The mercury radiometer and thermal infrared spectrometer (mertis) is an instrument on the ESA mercury planetary orbiter (MPO) within the ESA/jaxa joint mission bepicolombo. Mertis launched on…
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K0981
- 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
- $438,190
Award facts
- Contract value 80% obligated
- $545,507.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 93% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed Only One Source
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $101,473 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $98,432 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $103,621 | |
| Original award | $134,664 |
About this award
The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $545,507 grant on May 7, 2020, to provide Co-Investigator support for the Mercury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer (MERTIS) instrument aboard the European Space Agency's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) within the joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission. This contract, designated T19-SMDSS19-0009, supports the scientific investigation activities of Co-Investigator Greenhagen and will continue through the ultimate completion date of May 6, 2027. The award carries no set-aside designation, indicating it was awarded through open competition. The place of performance is Baltimore, Maryland, where Johns Hopkins maintains significant research infrastructure and expertise in space science and planetary exploration.
This grant funding supports fundamental research activities associated with one of the most ambitious planetary science missions of the current decade. BepiColombo, which launched on October 20, 2018, is designed to conduct comprehensive investigations of Mercury through flybys of Earth, the Moon, and Venus before reaching Mercury orbit. The MERTIS instrument will provide critical thermal infrared spectroscopy and radiometry data to advance scientific understanding of Mercury's surface composition and thermal properties. Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory has a distinguished history of supporting NASA and international space agency missions, making the institution well-positioned to contribute scientific expertise and analysis throughout the multi-year mission operations period covered by this grant.
Description
The mercury radiometer and thermal infrared spectrometer (mertis) is an instrument on the ESA mercury planetary orbiter (MPO) within the ESA/jaxa joint mission bepicolombo. Mertis launched on october 20, 2018 and will fly by the earth/moon, venus
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K0981?
80NSSC20K0981 was awarded to The Johns Hopkins University by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on May 7, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K0981 worth?
The government has obligated $438,190 on 80NSSC20K0981. Its current value, with exercised options, is $545,507.
Was contract 80NSSC20K0981 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K0981 was not competed.
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