Federal Contractor Profile
University Of California Santa Cruz
$32M obligated·61 awards·6 agencies·13 NAICS
Federal Contracts
Showing contracts 1–50 of 83 total. Sorted by action date, most recent first. Excludes $0 modifications.
| Date | Agency | PIID | NAICS | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943024C2007 | 541715 | MASKING PARAMETERS FOR PINNIPEDS | $110K |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943025C2005 | 541715 | U.C. SANTA CRUZ RDT&E STUDY AS LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (LMR) PROJECT FOR NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND, EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY PROGRAMS | $400K |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A25FA479 | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $4K |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA | 75N95024P00396 | 541990 | LONG-READ SEQUENCING TO DETECT GENOMIC AND EPIGENETIC FEATURES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS | $173K |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Department of the InteriorOFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS | 140G0325P0165 | 611310 | GENOMIC ASSEMBLY AND ANNOTATION OF ROUGH-SKINNED NEWT | $37K |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943025C2005 | 541715 | U.C. SANTA CRUZ RDT&E STUDY AS LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (LMR) PROJECT FOR NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND, EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY PROGRAMS | $150K |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Department of the InteriorOFFICE OF ACQUISITON GRANTS | 140G0325P0144 | 611310 | PREP AND SEQUENCING FLOW CELLS | $8K |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943025C2005 | 541715 | U.C. SANTA CRUZ RDT&E STUDY AS LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (LMR) PROJECT FOR NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND, EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE CENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY PROGRAMS | $175K |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943024C2003 | 541715 | HEARING CAPABILITIES IN MONK SEALS | $106K |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943024C2007 | 541715 | MASKING PARAMETERS FOR PINNIPEDS | $200K |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943024C2007 | 541715 | MASKING PARAMETERS FOR PINNIPEDS | $31K |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Department of Health and Human ServicesCDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES | 75D30124C20302 | 541715 | R&D SERVICES | $2.5M |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA | 75N95024P00396 | 541990 | LONG-READ SEQUENCING TO DETECT GENOMIC AND EPIGENETIC FEATURES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS | $165K |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943024C2003 | 541715 | HEARING CAPABILITIES IN MONK SEALS | $48K |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943024C2007 | 541715 | MASKING PARAMETERS FOR PINNIPEDS | $300K |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943024C2003 | 541715 | HEARING CAPABILITIES IN MONK SEALS | $215K |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Department of DefenseW4LD USA HECSA | W912HQ20C0056 | 541715 | RC20-1284 FY20 SERDP FUNDS, NEW START | $230K |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA | 75N95023P00060 | 541990 | LONG-READ SEQUENCING TO DETECT GENOMIC AND EPIGENETIC FEATURES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS | $83K |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Department of DefenseW4LD USA HECSA | W912HQ20C0056 | 541715 | RC20-1284 FY20 SERDP FUNDS, NEW START | $568K |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | 1305M321PNFFS0557 | 541990 | NON-PERSONAL SERVICES FOR OBSERVATION OF PINNIPEDS ON ANO NUEVO ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, BASE YEAR | $10K |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA | 75N95023P00060 | 541990 | LONG-READ SEQUENCING TO DETECT GENOMIC AND EPIGENETIC FEATURES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS | $165K |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Department of DefenseNAVFAC SYSTEMS AND EXP WARFARE CTR | N3943022C2429 | 541715 | AUDITORY MASKING OF ODOBENID AND OTARIID CARNIVORES | $83K |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A22F00YH | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | 1305M321PNFFS0557 | 541990 | NON-PERSONAL SERVICES FOR OBSERVATION OF PINNIPEDS ON ANO NUEVO ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, BASE YEAR | $10K |
