National Aeronautics and Space Administration Awarded a Contract to UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA for $9,016,644.00

Q: Where is UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA located?

845 N PARK AVE RM 538 TUCSON ARIZONA UNITED STATES

Signed on

7/13/2026, 12:00 AM

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Government Contract #80MSFC26C0008

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA was awarded a contract with the United States Government for $9,016,644.00. The contract was awarded by the agency office NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, which is a division with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Summary of Award

The recipient of the federal contract is the University of Arizona, which is engaged in education and research activities. The contract, funded by NASA, is for developing a lunar surface imaging payload to map regolith properties for NASA science, with a total value of $2,157,000.

Contract Details

Contract ID80MSFC26C0008

Contract TypeD

Total Obligation$2,157,000.00

Exercised Options$9,016,644.00

Base Amount + Options$9,016,644.00

Date Signed2026-07-13

Contract DescriptionEMILIA 3-D DEVELOPS A LUNAR SURFACE IMAGING PAYLOAD INTEGRATING THERMAL AND STEREO CAMERAS TO MAP REGOLITH PROPERTIES, SURFACE ROUGHNESS, HEAT FLOW, AND EXPLORATION IMPACTS FOR NASA SCIENCE.

Start Date2026-07-13

End Date2030-07-31

Agency Details

Awarding AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Awarding Sub AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Awarding OfficeNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Funding AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Funding Sub AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Funding OfficeNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Recipient Details

RecipientUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Recipient Location845 N PARK AVE RM 538 TUCSON ARIZONA, UNITED STATES

Business CategoriesCategory Business, Educational Institution, Government, Higher Education, Higher Education (Minority Serving), U.S. National Government, Not Designated a Small Business, Higher Education (Public), U.S. Regional/State Government

Comments

Award Transactions

Transaction #0 | $2,157,000.00July 13, 2026

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a sub agency of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, issued a payment of $2,157,000.00 to UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. The payment included a Subsidy Cost of $0.00.