The NASA-led project proposes to combine ground-based and satellite observations and sounding rockets with improvements to models to advance our physical understanding of the complex interplay between…
Ended Grant For Research Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC18K0825
- Awardee
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University Corporation For Atmospheric Research UEI YEZEE8W5JKA3
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $89,893
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $89,892.58 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed Basic Research
- Pricing
- Other
- Place of performance
- Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Funding Only Action | -$94 | |
| Funding Only Action | -$14 | |
| Funding Only Action | $60,000 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $30,000 |
About this award
This is a $89,892.58 grant award from NASA to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The grant is for a NASA-led project to advance the physical understanding of the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere (ITM) region through a combination of ground-based and satellite observations, sounding rockets, and improvements to models. The goal is to provide better specification of mesospheric circulation, enhanced predictive capability for ionospheric instabilities, and improved specification of magnetospheric energy and particle inputs to the upper atmosphere. The award does not have a set-aside designation. UCAR/NCAR will work with external community members to develop and upgrade ITM models, with the improved models intended to be hosted at the Community Coordinated Modeling Center.
Description
The NASA-led project proposes to combine ground-based and satellite observations and sounding rockets with improvements to models to advance our physical understanding of the complex interplay between the neutral and ionized populations in the ionosphere-thermosphere- mesosphere (ITM) region, in order to provide a better specification of mesospheric circulation, enhanced predictive capability for the onset of ionospheric instabilities, and a dramatically improved specification of the magnetospheric energy and particle inputs to the upper atmosphere. For capabilities that currently do not exist at gsfc, primarily detailed ITM model development and upgrades, NASA will work with external community members to provide the scientific analysis that will both constrain and upgrade the physics in their models to improve their predictive capability. Ultimately, the resulting improved models would then be natural candidates for hosting at the community coordinated modeling center (CCMC).
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC18K0825?
80NSSC18K0825 was awarded to University Corporation For Atmospheric Research by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on May 1, 2018.
How much is contract 80NSSC18K0825 worth?
The government has obligated $89,893 on 80NSSC18K0825.
Was contract 80NSSC18K0825 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC18K0825 was not competed.
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