The ligo/virgo collaboration recently observed gravitational waves from black hole mergers, marking the beginning of a new ERA for observational astronomy. Lisa will fulfill this vision by observing…

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Contract number
80NSSC20K0508
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$600,000

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$600,000.00 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 Basic Research
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00004 · Black hole binary astrophysics in the lisa ERA $216,472
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Funding Only Action P00002 $210,018
Funding Only Action P00001 $63,510
Original award $110,000

About this award

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $600,000 grant to The Johns Hopkins University to support research related to the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. LISA will build upon discoveries made by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and Virgo Collaboration, which recently detected gravitational waves from black hole mergers. Under this award, Johns Hopkins will conduct research to further the scientific goals of observing massive black hole binaries or similar phenomena with LISA. The research is being performed in Baltimore, Maryland over a three-year period beginning in January 2020. No set-aside designations or major subcontractors were identified. This award advances NASA's space-based astrophysics program through foundational research supporting the LISA mission's vision of observational gravitational-wave astronomy.

Description

The ligo/virgo collaboration recently observed gravitational waves from black hole mergers, marking the beginning of a new ERA for observational astronomy. Lisa will fulfill this vision by observing either more massive black hole binaries, or similar

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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0508?

80NSSC20K0508 was awarded to The Johns Hopkins University by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 7, 2020.

How much is contract 80NSSC20K0508 worth?

The government has obligated $600,000 on 80NSSC20K0508.

Was contract 80NSSC20K0508 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0508 was full and open competition.

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