Ultra ultra-stable telescope research and analysis is a proposal focused on a system engineering study for a segmented, 10M observatory with a high contrast coronagraph applicable for the habex and…

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Contract number
80NSSC18K0820
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,179,021

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$1,179,020.60 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 0 offers Basic Research
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Boulder, CO 80301, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action 4 -$220,979
Funding Only Action P00004 -$220,979
Other Administrative Action 3 $0
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Funding Only Action 2 $700,000
Funding Only Action P00002 $700,000
Funding Only Action 1 -$700,000
Funding Only Action P00001 -$700,000
Original award $1,400,000

About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

This is a $1,179,020.60 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (a division of Ball Corporation) for a research and analysis study focused on a segmented, 10-meter observatory with a high-contrast coronagraph applicable for the Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission (HabEx) and Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) missions. The effort will leverage the team's experience with the James Webb Space Telescope to analyze architecture trades, identify technology gaps, and recommend paths forward for technology development to enable ultra-stable telescope systems for potential future exoplanet direct imaging missions. This is not a set-aside contract. The award was made on July 30, 2018 with a completion date of March 26, 2020.

Description

As the agency reported it.

Ultra ultra-stable telescope research and analysis is a proposal focused on a system engineering study for a segmented, 10M observatory with a high contrast coronagraph applicable for the habex and luvoir missions. The key outputs of this study will include analysis of architecture trades, identification of technology gaps, and recommendations for paths forward for technology development, all based on modeling tools and engineering work validated on the worlds only optical deployable segmented, space telescope the james webb space telescope jwst. The effort will use capabilities and techniques developed for coronagraph and segmented telescopes to complete an architecture study and end to end simulation of direct imaging observing scenarios comprising a full observatory simulation. The study includes an error budget based assessment and an analysis of alternatives for technology paths of the future. Importantly, ultra takes advantage of more than 20 plus years of industrial and university experience in analytical modeling and technology development applied to exoplanet direct imaging observations with the goal of increasing the TRL of ultra-stable telescope architectures under consideration by the habex and luvoir mission study teams in preparation for the 2020 astrophysics decadal survey.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18K0820?

80NSSC18K0820 was awarded to BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 30, 2018.

How much is contract 80NSSC18K0820 worth?

The government has obligated $1,179,021 on 80NSSC18K0820.

Was contract 80NSSC18K0820 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC18K0820 was full and open competition. The government received 0 offers.

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