| May 13, 2022 | Department of DefenseW4LD USA HECSA | W912HQ20C0056 | 541715 | RC20-1284 FY20 SERDP FUNDS, NEW START | $343K |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA | 75N95021P00216 | 541990 | LONG-READ SEQUENCING TO DETECT GENOMIC AND EPIGENETIC FEATURES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS; PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE MAY 10, 2021 - MAY 9, 2022 | $64K |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A22F00E9 | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | 1305M321PNFFS0557 | 541990 | NON-PERSONAL SERVICES FOR OBSERVATION OF PINNIPEDS ON ANO NUEVO ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, BASE YEAR | $10K |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A21F00SY | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | 1305M321PNFFS0321 | 541990 | BELUGA WHALE METABOLIC STUDY USING BIOENERGETIC MODELING | $248K |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Department of DefenseW4LD USA HECSA | W912HQ20C0056 | 541715 | RC20-1284 FY20 SERDP FUNDS, NEW START | $352K |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Department of Health and Human ServicesCDC OFFICE OF ACQUISITION SERVICES | 75D30121C11554 | 541715 | FY 21 BAA TOPIC 8 - SANTA CRUZ | $1.9M |
| May 6, 2021 | Department of Health and Human ServicesNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA | 75N95021P00216 | 541990 | LONG-READ SEQUENCING TO DETECT GENOMIC AND EPIGENETIC FEATURES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS; PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE MAY 10, 2021 - MAY 9, 2022 | $125K |
| Apr 20, 2021 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17PX03C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD FOR WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST). UNDER THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING TASKS IN SUPPORT OF WFIRST FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO TYPE IA SUPERNOVAE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WIDEFIELD ADJUTANT SCIENTIST (WAS), CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN OF OVERALL OBSERVATIONAL STRATEGY CONCEPT, DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, DEVELOPMENT OF GROUND AND SPACE CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETE PLANS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF SCIENCE SIMULATIONS, PRECURSOR OBSERVATIONS, GROUND CALIBRATION, OBSERVATIONAL NEEDS, DATA PROCESSING, ANCILLARY DATA COLLECTION/INCORPORATION, ANALYSIS, DISSEMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED SCIENCE INVESTIGATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INPUT PERTAINING TO SCIENCE OPERATIONS CONCEPTS. THIS INCLUDES SURVEY DESIGN, OBSERVATION AND DATA ACQUISITION STRATEGIES, CALIBRATION APPROACHES, USE OF SUPPORTING DATA FROM OTHER FACILITIES, AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING THE NECESSARY SCIENCE DATA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PLANS FOR DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR MISSION VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION. THIS INCLUDES GENERATION OF SIMULATED DATA TO TEST DATA ANALYSIS PIPELINES, SIMULATING SURVEY DATASETS TO VERIFY THAT PROPOSED OBSERVING STRATEGIES WILL YIELD DATA ADEQUATE TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND VALIDATE THE MISSION DESIGN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS FOR DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVAL PRODUCTS AND CAPABILITIES, AND TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR DATA PROCESSING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE QUARTERLY UPDATES TO THE RELEVANT SECTIONS TO THE SRD, SCIENCE OPERATIONS CONCEPTS, THE MISSION VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION APPROACHES, AND DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING PLANS. