Development, testing, and integration of particle and wave instruments in support of sounding rocket missions
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC22K1397
- Awardee
-
Catholic University Of America (The) UEI C31ES3WEAVQ5
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $965,395
Award facts
- Contract value 93% obligated
- $1,035,419.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 96% 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
- Washington, DC 20064, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $330,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $98,747 | |
| Funding Only Action | $30,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $193,934 | |
| Funding Only Action | $42,297 | |
| Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $70,000 | |
| Original award | $200,418 |
About this award
The Catholic University of America (CUA) received a $1.04M grant award from NASA's Shared Services Center on September 1, 2022, for the development, testing, and integration of particle and wave instruments supporting sounding rocket missions. The contract, which runs through December 31, 2026, is classified as a grant for research with no set-aside designation and will be performed in Washington, DC. This award reflects CUA's established role as a significant contributor to NASA's space science research portfolio, leveraging the university's technical expertise and academic resources to advance instrumentation capabilities for suborbital rocket-based scientific investigations.
This grant aligns with CUA's broader federal research activities, particularly its ongoing collaboration with NASA on solar physics, space weather, and atmospheric dynamics research. The university has demonstrated substantial capacity in space science through previous NASA-funded initiatives and maintains a robust infrastructure for developing and validating scientific instruments. The sounding rocket program provides an efficient platform for testing prototype instruments before deployment on larger space missions, making CUA's participation in instrument development and integration critical to advancing NASA's scientific objectives in space physics and atmospheric research.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC22K1397?
80NSSC22K1397 was awarded to Catholic University Of America (The) by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on September 1, 2022.
How much is contract 80NSSC22K1397 worth?
The government has obligated $965,395 on 80NSSC22K1397. Its current value, with exercised options, is $1,035,419.
Was contract 80NSSC22K1397 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC22K1397 was full and open competition.
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