Delivery Order GS35F320AA-NNG14PR59D

This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Goddard Space Center, a civilian agency, to Constellation Software Engineering, LLC, a veteran-owned small business. The $104,868.75 contract is for senior software engineering services to enhance the website for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) program, which is managed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract was awarded under the General Services Administration (GSA) Information Technology...

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), to provide support for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) program. The contract has a ceiling value of $1,848,640.00 and a period of performance through September 30, 2023. Caltech, as the prime contractor, will deliver research, engineering, and technical services in support of the JWST project. This contract is not set aside...

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), to support JPL's Science Team activities and the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The contract has a ceiling value of $3,020,853.00 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026. The contract is not set aside for any specific business type. Caltech, as the prime...

This is a definitive, cost-no-fee contract awarded by NASA's Goddard Space Center to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), which operates the Space Telescope Science Institute. The $1,732,544,394.65 contract covers the major phases of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission, including formulation, development, testing, and the first year of science operations. The activities span mission requirements analysis, ground segment development, science program...

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the support of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) website transition. The contract has a ceiling value of $553,409.00 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. As a non-profit organization, Caltech operates the JPL division, which provides extensive research, engineering, and technical services to the federal government, primarily...

This is a $998,897.00 grant awarded by NASA to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), to fund data analysis of observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) group. The grant supports research and scientific investigations related to JWST's Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) program. AURA, a non-profit organization, manages and operates major astronomical observatories and telescopes, including the Hubble...

This cooperative agreement is between the Smithsonian Institution, operating through its Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) division, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The purpose is to have SAO continue performing precision transient and static structural and thermal modeling of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observatory, and to apply SAO's expertise to NASA's future space telescope missions. This will help validate the advanced structural and thermal...

This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K0586, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), which is doing business as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). The $3,420,224.00 grant is for a "JWST Telescope Scientist Investigation" and is not set aside. AURA, a non-profit organization, will provide research and scientific services in...

This $669,555 grant award to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), doing business as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), supports the development and testing of scientific simulation tools, instrument designs, and technology testbeds for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). The work includes creating an exposure time calculator for general astrophysics observations, designing a coronagraph for a new telescope to support exoplanet detection,...

This is a delivery order under a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center contract awarded to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). The contract provides technical expertise and assessments to support the Goddard Center Director in managing the center's diverse research and development portfolio, with a focus on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project. The contractor will analyze the JWST budget, schedule, and risks, as well as conduct other special...