Full characterization of our targets will be performed to put the polarimetric data into context and to derive relationships between polarization and albedo, taxonomy, and surface grain size.
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC22K0237
- Awardee
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The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees UEI RD7MXJV7DKT9
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $238,746
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $238,746.00 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
- Alafaya, FL 32816, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $87,386 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $84,508 | |
| Original award | $66,852 |
About this award
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, through its Office of Research Division, received a $238.7K research grant award from a civilian federal agency's Shared Services Center, with performance at UCF's Alafaya, Florida campus. The grant supports fundamental research on the physical characterization of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects (NEOs) through polarimetric analysis. The research objectives include comprehensive characterization of target NEOs to contextualize polarimetric data and establish relationships between polarization properties, albedo, taxonomic classification, and surface grain size. This work addresses critical knowledge gaps in planetary defense and asteroid science by advancing non-destructive remote sensing techniques for hazard assessment. The award was made on February 1, 2022, with a completion date of January 31, 2025, under a non-set-aside grant contract mechanism using other pricing arrangements.
UCF's Office of Research has established itself as a substantial federal research partner across NASA-supported space technology and planetary science programs, positioning the institution well to execute advanced asteroid characterization research. The polarimetry research aligns with NASA's broader planetary defense and asteroid science missions, which increasingly emphasize improved physical characterization and threat assessment methodologies for potentially hazardous NEOs. This award reflects continued investment in fundamental research supporting long-term national space exploration and planetary protection objectives, leveraging UCF's optics and photonics expertise alongside specialized instrumentation capabilities housed at its Central Florida research facilities.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K0237?
80NSSC22K0237 was awarded to The University Of Central Florida Board Of Trustees by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 1, 2022.
How much is contract 80NSSC22K0237 worth?
The government has obligated $238,746 on 80NSSC22K0237.
Was contract 80NSSC22K0237 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K0237 was full and open competition.
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