A drilling system is proposed, along with the outline of a potential mission architecture. The mission would utilize a perseverance-type rover as a drill RIG with minimal but appropriate science…

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Contract number
80NSSC21K0690
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$105,254

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$105,254.00 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
Gig Harbor, WA, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00001 -$19,746
Original award $125,000

About this award

This federal contract award, valued at $105,254, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Morley Quinn, doing business as Planet Enterprises, a for-profit organization. The contract supports the design of a Mars rover drilling system and conceptual mission architecture aligned with NASA's goals to advance space exploration technologies and return humans to the Moon. No set-aside designation was used. The contract falls under NASA's Space Technology program, which funds research and development of innovative systems for future space missions, including a previous $174,462 grant to Planet Enterprises for an aerial science platform and fluidics-based atmospheric sampling system for exploration of Titan.

Description

A drilling system is proposed, along with the outline of a potential mission architecture. The mission would utilize a perseverance-type rover as a drill RIG with minimal but appropriate science instruments, and

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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC21K0690?

80NSSC21K0690 was awarded to Morley Quinn by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 26, 2021.

How much is contract 80NSSC21K0690 worth?

The government has obligated $105,254 on 80NSSC21K0690.

Was contract 80NSSC21K0690 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC21K0690 was full and open competition.

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