The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is only weakly polarized but there is essential information in the polarization signal. IT is sensitive to the imprint of primordial gravitational waves thought…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K0445
- Awardee
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The Johns Hopkins University UEI FTMTDMBR29C7
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $412,970
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $412,970.00 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
- Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $142,581 | |
| Funding Only Action | $138,982 | |
| Funding Only Action | $65,703 | |
| Original award | $65,704 |
About this award
This federal contract award, with ID 80NSSC20K0445, is a $412,970 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant is focused on studying the essential information contained in the polarization signals of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which may hold evidence of primordial gravitational waves produced during the inflationary period of the early universe. The contract has a period of performance through December 31, 2023 and does not utilize a set-aside designation. The Johns Hopkins University has a long history of providing biomedical research, public health, engineering, and scientific analysis services to various federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, and Department of Justice under both prime and subcontract arrangements.
Description
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is only weakly polarized but there is essential information in the polarization signal. IT is sensitive to the imprint of primordial gravitational waves thought to be produced during inflation, a period of extrem
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0445?
80NSSC20K0445 was awarded to The Johns Hopkins University by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K0445 worth?
The government has obligated $412,970 on 80NSSC20K0445.
Was contract 80NSSC20K0445 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0445 was full and open competition.
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