Past attempts to understand the interannual variability of large dust storms on mars have met with limited success. The goal of the proposed work is to explore three possible mechanisms for…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K0469
- Awardee
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Aeolis Research Inc. UEI EMQPJUELXEK3
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $740,632
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $740,632.00 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
- Chandler, AZ 85224, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $256,604 | |
| Funding Only Action | $247,048 | |
| Funding Only Action | $156,228 | |
| Funding Only Action | $25,000 | |
| Original award | $55,752 |
About this award
This is a $740,632 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to Aeolis Research Inc., a for-profit research company based in Chandler, Arizona. The grant is for a research project titled "Toward Understanding Interannual Variability in Global Dust Storm Initiation on Mars". The goal is to explore three possible mechanisms for producing the variability of large dust storms on Mars and assess their relative importance. This research aims to improve simulations of surface conditions during global dust storms and increase confidence in modeling the Martian climate. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. Aeolis Research Inc. has extensive experience conducting planetary atmospheric research and modeling under previous NASA contracts totaling over $2.3 million.
Description
Past attempts to understand the interannual variability of large dust storms on mars have met with limited success. The goal of the proposed work is to explore three possible mechanisms for producing such variability and to assess their relative importance and contributions. Global dust storms (GDS) have a huge impact on mars's weather and climate. Yet the exact causes of GDS initiation, what determines onset time and location, and why they occur in only some years, remain unknown. A better understanding and model representation of GDS activity would result in better simulations of surface conditions during a GDS, improved confidence in paleo-mars modeling, and potentially the ability to forecast GDS.
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0469?
80NSSC20K0469 was awarded to Aeolis Research Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K0469 worth?
The government has obligated $740,632 on 80NSSC20K0469.
Was contract 80NSSC20K0469 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0469 was full and open competition.
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