Develop/modify NASA lightning launch commit criteria & associated rationale

Active Purchase Order Awarded Last action

Contract number
80NSSC26P1036
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$25,979

Award facts

Opportunity
Contract value 100% obligated
$25,979.45 Current and potential, with all options
Completion date 29% complete
Current and potential, with all options
NAICS code
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC
AB11 Community And Regional Development R&D Services; Community Development; Basic Research
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
White Rock, NM 87547, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this award

NASA's Shared Services Center issued a purchase order to Amitabh Nag valued at $25,979.45 on July 21, 2026, to develop and modify NASA Lightning Launch Commit Criteria and associated rationale. Performance occurs at White Rock, New Mexico, with an ultimate completion date of July 21, 2027.

The procurement, awarded without set-aside under FAR 12.102(a) sole source authority, requires panel members holding an earned PhD in atmospheric electricity, lightning physics, radar meteorology, cloud physics, statistics, or closely related STEM discipline with a record of highly impactful peer-reviewed published research. Work includes supporting Lightning Advisory Panel activities—attendance at one three-day face-to-face or virtual meeting tentatively scheduled for Spring/Summer 2027, participation in 12–22 teleconferences of approximately 1.5 hours each, participation in at least one or preferably two LAP sub-committees, and completion of post-meeting action items including LLCC review, editing, analyses, and formal recommendations. Deliverables include a description of contributions, documentation of analyses not included in published research, and an updated curriculum vitae six months after award.

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Who was awarded contract 80NSSC26P1036?

80NSSC26P1036 was awarded to Amitabh Nag by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 21, 2026.

How much is contract 80NSSC26P1036 worth?

The government has obligated $25,979 on 80NSSC26P1036.

Was contract 80NSSC26P1036 competed?

The extent of competition for 80NSSC26P1036 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.

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