The terrestrial BOW shock is the boundary between the supersonic solar wind and the terrestrial magnetosphere and converts the kinetic energy of the solar wind into thermal energy, allowing the flow…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K0688
- Awardee
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The Regents Of The University Of Colorado UEI SPVKK1RC2MZ3
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $524,469
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $524,469.08 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
- Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$253 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $167,734 | |
| Funding Only Action | $127,362 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $229,626 |
About this award
This federal contract award ID 80NSSC20K0688 was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to The Regents of the University of Colorado (CU), doing business as the University of Colorado. The $524,469.08 grant supports research on the terrestrial bow shock, which is the boundary between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere. This fundamental research aims to understand the acceleration of ions and electrons in collision-less plasmas, which is relevant to solar, planetary, and astrophysical processes. The award does not have a set-aside designation, indicating CU's competitive capabilities across scientific and technological domains. In addition to this contract, CU holds a $1 million Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDV) agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for advanced research in atomic-scale thermal transport models for microelectronic systems, further demonstrating the university's expertise in high-risk, high-reward technological development.
Description
The terrestrial BOW shock is the boundary between the supersonic solar wind and the terrestrial magnetosphere and converts the kinetic energy of the solar wind into thermal energy, allowing the flow to become subsonic and move past the magnetosphere. Shocks are an important acceleration site for ions and electrons in collision less plasmas and responsible for much of the particle acceleration in solar, planetary, and astrophysical regions. One of the fundamental outstanding questions of ION acceleration at the quasi-parallel BOW shock is which portion of solar wind ions are ultimately selected into the seed population that is subsequently accelerated to high energies. In addition, composition measurements indicate that the ratio of the energetic to solar wind he++ flux is about a factor of 2 larger than the same flux ratio for h+ when the two ION distributions are compared at equal energy per charge.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0688?
80NSSC20K0688 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of Colorado by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 1, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K0688 worth?
The government has obligated $524,469 on 80NSSC20K0688.
Was contract 80NSSC20K0688 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0688 was full and open competition.
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