The balboa project is for developing, testing and flying imagers on a balloon platform for observing the aurora under sunlit conditions.
Active Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC26K0327
- Awardee
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University Of California, LOS Angeles UEI RN64EPNH8JC6
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $497,637
Award facts
- Contract value 68% obligated
- $727,011.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 40% 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
- Not Competed Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The University of California, Los Angeles has been awarded a $727K research grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (operating through its Shared Services Center) to develop, test, and operate imaging instruments on a balloon platform designed to observe the aurora under sunlit conditions as part of the Balboa Project. The research will be conducted at UCLA's Los Angeles, California campus with a completion date of August 3, 2028. This award represents UCLA's continued role as a premier federal research partner, leveraging its extensive research facilities and scientific expertise to support NASA's heliophysics and atmospheric science objectives through innovative observational platforms.
The contract is structured as a grant for research with no set-aside designation applied. As a civilian research institution and Land Grant College, UCLA brings considerable capabilities in basic and applied research, technical services, and complex project execution to this initiative. The Balboa Project aligns with NASA's broader scientific mission to advance understanding of Earth's magnetosphere and upper atmospheric phenomena, which has applications for space weather prediction and fundamental solar-terrestrial physics. The award demonstrates continued federal investment in UCLA's research infrastructure and scientific personnel to advance observational capabilities in heliophysics through innovative balloon-borne instrumentation platforms.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC26K0327?
80NSSC26K0327 was awarded to University Of California, LOS Angeles by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on August 4, 2025.
How much is contract 80NSSC26K0327 worth?
The government has obligated $497,637 on 80NSSC26K0327. Its current value, with exercised options, is $727,011.
Was contract 80NSSC26K0327 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC26K0327 was not competed.
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