Dust destruction in the inhomogeneous interstellar medium

Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action

Contract number
80NSSC22K0810
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$528,564

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$528,564.00 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
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action P00003 · Interstellar dust is both a tracer of galaxy evolution and plays an active role in that evolution. The presence of dust accelerates star formation by catalyzing… $0
Funding Only Action P00002 $175,904
Funding Only Action P00001 · Interstellar dust is both a tracer of galaxy evolution and plays an active role in that evolution. The presence of dust accelerates star formation by catalyzing… $232,660
Original award $120,000

About this award

This federal contract award, valued at $528,564.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center division of NASA to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). The contract is a grant for research focused on "Dust Destruction in the Inhomogeneous Interstellar Medium" and does not have a set-aside designation.

The Smithsonian Institution, as a trust instrumentality of the United States, is a leading provider of scientific research, instrumentation development, and data system services to federal agencies like NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Through this contract, SAO will likely leverage its expertise in astrophysics, solar physics, exoplanets, and heliophysics to support NASA's broader space exploration and scientific research efforts. The award represents one of many federal grants and contracts that SAO has received to conduct a diverse array of research initiatives in fields such as black hole dynamics, galactic structures, solar phenomena, and exoplanet atmospheres.

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K0810?

80NSSC22K0810 was awarded to Smithsonian Institution by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 23, 2022.

How much is contract 80NSSC22K0810 worth?

The government has obligated $528,564 on 80NSSC22K0810.

Was contract 80NSSC22K0810 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K0810 was full and open competition.

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