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Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action

Contract number
80NSSC22K0549
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$508,358

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$508,357.53 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
Current and potential, with all options
Contracting staff
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition Basic Research
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
San Diego, CA 92182, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00003 -$30,679
Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) P00002 · 5G array for lunar relay operations flight test figaro FT $97,000
Other Administrative Action P00001 · 21 21FOF1 pro 0055 5G array for lunar relay operations flight test figaro FT $0
Original award $442,037

About this award

NASA awarded a $508,358 research grant to San Diego State University Foundation (doing business as San Diego State University Research Foundation) on July 1, 2022, for the FIGARO-FT project, with completion targeted for December 31, 2024. The contract is not set aside and will be performed in San Diego, California. The project aims to advance the technology readiness level of high-performance, low-cost relay technologies that leverage commercial 5G chipset developments for potential integration into NASA's future LunaNet communications architecture. Given that 5G spectrum shares Ka-band frequencies with NASA space communications systems, the initiative seeks to exploit rapid commercial development cycles and economies of scale to produce space-qualified communications technology, provided the candidate solutions meet both performance and environmental requirements for operation in the space environment.

San Diego State University Research Foundation, a minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution, serves as an auxiliary organization supporting the university's research mission and regularly receives federal research awards and contracts across multiple agencies. The foundation brings multidisciplinary expertise in engineering, computer science, and technical research that aligns well with advanced communications systems development. This award represents part of NASA's broader effort to develop cost-effective, commercially-derived technologies that can support lunar and deep-space communications infrastructure modernization under the LunaNet initiative.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K0549?

80NSSC22K0549 was awarded to San Diego State University Foundation by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 1, 2022.

How much is contract 80NSSC22K0549 worth?

The government has obligated $508,358 on 80NSSC22K0549.

Was contract 80NSSC22K0549 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K0549 was full and open competition.

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