Libera, earth venture continuity 1 mission. Provide an instrument to be integrated on the upcoming joint polar satellite system-3 satellite that will measure short wave long wave and total radiation…

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
80LARC20D0006
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
5 $13,250,571 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
$15,923,469 Current and potential, with all options
Last date to order 51% complete
IDV ceiling 8% used
$168,847,969.00
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 1 offer Basic Research
Pricing
Cost No Fee
Legislative mandates

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

NASA's Langley Research Center awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to The Regents of the University of Colorado on July 6, 2020, with a ceiling of $168.8 million and performance extending through December 31, 2032. This single-award IDIQ procures the LIBERA instrument, to be integrated on the Joint Polar Satellite System-3 satellite to measure shortwave, longwave, and total radiation at the top of the atmosphere.

Place of performance is Boulder, Colorado.

Under this IDIQ, NASA's Langley Research Center has issued multiple delivery orders in support of LIBERA integration and qualification activities. Recent orders include a $9.2 million cost-no-fee delivery order awarded March 2, 2026, for spacecraft integration and test support during LIBERA's integration with the Joint Polar Satellite System-4 spacecraft, with performance extending to September 2027; a $5 million cost-no-fee delivery order awarded December 20, 2024, for assembly, integration, alignment, testing, characterization, calibration, verification, and environmental qualification of the LIBERA flight instrument at the payload system level through February 28, 2026; a $600,000 cost-no-fee delivery order awarded May 15, 2025, for Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics support for spacecraft integration and test planning verification through February 28, 2026; a $1 million cost-no-fee delivery order awarded March 7, 2025, to provide an internal Absolute Time Sequence separate from the JPSS satellite operation command table through December 31, 2028; and a $70,132 cost-no-fee delivery order awarded March 25, 2024, for mechanical engineering, systems engineering, integration and test, quality assurance, and project support to implement a modified purge system through February 28, 2025.

Description

Libera, earth venture continuity 1 mission. Provide an instrument to be integrated on the upcoming joint polar satellite system-3 satellite that will measure short wave long wave and total radiation at top of the atmosphere

Task orders

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00034 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00033 $2,000,000
Funding Only Action P00032 $2,789,595
Funding Only Action P00031 $1,612,490
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00030 $3,836,263
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00029 $2,605,092
Funding Only Action P00028 $1,500,000
Other Administrative Action P00027 · Removal of clauses/drds IAW [EO 14173 & 14168, PCD 25-01] - libera, earth venture continuity 1 mission. Provide an instrument to be integrated on the upcoming… $0
Funding Only Action P00026 $6,821,744
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00025 $0
Funding Only Action P00024 $4,500,000
Funding Only Action P00022 $0
Funding Only Action P00023 $2,499,000
Funding Only Action P00021 $0
Funding Only Action P00020 $6,500,000
Other Administrative Action P00019 $0
Funding Only Action P00018 $5,000,000
Other Administrative Action P00017 $0
Funding Only Action P00016 $13,522,356
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00015 $5,000,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00014 · Libera, earth venture continuity 1 mission. Laboratory for atmospheric and space physics to provide instrument to be integrated on joint polar satellite… $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00013 $0
Funding Only Action P00012 · Libera, earth venture continuity 1 (EVC-1) mission. Provide an instrument to be integrated on the upcoming joint polar satellite system-3 satellite that will… $14,848,330
Funding Only Action P00011 $19,329,725
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00010 · Provide an instrument to be integrated on the upcoming joint polar satellite system-3 (jpss-3) satellite that will measure short wave (SW), long wave (LW),… -$13,676,593
Funding Only Action P00009 $15,000,000
Funding Only Action P00008 $4,925,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00007 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00006 $7,997,000
Funding Only Action P00005 · Libera earth venture continuity 1 mission. Laboratory for atmospheric space physics to provide an instrument integrated on the joint polar satellite system-3… $12,000,000
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00004 $0
Funding Only Action P00003 $6,800,000
Definitize Letter Contract P00002 · Libera, earth venture continuity 1 (EVC-1) mission. Selected under NASA announcement of opportunity (AO) third stand alone missions of opportunity notice… $0
Funding Only Action P00001 $671,230
Original award $2,208,363
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Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE… $25,853,377
Moog Inc. LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE… $367,216
Moog Inc. LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE… $73,670
Colorado State University LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE… $14,379
Moog Inc. LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE… $301,750
Moog Inc. LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE… $53,449
Moog Inc. LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE… $547,001

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80LARC20D0006?

80LARC20D0006 was awarded to The Regents Of The University Of Colorado by Langley Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on July 6, 2020.

How much is contract 80LARC20D0006 worth?

Orders under 80LARC20D0006 have obligated $13,250,571. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $15,923,469. 80LARC20D0006's own ceiling is $168,847,969.

How many orders have been placed under contract 80LARC20D0006?

5 orders have been placed under 80LARC20D0006, the latest on March 2, 2026.

Who can order from contract 80LARC20D0006?

80LARC20D0006 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract 80LARC20D0006 competed?

The extent of competition for 80LARC20D0006 was full and open competition. The government received 1 offer.

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