We propose to continue a long-term observational campaign to characterize main-belt comets (mbcs), which we have been monitoring regularly since their discoveries, and conduct a new investigation of a…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC19K0869
- Awardee
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Planetary Science Institute UEI Q7KKMKT2ANN7 Part of Planetary Science Institute
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $273,295
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $273,295.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
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| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $24,021 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $81,885 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$24,021 | |
| Funding Only Action | $66,430 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $124,980 |
About this award
This federal contract award to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, is for a long-term observational campaign to characterize Main-Belt Comets (MBCs) and investigate a group of possibly related objects. The $273,295.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center will fund research activities over a 6-year period ending in April 2025. The project involves monitoring and analyzing the active phases of MBCs, characterizing their nucleus properties, and observationally investigating a group of potential Near-Earth Main-Belt Comets (NEMBCs) to determine if they originated in the asteroid belt. This award does not utilize a set-aside designation. Through past prime contract awards and grants, PSI has provided a range of planetary science research services supporting NASA's exploration goals.
Description
We propose to continue a long-term observational campaign to characterize main-belt comets (mbcs), which we have been monitoring regularly since their discoveries, and conduct a new investigation of a group of possibly related objects. For the first portion of our project, we will monitor and analyze the active phases of the mbcs that exhibit activity during the project period, characterize the evolution of that activity, and characterize MBC nucleus properties. For the second portion of our project, we will observationally characterize the nuclei and activity of apparent jupiter-family comets (jfcs) that have been identified as potentially originating in the asteroid belt (leading US to refer to them as possible near-earth mbcs , or nembcs), and determine whether physical evidence supports their proposed main-belt origins.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC19K0869?
80NSSC19K0869 was awarded to Planetary Science Institute by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on April 16, 2019.
How much is contract 80NSSC19K0869 worth?
The government has obligated $273,295 on 80NSSC19K0869.
Was contract 80NSSC19K0869 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC19K0869 was full and open competition.
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