The impact age estimates for apollo lunar samples, based on several techniques, yield an apparent cluster of ages around 4-3.8 billion years ago. This observation led to the late heavy bombardment…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC22K0107
- Awardee
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University Of Rochester UEI F27KDXZMF9Y8
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $484,344
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $484,344.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- 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
- Rochester, NY 14627, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $193,650 | |
| Funding Only Action | $200,482 | |
| Funding Only Action | $50,212 | |
| Original award | $40,000 |
About this award
This federal contract award is a $484,344 grant for research to the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. The grant is from a civilian federal agency, the Shared Services Center, and is not associated with any set-aside designation.
The grant is focused on reinvestigating the "Late Heavy Bombardment" (LHB) hypothesis, which proposes that the Moon was heavily bombarded around 4-3.8 billion years ago. The research aims to determine if the observed spike in impact flux during this time period is real or if the age estimates are imperfectly reset. Key areas of investigation include the likelihood of Apollo lunar samples being contaminated by later impacts, the typical pressure-temperature conditions for impact ejecta, the behavior of certain minerals during low-pressure shock events, and the potential loss of lead from shock-damaged minerals during subsequent heating processes.
This award demonstrates the University of Rochester's extensive capabilities in conducting cutting-edge scientific research across various disciplines, including space science, planetary geology, and materials science, on behalf of federal agencies.
Description
The impact age estimates for apollo lunar samples, based on several techniques, yield an apparent cluster of ages around 4-3.8 billion years ago. This observation led to the late heavy bombardment (LHB) hypothesis which proposes that the moon was
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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K0107?
80NSSC22K0107 was awarded to University Of Rochester by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on October 15, 2021.
How much is contract 80NSSC22K0107 worth?
The government has obligated $484,344 on 80NSSC22K0107.
Was contract 80NSSC22K0107 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K0107 was full and open competition.
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