Autonomous landing requires the lander to locate a landing site (mapping) and to locate itself with respect to that landing site (localization).

Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action

Contract number
80NSSC20K1195
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$238,260

Award facts

Contract value 80% obligated
$298,260.24 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
Austin, TX 78712, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00005 -$16,977
Other Administrative Action P00004 $0
Funding Only Action P00003 $24,000
Funding Only Action P00002 · Direct visual-inertial-lidar slam and autonomous landing site selection and guidance for unknown environments (student: corey marcus) $80,000
Funding Only Action P00001 $79,206
Original award $72,031

About this award

This federal contract award, valued at $298,260.24, was granted by the Shared Services Center (a civilian agency) to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a non-profit educational institution. The contract is for research related to autonomous landing, specifically the lander's ability to locate a landing site (mapping) and its position relative to that landing site (localization). This contract is not a set-aside award.

UT Austin, a subsidiary of the University of Texas System, has a strong history of securing federal contracts and grants across aerospace engineering, materials science, sensor technology, and other technical domains. The University of Texas System also holds an Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) valued at $1,000,000 for developing embedded, chipless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensor technology for additive manufacturing, further demonstrating the institution's expertise in cutting-edge technological research and development for government agencies.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K1195?

80NSSC20K1195 was awarded to University Of Texas At Austin by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 28, 2020.

How much is contract 80NSSC20K1195 worth?

The government has obligated $238,260 on 80NSSC20K1195. Its current value, with exercised options, is $298,260.

Was contract 80NSSC20K1195 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K1195 was full and open competition.

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