Ukirt data analytic support services
Ended Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- N0018925P0562
- Awardee
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University Of Arizona UEI ED44Y3W6P7B9
- Awarding agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $199,905
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- UKIRT Debris Observation Support Services Solicitation · N0018925Q0309 · Posted Jul 28, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $199,905.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Funding agency
- Naval Observatory Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC 20392, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The U.S. Naval Observatory awarded a $199,905 firm fixed-price purchase order to the University of Arizona (doing business as Arizona Board of Regents) on September 12, 2025, for United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope (UKIRT) data analytic support services. This one-year contract, which extends through September 15, 2026, supports the Naval Observatory's space debris research initiatives, with particular emphasis on debris located in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). The University of Arizona will perform five primary tasks: organizing UKIRT data collection campaigns, processing UKIRT data using existing and new analytical routines, interpreting results through collaboration with Naval Observatory personnel, preparing publications and presentations for the space debris research community, and processing archived UKIRT debris data collected since 2016. Work will be performed primarily at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, with some on-site supervision and monitoring required in Hawaii at the UKIRT telescope facility on Mauna Kea. The contract contains no set-aside designation and was awarded on a sole-source basis under FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii) authority.
The contract structure includes two Contract Line Item Numbers covering 12 months of labor services and other direct costs including travel and materials. As part of this arrangement, the Naval Observatory will receive 50% of UKIRT's observing time allocation to support Celestial Reference Frame research. The University of Arizona, a prominent public research institution and land grant university, brings extensive capabilities in astrophysics and scientific research services to this procurement, consistent with its history of delivering sophisticated technical services across multiple federal agencies.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract N0018925P0562?
N0018925P0562 was awarded to University Of Arizona by Naval Supply Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on September 12, 2025.
How much is contract N0018925P0562 worth?
The government has obligated $199,905 on N0018925P0562.
Which agency awarded contract N0018925P0562?
Naval Supply Systems Command (Department of the Navy) awarded N0018925P0562, with funding from Naval Observatory (Department of the Navy).
Was contract N0018925P0562 competed?
The extent of competition for N0018925P0562 was not competed. The government received 1 offer.
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