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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Awarded a Contract to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY for $1,645,373.19

Signed on

8/23/2012, 12:00 AM

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Government Contract #NNN13R888T

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY was awarded a contract with the United States Government for $1,645,373.19. The contract was awarded by the agency office NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- JPL, 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 California Institute of Technology. They work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on various space missions, scientific research, and educational programs. The contract, funded by NASA, is worth $1,645,373.19. It involves tasks like providing scientific capabilities, developing spacecraft and instruments for space missions, and managing the Deep Space Network for telecommunication services. The contract shows notable patterns of supporting NASA's science mission directorate across Earth science, planetary science, heliophysics, and astrophysics.

Contract Details

Contract IDNNN13R888T
Contract TypeC
Total Obligation$1,645,373.19
Exercised Options$1,645,373.19
Base Amount + Options$1,645,373.19
Date Signed2012-08-23
Contract DescriptionIGF::CL::IGF DIFFERENTIAL GPS DATA TRANSFER AND SUPPORT (FUGRO-CH) 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: JPL S 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 NASA S 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.
Start Date2012-10-01
End Date2019-11-30

Agency Details

Awarding AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Awarding Sub AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Awarding OfficeNASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- JPL
Funding AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding Sub AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding OfficeNASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- JPL

Recipient Details

RecipientCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Recipient Location4800 OAK GROVE DR PASADENA CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
Business CategoriesCategory Business, Federally Funded Research and Development Corp, Government, U.S. National Government, Not Designated a Small Business, Special Designations, U.S.-Owned Business

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