This federal contract award to the University of Colorado, worth $134,943.37, is for the Lunar Dust Experiment (LDEX) onboard the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment (LADEE) mission. The LDEX monitored ejecta clouds generated by the continual bombardment of the lunar surface by interplanetary dust fluxes and meteoroid showers. The data collected will be used to better define the spatial and temporal dust flux to the Moon and its role in sustaining the tenuous lunar atmosphere. This contract, which has no set-aside designation, was awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center. The University of Colorado has previously received federal contracts and grants from agencies like NASA, the Department of Defense, and NOAA for research, development, and engineering services across disciplines including space physics, climate science, and microelectronics.