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2026-02-13KINETX INCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$40,064,053THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND MATERIALS TO DESIGN, CODE, INTEGRATE AND TEST THE OSIRIS-REX FLIGHT DYNAMICS SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE OSIRIS-REX LAUNCH AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS TO RETRIEVE A SAMPLE OF THE NEO AND RETURN THE SAMPLE TO EARTH. AFTER LAUNCH, KINETX SHALL PROVIDE OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR 30 DAYS. THE SCOPE OF THIS SOW COVERS PHASE C/D OF THE OSIRIS-REX LIFE CYCLE. THIS WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT AND ALL ATTACHMENTS TO THE CONTRACT.aerospace
2026-05-12CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$39,681,776OFFICE OF EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS APPLICATIONS PROGRAM FY 2004 THROUGH FY 2008aerospace
2026-03-14CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$39,422,806PREFIRE (POLAR RADIANT ENERGY IN THE FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-CONTRACTOR, A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER-FFRDC KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE-NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA-SPONSORED WORK: JPLS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE-SMD IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1. SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2. FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3. SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4. DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5. PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: I-AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, II-EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND-OR III-GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6. BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7. JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASAS DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8. JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS-STEM DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.aerospace
2026-04-07THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONational Aeronautics and Space Administration$39,100,299GLOBAL-SCALE OBSERVATIONS OF THE LIMB AND DISK (GOLD) MISSION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOLD MISSION AS DESCRIBED IN THE GOLD CONCEPT STUDY REPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE REPORTS, REVIEWS, AND DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MANAGE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SCIENCE TEAM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN THE GOLD SCIENCE DATA CENTER (SDC) AT UCF, AND SHALL PERFORM DATA REDUCTION AND ANALYSIS FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF COMMISSIONING THE GOLD INSTRUMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PRESENT THE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS IN PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLISHED PAPERS, AND PROVIDE RAW DATA AND DATA PRODUCTS FOR ARCHIVING TO AN APPROVED DATA ARCHIVE. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT AND SCIENCE PLANNING AND ANALYSIS OF MISSION DATA AND THE PUBLICATION OF RESULTS. THE GOLD PROJECT SHALL FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF A MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY AND THE GOLD CONTRACT. THE GOLD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) SHALL HAVE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT. THE PI SHALL DELEGATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TASKS TO THE PROJECT MANAGER (PM) AS APPROPRIATE. THE PM SHALL DIRECT THE GOLD PROJECT AND HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERALL TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTRACT AND ALL SUBCONTRACTS. THE PI/PM SHALL BE THE FOCAL POINT FOR ALL CONTACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT. THE PM AND STAFF SHALL SUPPORT THE PI AS REQUIRED INCLUDING THE SCHEDULING AND COORDINATING OF MEETINGS AND REVIEWS, SCHEDULE CONTROL AND REPORTING, FINANCIAL CONTROL AND REPORTING, SUBCONTRACT MANAGEMENT, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AND DOCUMENTATION, PROGRESS REPORTS AND REVIEWS AS WELL AS ALL ANOMALY REPORTING ACTIVITIES.aerospace
2026-04-24A & H-AMBICA JV LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$38,817,184THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE OF A MULTI-PHASE PROJECT. PHASE 2 CONSISTS OF THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT.OF THE EXISTING ROOFING SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF BUILDING 103.aerospace
2026-03-23YULISTA SOLUTIONS, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$38,607,403CHARLES CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR AIRCRAFT AT LARC. INCLUDES AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, FLIGHT OPERATIONS, ENGINEERING, LIFECYCLE, QUALITY, SAFETY, AND OTHER RELATED SUPPORT FOR A VARIETY OF AIRFRAMES, ENGINES, APPLIANCES, AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENTaerospace
2026-04-20CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$38,474,548ECOSYSTEMS SPACEBORNE THERMAL RADIOMETER EXPERIMENTS ON SPACE STATION (ECOSTRESS) 87-19641aerospace
2026-04-01AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$38,473,500IGF::CT::IGF THIS "TASK ORDER" HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT MODULE (CMM) SYSTEM FOR FUNDING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN ACTUAL TASK ORDER WITH A STATEMENT OF WORK AND OTHER TASK ORDER REQUIREMENTS. THIS "TASK ORDER" HAS BEEN CREATED FOR FUNDING OBLIGATIONS ONLY AND TO ACCOUNT FOR CMM AND SAP FINANCIAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY. THIS "TASK ORDER" IS TO FUND NNL13AA14C CLIN 3 (ENGINEERING). CENTER MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND ENGINEERING (CMOE) CONTRACT. REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND ENGINEERING OF LARC'S INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES AND HIGHLY TECHNICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR MISSION SUCCESS. THE CMOE CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE CORE SUPPORT SERVICES TO LARC IN THE AREAS OF INSTITUTIONAL AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND ENGINEERING (OME). THESE TECHNICAL SERVICES INCLUDE: RESEARCH FACILITIES OPERATIONS (E.G., HIGHLY SPECIALIZED WIND TUNNELS, LABORATORIES, TEST STANDS, INSTRUMENTATION CALIBRATION/REPAIR); CENTRAL UTILITIES OPERATIONS (E.G., STEAM, COMPRESSED AIR, ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION, POTABLE WATER); TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/ADMINISTRATION (E.G., FACILITY AUTOMATION SYSTEMS [FAS], DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS [DAS]); RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL FACILITY MAINTENANCE (E.G., PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, TROUBLE CALLS, RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE [RCM], FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT [FCA]); AND FACILITY ENGINEERING (E.G., DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, TACTICAL ENGINEERING, PRESSURE SYSTEM RECERTIFICATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT/PLANNING SUPPORT).aerospace