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NAMED IN THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION SHALL RETAIN FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO MANAGE AND ADMINISTER ALL PHASES OF THE WORK SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT AND ENSURE THAT ALL OBJECTIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN SCHEDULE AND COST CONSTRAINTS. THE PI SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, AT THE REQUEST OF THE NASA/GSFC COR, ANY DATASET, ANALYSIS TOOL, SIMULATED DATA PRODUCTS, OR SOFTWARE CODE THAT WAS DEVELOPED AS A PART OF THE RESEARCH OR WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. MONTHLY STATUS REVIEWS SHALL BE A SUMMARY PRESENTATION OF THE PERIOD'S PROGRESS, PROBLEM AREAS, AND ACTIVITIES ON-GOING AND PLANNED. THESE REVIEWS ARE TO BE HELD THE LAST WEEK OF EACH MONTH AND CONDUCTED VIA TELECOM; BRIEF WRITTEN REPORTS MAY BE PROVIDED IN LIEU OF A TELECOM. | $262K |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A21F00CL | 611310 | TUTION AND FEES | $5K |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Department of DefenseW4LD USA HECSA | W912HQ20C0056 | 541715 | RC20-1284 FY20 SERDP FUNDS, NEW START | $120K |
| Feb 16, 2021 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG16PJ25C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF WFIRST SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES-2015 (ROSES-2015) NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) NNH15ZDA001N-WFIRST WAS ISSUED ON JULY 17, 2015. THIS NRA SOLICITED PROPOSALS FOR SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS (SITS) FOR THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST), WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF A FORMULATION SCIENCE WORKING GROUP (FSWG) FOR THE MISSION. IN ADDITION TO THE WFIRST SITS, THE CALL SOLICITED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS FOR THE WFIRST WIDE-FIELD INSTRUMENT (WFI) AND FOR THE WFIRST CORONAGRAPH INSTRUMENT (CGI). THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM STUDIES OF HOW BEST TO OPTIMIZE THE FOLLOWING WFIRST INVESTIGATIONS: O CHARACTERIZE GALAXY FORMATION IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. O CHARACTERIZE STAR FORMATION AND GROWTH OF STRUCTURE ON SCALES OF GALAXY GROUPS USING GRISM DATA. O CHARACTERIZE SUBSTRUCTURE IN GALAXY DARK MATTER HALOS. O CHARACTERIZE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS AND QUASAR ACTIVITY. O CHARACTERIZE THE REIONIZATION HISTORY OF THE INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM O CHARACTERIZE THE FATES OF EARLY STELLAR POPULATIONS | $223K |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A21F00F1 | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Department of DefenseW4LD USA HECSA | W912HQ20C0056 | 541715 | RC20-1284 FY20 SERDP FUNDS, NEW START | $100K |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A20F00RN | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Mar 31, 2020 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17PX03C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD FOR WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST). UNDER THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING TASKS IN SUPPORT OF WFIRST FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO TYPE IA SUPERNOVAE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WIDEFIELD ADJUTANT SCIENTIST (WAS), CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN OF OVERALL OBSERVATIONAL STRATEGY CONCEPT, DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, DEVELOPMENT OF GROUND AND SPACE CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETE PLANS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF SCIENCE SIMULATIONS, PRECURSOR OBSERVATIONS, GROUND CALIBRATION, OBSERVATIONAL NEEDS, DATA PROCESSING, ANCILLARY DATA COLLECTION/INCORPORATION, ANALYSIS, DISSEMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED SCIENCE INVESTIGATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INPUT PERTAINING TO SCIENCE OPERATIONS CONCEPTS. THIS INCLUDES SURVEY DESIGN, OBSERVATION AND DATA ACQUISITION STRATEGIES, CALIBRATION APPROACHES, USE OF SUPPORTING DATA FROM OTHER FACILITIES, AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING THE NECESSARY SCIENCE DATA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PLANS FOR DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR MISSION VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION. THIS INCLUDES GENERATION OF SIMULATED DATA TO TEST DATA ANALYSIS PIPELINES, SIMULATING SURVEY DATASETS TO VERIFY THAT PROPOSED OBSERVING STRATEGIES WILL YIELD DATA ADEQUATE TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND VALIDATE THE MISSION DESIGN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS FOR DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVAL PRODUCTS AND CAPABILITIES, AND TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR DATA PROCESSING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE QUARTERLY UPDATES TO THE RELEVANT SECTIONS TO THE SRD, SCIENCE OPERATIONS CONCEPTS, THE MISSION VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION APPROACHES, AND DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING PLANS. