M dwarfs account for 75% of all STARS. The nearest m dwarfs are the most easily studied moreover, for the coming decade, the only spectroscopically-accessible temperate, terrestrial worlds will be the…

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Contract number
80NSSC21K0367
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$40,000

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$39,999.58 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • 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
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00002 -$0
Funding Only Action P00001 $24,226
Original award $15,774

About this award

This federal contract award, valued at $39,999.58, was granted by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to the President and Fellows of Harvard College, doing business as Harvard University, a prestigious private research institution. The award is a grant for research related to M dwarf stars, which account for 75% of all stars and are the most easily studied, especially with regard to temperate, terrestrial worlds that transit the closest mid-to-late M dwarfs. This contract does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting Harvard's status as a large, established institution. Harvard frequently collaborates with other entities on federal research grants, including as a subrecipient, and also holds Other Transaction (OT) indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) contracts with agencies like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for specialized research and development services.

Description

M dwarfs account for 75% of all STARS. The nearest m dwarfs are the most easily studied moreover, for the coming decade, the only spectroscopically-accessible temperate, terrestrial worlds will be the ones that transit the closest mid-to-late m-dwarfs. Key stellar properties remain uncertain, notably their

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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K0367?

80NSSC21K0367 was awarded to President And Fellows Of Harvard College by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2021.

How much is contract 80NSSC21K0367 worth?

The government has obligated $40,000 on 80NSSC21K0367.

Was contract 80NSSC21K0367 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K0367 was full and open competition.

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