Deep - developing efficient exploration probes cryo vacuum chamber for enhancing the shape and heating configuration of cryobots for the exploration of ocean worlds
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24K0781
- Awardee
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Florida Institute Of Technology Inc. UEI WNN6VH618X58
- Awarding agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $297,283
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $297,283.00 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
- Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $131,499 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $165,784 |
About this award
Florida Institute of Technology Inc. (Florida TECH) was awarded a $297,283 grant on March 11, 2024, for the DEEP (Developing Efficient Exploration Probes) project, which focuses on designing and enhancing a cryo-vacuum chamber to improve the shape and heating configuration of cryobots intended for ocean world exploration. The research grant, funded by a civilian federal agency through its Shared Services Center, will be performed at Florida TECH's Melbourne, Florida campus and is scheduled for completion by March 10, 2026. No set-aside designation was applied to this award, and the contract represents Florida TECH's continued involvement in advanced space science and exploration research initiatives aligned with planetary science objectives.
This award reflects Florida TECH's established capability in executing federally-funded research projects across multiple scientific and technological domains, including space exploration and engineering. The institution regularly performs similar research grants and contracts for agencies including NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense. As a private, non-profit research university, Florida TECH leverages its academic expertise to develop innovative solutions for government agencies, with this particular project contributing to the advancement of robotic exploration technologies for studying subsurface oceans on distant planetary bodies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24K0781?
80NSSC24K0781 was awarded to Florida Institute Of Technology Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on March 11, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC24K0781 worth?
The government has obligated $297,283 on 80NSSC24K0781.
Was contract 80NSSC24K0781 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24K0781 was full and open competition.
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