Over the past decade, NASA s space telescopes have scanned the sky for exoplanet transits and other variable phenomena. From kepler and K2 to the transiting exoplanet survey satellite (tess), these…
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21K0398
- Awardee
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Seti Institute UEI WKAUE7NHR4L1
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $593,536
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $593,536.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 97% 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
- Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $204,757 | |
| Funding Only Action | $198,285 | |
| Original award | $190,494 |
About this award
The SETI Institute, a non-profit scientific research organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, was awarded a $593,536 research grant by NASA effective January 1, 2021, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The grant supports research related to NASA's space telescope missions, including Kepler, K2, and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which conduct photometric observations to detect exoplanet transits and study variable stellar phenomena. The work focuses on analyzing data from these missions to advance understanding of planetary system origins and evolution, with particular emphasis on characterizing stars displaying unusual fading events caused by orbiting material.
This award carries no socioeconomic set-aside designation and was selected based on technical merit. The grant represents NASA's investment in fundamental scientific research through the SETI Institute's expertise in exoplanet characterization, data analysis, and astrobiology. The institute's work under this award contributes to NASA's broader Science Mission Directorate objectives by leveraging space photometry data to expand knowledge of planetary systems and advance the search for understanding life in the universe.
Description
Over the past decade, NASA s space telescopes have scanned the sky for exoplanet transits and other variable phenomena. From kepler and K2 to the transiting exoplanet survey satellite (tess), these missions are finding thousands of planets around
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K0398?
80NSSC21K0398 was awarded to Seti Institute by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21K0398 worth?
The government has obligated $593,536 on 80NSSC21K0398.
Was contract 80NSSC21K0398 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K0398 was full and open competition.
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