NASA Research and Engineering Contract with Johns Hopkins APL
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This $9.26 million contract funds ongoing technical support for NASA's , covering the full lifecycle of robotic space missions from concept to data analysis.
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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
The organization is obligated to perform research and engineering services in exchange for the contract funds.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The agency is providing funding to secure technical support for its space mission directorates.
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Key Facts
- NASA awarded a contract valued at $9.26 million to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC.
- The contractor will provide aerospace research, development, and engineering support (ARDES) across all NASA mission directorates.
- Work will be performed based on specific task orders issued by a contracting officer.
- Task orders will focus on two categories: Essential Research Capability of Space Systems Engineering and Other Aerospace Research, Development, and Engineering Support.
- The scope includes support for robotic space missions throughout their full lifecycle, from concept to operations and data analysis.
- Contract activities include technology transfer, partnering, and commercialization efforts.
- Task assignments may involve hardware, software, systems engineering, scientific analysis, and project management.
- The contract covers work related to autonomous deep-space and Earth-orbiting spacecraft, instruments, and payloads.
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Why It Matters
This $9.26 million contract funds ongoing technical support for NASA's , covering the full lifecycle of robotic space missions from concept to data analysis.
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Broad Scope Contracting
The contract is structured as an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity style agreement where specific work is defined by future task orders rather than a single project.
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