Every lightning discharge emits a powerful electromagnetic pulse, a fraction of whose energy escapes through the ionosphere and propagates into the magnetosphere as a whistler-mode wave. These…

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Contract number
80NSSC20K0705
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$504,936

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$504,936.45 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
Boulder, CO 80309, USA

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00004 -$563
Other Administrative Action P00003 $0
Funding Only Action P00002 · Lightning-induced whistler waves in the inner magnetosphere and their effect on radiation belt electrons $151,356
Funding Only Action P00001 $100,000
Original award $254,143

About this award

This federal contract award with ID 80NSSC20K0705 was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to The Regents of the University of Colorado (University of Colorado) on April 1, 2020. The $504,936.45 grant is for research related to the study of whistler-mode waves emitted by lightning discharges and their propagation into the magnetosphere. The University of Colorado, a U.S. state government entity and accredited public research university, has extensive experience conducting fundamental research across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines for various federal agencies, including NASA, the Department of Defense, and NOAA. The award does not have a set-aside designation.

Description

Every lightning discharge emits a powerful electromagnetic pulse, a fraction of whose energy escapes through the ionosphere and propagates into the magnetosphere as a whistler-mode wave. These "whistlers" can be trapped in the inner magnetosphere due

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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0705?

80NSSC20K0705 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of Colorado by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on April 1, 2020.

How much is contract 80NSSC20K0705 worth?

The government has obligated $504,936 on 80NSSC20K0705.

Was contract 80NSSC20K0705 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0705 was full and open competition.

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