2026-03-24SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space Administration$38,048,480LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE OBITER MEASUREMENT INVESTIGATION PHASES A/B AND BRIDGE PHASEaerospace
2026-03-16SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space Administration$37,955,490PHASE A/B DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUICE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPH IGF::CT,CL::IGF THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SELECTED THE JUPITER ICY MOONS EXPLORER (JUICE) MISSION AS THE FIRST MISSION IN ITS LARGE-CLASS MISSION PORTFOLIO UNDER THE COSMIC VISION PROGRAM. THE JUICE MISSION WILL INVESTIGATE JUPITER AND ITS ICY MOONS, COMPLETING ITS MISSION BY ORBITING GANYMEDE. THE MISSION IS PLANNED FOR LAUNCH IN 2022. THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) HAS OFFERED TO COLLABORATE IN THIS MISSION. IN 2012, NASA ISSUED PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) K AS AN APPENDIX OF THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2)(NNH12ZDA006O-JUICE) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO)(NNH12ZDA006O) FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING PROPOSALS FOR JUICE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) INVESTIGATIONS TO BE MANAGED UNDER THE NASA NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM. THE JUICE ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH (JUICE-UVS) IS A COMPLETE, STAND-ALONE INSTRUMENT PROPOSED AND SELECTED UNDER THE SALMON-2 AO, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ESA JUICE PAYLOAD AS PART OF NASAS U.S. CONTRIBUTION, AND DEVELOPED BY THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI) IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE LEADER OF THE JUICE-UVS TEAM IS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), DR. RANDY GLADSTONE OF SWRI. THE GOALS OF THE JUICE-UVS INVESTIGATION ARE TO: 1) EXPLORE THE ATMOSPHERES, PLASMA INTERACTIONS, AND SURFACES OF THE GALILEAN SATELLITES; 2) DETERMINE THE DYNAMICS, CHEMISTRY, AND VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF JUPITERS UPPER ATMOSPHERE, FROM EQUATOR TO POLE, AS A TEMPLATE FOR GIANT PLANETS EVERYWHERE; AND 3) INVESTIGATE THE JUPITER-IO CONNECTION BY QUANTIFYING ENERGY AND MASS FLOW IN THE IO ATMOSPHERE, NEUTRAL CLOUDS, AND TORUS. THESE GOALS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE JUICE ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT, AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH NASA GOALS IN THE MOST RECENT PLANETARY DECADAL SURVEY, THE EJSM STUDY REPORT, AND SMDS FORMAL GOALS DOCUMENTS.aerospace
2026-04-07THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONational Aeronautics and Space Administration$37,239,061PROVIDE ENGINEERING ANALYSES, HARDWARE & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TEST, EVALUATION, INTEGRATION WITH SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH, INSTRUMENT ACTIVATION, CALIBRATION, VALIDATION, & OPERATIONS THROUGH 60-DAY CHECKOUT FOR TSIS2 PAYLOAD.aerospace
2026-03-16LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$36,571,964THIS PROCUREMENT PROVIDES FOR THE LABOR, TRAVEL AND ASSOCIATED BURDENS NECESSARY TO SATISFY THE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) AND BRIDGE PHASE B OPTION REQUIREMENTS OF NASA'S COMPETITIVELY SELECTED DAVINCI+ MISSION.aerospace
2026-04-29ADVANCED SPACE LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$36,076,347PHASE III - CAPSTONE EXTENDED MISSIONaerospace
2026-05-12CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$35,971,002MAKING EARTH SYSTEM DATA RECORDS FOR USE IN RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS (MEASURES)weather-climate
2026-04-02SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space Administration$35,234,258STROFIO - PHASE B IS AWARDED FROM ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO) NNM08ZDA009O, STAND ALONE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON) ISSUED BY NASA HEADQUARTERS. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI) WAS SELECTED FOR "STROFIO: EXOSPHERIC SAMPLING OF MERCURY'S SURFACE COMPOSITION" WITH DR. STEFANO LIVI AS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR FUNDING AND APPROVED TO DIRECTLY ENTER PHASE B PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY COMPLETION. STROFIO WAS SELECTED BECAUSE IT IS TIMELY AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR NASA TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH THIS INVESTIGATION IN THE BEPICOLOMBO MISSION. THE ANTICIPATED OBSERVATIONS OF MERCURY'S EXOSPHERE WILL BE UNIQUE AND COMPLEMENTARY TO INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY MARINER, MESSENGER AND THE OTHER INSTRUMENTS ON BEPICOLOMBO. THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT MERCURY'S EXOSPHERE AND ITS INTERACTION WITH THE MAGNETOSPHERE AND SURFACE. THE STROFIO INSTRUMENT WILL PROVIDE A VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC RETURN, ADDRESSING MANY GOALS OF NASAS PLANETARY SCIENCE PROGRAM.aerospace
2026-04-08AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$35,127,005ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) - MISSIONtelecom
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$33,592,259HELIOSWARM PROGRAM SUPPORTaerospace
THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEESNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$33,030,845LUNAR VULKAN IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY EXPLORER (LUNAR-VISE)aerospace
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