Understanding energy conversion in magnetotail reconnection using kinetic entropy
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24K0388
- Awardee
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University Of Maryland, College Park UEI NPU8ULVAAS23
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $350,000
Award facts
- Contract value 50% obligated
- $700,000.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 67% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- 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
- College Park, MD 20742, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $175,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $116,667 | |
| Original award | $58,333 |
About this award
This is a $700,000.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian federal agency, to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) for research on "Understanding Energy Conversion in Magnetotail Reconnection Using Kinetic Entropy". The award has a period of performance through February 2028. This grant is not set aside for any specific business type, indicating UMD's broad technical capabilities across multiple domains that are of interest to federal agencies. UMD, a prominent U.S. state government entity and 1862 land grant college, has a strong track record of conducting advanced research and providing technical services to agencies like the Department of Defense, DARPA, NASA, and the Air Force Research Laboratory through contracts and grants. In addition to this grant, UMD holds a significant $5,310,136.00 Other Transaction (OT) Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contract with DARPA focused on developing a "domain-agnostic system with robust features and symbolic reasoning" centered on synthetic quantum nanostructures and potential defense applications.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24K0388?
80NSSC24K0388 was awarded to University Of Maryland, College Park by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on February 23, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC24K0388 worth?
The government has obligated $350,000 on 80NSSC24K0388. Its current value, with exercised options, is $700,000.
Was contract 80NSSC24K0388 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24K0388 was full and open competition.
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