When meteoroids, the solar wind, and photons impinge onto the lunar surface, they produce a thin, collisionless atmosphere.
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC20K1427
- Awardee
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Catholic University Of America (The) UEI C31ES3WEAVQ5
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $146,282
Award facts
- Contract value 66% obligated
- $222,090.60 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
- Washington, DC 20064, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$3 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $74,506 | |
| Original award | $71,779 |
About this award
The Catholic University of America (CUA) received a $222,090.60 research grant from NASA's Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to support scientific research on the lunar exosphere. The project, which commenced on September 1, 2020, and concluded on August 31, 2024, focuses on understanding the thin, collisionless atmosphere produced when meteoroids, solar wind, and photons interact with the lunar surface, utilizing data from NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) ultraviolet spectrometer. This grant was awarded without set-aside designation and represents CUA's continued contribution to NASA-funded space science research conducted at the institution's Washington, D.C. location.
This award exemplifies CUA's established role as a significant research partner for federal agencies in space science and planetary research. As a private, non-profit research university, CUA maintains a robust portfolio of federal research awards spanning multiple disciplines, with NASA's Shared Services Center being a particularly active funding source for the institution's work in solar physics, space weather, and planetary science. The grant structure, characterized as a research grant with other pricing methodology, reflects the fundamental research nature of the lunar exosphere investigation and CUA's capacity to advance government scientific objectives through its academic resources and technical expertise.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC20K1427?
80NSSC20K1427 was awarded to Catholic University Of America (The) by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 1, 2020.
How much is contract 80NSSC20K1427 worth?
The government has obligated $146,282 on 80NSSC20K1427. Its current value, with exercised options, is $222,091.
Was contract 80NSSC20K1427 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC20K1427 was full and open competition.
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