopy analysis under a sub-award dated August 28, 2026. A third subcontractor supplies customized computers.
The Service Contract Inventory shows FY2025 invoiced labor of $11.1 million, 20.9 FTEs, and 43,448 contractor hours, with a derived government-paid rate of $255.01/hr. FTEs rose from 12.9 in FY2021 to 20.9 in FY2025, and invoiced labor was $8.7 million in FY2022 and $12.1 million in FY2024. The derived rate rose from $168.85/hr in FY2021 to a peak of $295.87/hr in FY2024 before easing to $255.01/hr in FY2025. In FY2025, 13 subcontractors were reported and 58% of contractor hours were subcontracted out. The awardee is reported in a prime role on its SCI rows. FY2018 through FY2021 are civilian-only inventories, so comparisons across that cutover are approximate, and the blended prime-plus-subcontractor rate in years with subcontractors is also approximate.
Description
Lucy is a planned NASA space probe that will tour five jupiter trojans, asteroids which share jupiter's orbit around the sun, orbiting either ahead of or behind the planet and one main belt asteroid. All target encounters will be fly-by encounters.
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona University | $86,116 | |
| Linux TECH Inc. | $30,797 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $780,134 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $210,000 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract NNM16AA08C?
NNM16AA08C was awarded to Southwest Research Institute by Marshall Space Flight Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on November 8, 2015.
How much is contract NNM16AA08C worth?
The government has obligated $79,931,168 on NNM16AA08C. Its current value, with exercised options, is $172,454,478.
Was contract NNM16AA08C competed?
The extent of competition for NNM16AA08C was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.
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