Thermophysical properties and transport phenomena models and experiments on photorefractive materials in reduced gravity
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24K1893
- Awardee
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute UEI HJNQME41NBU4
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $250,000
Award facts
- Contract value 63% obligated
- $399,998.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 89% 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
- Not Competed Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Worcester, MA 01609, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | $75,000 | |
| Funding Only Action | $75,000 | |
| Original award | $100,000 |
About this award
This federal contract award was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a private university, for research on thermophysical properties and transport phenomena models and experiments on photorefractive materials in reduced gravity. The $399,998.00 grant-funded contract has a performance period ending on January 29, 2027. No set-aside designation was used. The contract represents an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) valued at $6.31 million for the "Recycled Material for Sustainable Engineering" project, highlighting WPI's expertise in supporting national technological innovation and defense research priorities through flexible research mechanisms. WPI has an impressive track record of federal contract and grant awards, collaborating with agencies such as NASA, NSF, NIH, DOD, and DOE on a wide range of scientific and technological research projects.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24K1893?
80NSSC24K1893 was awarded to Worcester Polytechnic Institute by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 30, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC24K1893 worth?
The government has obligated $250,000 on 80NSSC24K1893. Its current value, with exercised options, is $399,998.
Was contract 80NSSC24K1893 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24K1893 was not competed.
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