This federal contract award is for the operation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private non-profit educational institution, is the prime contractor responsible for performing work designated in task orders issued by NASA. The primary mission of JPL under this contract is to support NASA's Science Mission...
This is a delivery order issued under a prime contract between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private non-profit educational institution that operates the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). The delivery order, valued at $154,704, supports JPL's primary mission of performing scientific research and technical services in support of NASA's Science Mission...
This federal contract award is for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract, valued at $350,000.00, establishes the relationship for the operation of the Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) known as JPL. Under this contract, JPL is required to perform work designated in task orders issued by NASA Contracting Officers. JPL's...
This federal contract award, valued at $670,467.89, was issued by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), an alternate name for the Federal Agency ID 8000, to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as the prime contractor. The contract is for the FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM TA#1 15-18522 and does not have a set-aside designation. Caltech, through its JPL division, will provide research, engineering, and technical services in support of the Flight Opportunities program, which focuses on...
This federal contract is an agreement between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private non-profit educational institution, to operate the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). Under this $482,131 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract, JPL will perform work designated by NASA to support the agency's Science Mission Directorate in the areas of Earth...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), acting through its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) division. The contract is the sponsoring agreement that establishes the relationship between NASA and JPL, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). Under this contract, JPL is required to perform work that is designated in task orders issued by NASA's contracting...
This is a federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private nonprofit educational institution. The contract, valued at $49,528.83, establishes the relationship for the operation of the Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) known as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Under this contract, JPL is required to perform work designated in task orders issued by the NASA Management...
This is a delivery order under a sponsoring agreement between NASA and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private nonprofit educational institution, to establish the relationship for the operation of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). JPL's primary mission is to support NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Earth science, planetary science, heliophysics, and astrophysics research. The contract has no set-aside...
This federal contract award to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), via its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) division, establishes a sponsoring agreement between NASA and Caltech to operate the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). Under this $4,620,129 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, JPL is required to perform a broad range of scientific and technical work in support of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, including Earth science,...
This federal contract award is between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a private non-profit educational institution that operates the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). The contract is a delivery order valued at $1,984,235.00 that requires JPL to perform various tasks in support of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, including developing spacecraft and...
FLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM, TA#1 THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE (NMO) CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA - SPONSORED WORK: JPL'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1) SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2) FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3) SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4) DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5) PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: (I) AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, (II) EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND/OR (III) GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6) BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7) JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASA S DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8) JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.