Helix employs a high-precision magnet spectrometer to provide measurements which are not achievable by any current or proposed instrument. The detector system will incorporate the existing…

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Contract number
NNX16AC03G
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$228,856

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$228,855.95 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 100% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
NAICS code
Not on record
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 0 offers Basic Research
Pricing
Other
Place of performance
Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA

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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Other Administrative Action 9 $0
Funding Only Action 10 -$0
Other Administrative Action 8 $0
Funding Only Action 7 $54,285
Funding Only Action 6 $64,312
Funding Only Action 5 $30,136
Other Administrative Action 4 $0
Funding Only Action 3 $30,136
Funding Only Action 2 $27,321
Funding Only Action 1 $13,000
Original award $9,666
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About this award

Written by GovTribe AI ·

This is a $228,855.95 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation, a non-profit organization, for the HELIX (High Energy Light Isotope Experiment) project. HELIX will utilize a high-precision magnet spectrometer to provide measurements of cosmic-ray particles that are not achievable by any current or proposed instrument. The project will combine a superconducting magnet with state-of-the-art detectors to measure the charge, time-of-flight, magnetic rigidity, and velocity of cosmic-ray particles with high precision. The foundation will be responsible for fabricating the bottom time of flight detectors, instrument recovery preparations, and sharing simulations and analysis with all. This is a grant for research, and there is no set-aside designation for the award.

Description

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Helix employs a high-precision magnet spectrometer to provide measurements which are not achievable by any current or proposed instrument. The detector system will incorporate the existing superconducting magnet constructed for the heat payload, which has successfully operated on five previous high-altitude campaigns. This magnet will be combined with state-of-the-art detectors to measure the charge, time-of-flight, magnetic rigidity, and velocity of cosmic-RAY particles with high precision. Specifically, the instrument will combine plastic scintillators, a silicon-strip tracker with ~30 micron spatial resolution, a high-performance drift chamber, and a ring-imaging cherenkov counter employing aerogel radiators. The institution will be responsible for fabricating the bottom time of flight detectors, instrument recovery preparations, and share simulations and analysis with all.

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Who was awarded contract NNX16AC03G?

NNX16AC03G was awarded to Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc. by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on November 13, 2015.

How much is contract NNX16AC03G worth?

The government has obligated $228,856 on NNX16AC03G.

Was contract NNX16AC03G competed?

The extent of competition for NNX16AC03G was full and open competition. The government received 0 offers.

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