Two recent sample return missions, NASA s osiris-REX mission to 101955 bennu and jaxa s HAYABUSA2 mission to 162173 ryugu, have both revealed a surprising discovery: their carbonaceous…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC21K0610
- Awardee
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University Of Texas At Austin UEI V6AFQPN18437 Part of University Of Texas System
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $481,000
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $481,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $119,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $136,040 | |
| Funding Only Action | $103,960 | |
| Funding Only Action | $61,000 | |
| Original award | $61,000 |
About this award
This federal contract award, valued at $481,000.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a major research university within the University of Texas System. The contract supports research related to two recent sample return missions, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu and JAXA's Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid Ryugu, which have revealed surprising findings about their carbonaceous chondrite-type targets. The contract has a completion date of February 21, 2026 and does not have a set-aside designation. UT Austin, a prominent public research institution, has a strong track record of executing federal contracts and grants across scientific and technical domains for agencies like NASA, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health. This award demonstrates UT Austin's expertise in conducting advanced research to further the understanding of small solar system bodies.
Description
Two recent sample return missions, NASA s osiris-REX mission to 101955 bennu and jaxa s HAYABUSA2 mission to 162173 ryugu, have both revealed a surprising discovery: their carbonaceous chondrite(CC)-type targets are dominated by material with a signi
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K0610?
80NSSC21K0610 was awarded to University Of Texas At Austin by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 22, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC21K0610 worth?
The government has obligated $481,000 on 80NSSC21K0610.
Was contract 80NSSC21K0610 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K0610 was full and open competition.
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