Delivery Order 80MSFC20D0004-80MSFC20F0174
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- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC was awarded a delivery order valued at $35.67 million under the Aerospace Research, Development and Engineering Support (ARDES) II Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract (80MSFC20D0004) to support the Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) task order. Funded by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, this cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is scheduled for completion by June 30, 2026, with work...
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) has been awarded a delivery order contract valued at $1.09M by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center for a Third Generation Partnership/Fifth Generation (3GPP/5G) Lunar Surface Communication Project. The contract, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of January 31, 2026, will be performed in Laurel, Maryland, where APL is headquartered. The contract utilizes a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure with no set-aside...
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) received a $2.23M delivery order from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, awarded March 25, 2026, with completion targeted for March 1, 2028. Under a cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing structure with no set-aside designation, APL will provide subject matter expertise in implementing Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) technology and standards applicable to NASA's lunar surface use cases. The work will be performed in Laurel,...
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) was awarded a $4.96 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on July 1, 2023, for research project support services related to the International Interoperability Initiative for Lunar Technology, with performance concluding on September 30, 2027. The work will be performed at APL's facilities in Laurel, Maryland. This delivery order was awarded on a full and open...
- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has awarded a $354,499 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) for LunaNet Interoperability Specification Development Support. The task order, issued on July 1, 2025, under the ARDES II contract (80MSFC20D0004), will be performed in Laurel, Maryland, with completion expected by March 31, 2026. This work supports NASA's lunar communications and navigation infrastructure initiatives by developing...
- This delivery order, awarded to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, carries a ceiling value of $29.5 million and is structured as a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a completion date of December 31, 2026. APL, a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center headquartered in Laurel, Maryland, was selected without a set-aside designation, reflecting the specialized and technical nature of the required services. As a...
- This is a federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL), a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center. The contract, with a ceiling value of $5,562,028.00, supports miniature radio frequency synthetic aperture radar technical and science research across NASA's mission directorates. The work will cover a broad range of aerospace research, development, and engineering support,...
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) received a Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order contract from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, valued at $1.17 million with a completion date of November 30, 2019. This award, issued October 1, 2009, supports NASA's Discovery, New Frontiers, and Lunar Quest programs through aerospace research, development, and engineering support (ARDES). The contract encompasses two broad task categories: Essential Research Capability work...
- This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), a United States Air Force organization, to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) for the Deep Space Advance Radar Capability Task Order 2 Technical Advisor. The $6,023,311.00 contract has a performance period through June 2025 and does not utilize a set-aside designation. APL, a university-affiliated research center, will provide technical advisory services to support...
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL), headquartered in Laurel, Maryland, was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order valued at $593,275 by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center on September 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2026. This delivery order, which does not utilize a set-aside designation, focuses on reference lunar time development and requires subject matter expertise in space-qualified clocks and clock systems, including time...
- 80MSFC20D0004Indefinite Delivery Contract
- 80MSFC20D0004-80MSFC20F0174Delivery Order
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (APL) received a $13.0 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, awarded on August 14, 2020, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. Under this non-set-aside contract, APL will conduct bi-static synthetic aperture radar observations of the lunar surface utilizing the Mini-RF (Miniature Radio Frequency) instrument team's capabilities, employing the Deep Space Network's DSS-13 aperture for X-band transmission. The work will be performed at APL's primary facility in Laurel, Maryland. This delivery order supports NASA's lunar reconnaissance and mapping objectives by leveraging advanced radar imaging technology to characterize surface features and subsurface properties on the Moon. The award represents a task order under APL's substantial IDIQ portfolio with the Missile Defense Agency and other federal agencies exceeding $4.95 billion in collective ceiling value, demonstrating the laboratory's established capabilities in space science and advanced research. APL, a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center and subsidiary of Johns Hopkins University, brings specialized expertise in systems engineering, space science, and remote sensing to support NASA's exploration initiatives. The contract included a subcontract to IP Datasystems Inc. for Isilon A300 node systems with 4TB drives, supporting the computational infrastructure required for processing and analyzing synthetic aperture radar data. This engagement aligns with APL's extensive portfolio of federally funded space science research and development activities supporting national civilian space objectives.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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ARDES II Contract Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition (March 2024) | ARDESII | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center | Limited / Sole Source Justification 1/1 | 4/4/24, 10:41 AM |
ContractNumber | Description | Subcontractor | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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183143S | IP Datasystems Inc. | Delivery Order 80MSFC20D0004-80MSFC20F0174 | $94.6k | 6/28/23 |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00017 | Funding Only Action | $1.1m | 3/24/26 | |
| P00016 | Funding Only Action | $475.0k | 1/16/26 | |
| P00015 | Exercise an Option | $650.0k | 7/30/25 | |
| P00014 | Funding Only Action | $262.5k | 5/21/25 | |
| P00013 | Funding Only Action | $300.0k | 3/14/25 |