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NAMED IN THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION SHALL RETAIN FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO MANAGE AND ADMINISTER ALL PHASES OF THE WORK SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT AND ENSURE THAT ALL OBJECTIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN SCHEDULE AND COST CONSTRAINTS. THE PI SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, AT THE REQUEST OF THE NASA/GSFC COR, ANY DATASET, ANALYSIS TOOL, SIMULATED DATA PRODUCTS, OR SOFTWARE CODE THAT WAS DEVELOPED AS A PART OF THE RESEARCH OR WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. MONTHLY STATUS REVIEWS SHALL BE A SUMMARY PRESENTATION OF THE PERIOD'S PROGRESS, PROBLEM AREAS, AND ACTIVITIES ON-GOING AND PLANNED. THESE REVIEWS ARE TO BE HELD THE LAST WEEK OF EACH MONTH AND CONDUCTED VIA TELECOM; BRIEF WRITTEN REPORTS MAY BE PROVIDED IN LIEU OF A TELECOM. | $883K |
| Mar 23, 2020 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG16PJ25C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF WFIRST SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES-2015 (ROSES-2015) NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) NNH15ZDA001N-WFIRST WAS ISSUED ON JULY 17, 2015. THIS NRA SOLICITED PROPOSALS FOR SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS (SITS) FOR THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST), WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF A FORMULATION SCIENCE WORKING GROUP (FSWG) FOR THE MISSION. IN ADDITION TO THE WFIRST SITS, THE CALL SOLICITED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS FOR THE WFIRST WIDE-FIELD INSTRUMENT (WFI) AND FOR THE WFIRST CORONAGRAPH INSTRUMENT (CGI). THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM STUDIES OF HOW BEST TO OPTIMIZE THE FOLLOWING WFIRST INVESTIGATIONS: O CHARACTERIZE GALAXY FORMATION IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. O CHARACTERIZE STAR FORMATION AND GROWTH OF STRUCTURE ON SCALES OF GALAXY GROUPS USING GRISM DATA. O CHARACTERIZE SUBSTRUCTURE IN GALAXY DARK MATTER HALOS. O CHARACTERIZE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS AND QUASAR ACTIVITY. O CHARACTERIZE THE REIONIZATION HISTORY OF THE INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM O CHARACTERIZE THE FATES OF EARLY STELLAR POPULATIONS | $730K |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Department of DefenseFA9453 AFRL RVK | FA945318C0065 | 541715 | NEMS "DPRK NUCLEAR EXPLOSION YIELDS FROM TELESEISMIC MODELING" | $166K |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A20F00CZ | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A20F00CE | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A20F0035 | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Aug 20, 2019 | Department of DefenseNSWC PHILADELPHIA DIV | N6449819P5245 | 334515 | IMD TECHNICAL AND TESTING SUPPORT | $73K |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Department of DefenseNAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL | N0622A19F00ZW | 611310 | TUITION AND FEES | $5K |
| Jun 27, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG16PJ25C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF WFIRST SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES-2015 (ROSES-2015) NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) NNH15ZDA001N-WFIRST WAS ISSUED ON JULY 17, 2015. THIS NRA SOLICITED PROPOSALS FOR SCIENCE INVESTIGATION TEAMS (SITS) FOR THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST), WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF A FORMULATION SCIENCE WORKING GROUP (FSWG) FOR THE MISSION. IN ADDITION TO THE WFIRST SITS, THE CALL SOLICITED INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE AS ADJUTANT SCIENTISTS FOR THE WFIRST WIDE-FIELD INSTRUMENT (WFI) AND FOR THE WFIRST CORONAGRAPH INSTRUMENT (CGI). THE CONTRACTOR WILL PERFORM STUDIES OF HOW BEST TO OPTIMIZE THE FOLLOWING WFIRST INVESTIGATIONS: O CHARACTERIZE GALAXY FORMATION IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. O CHARACTERIZE STAR FORMATION AND GROWTH OF STRUCTURE ON SCALES OF GALAXY GROUPS USING GRISM DATA. O CHARACTERIZE SUBSTRUCTURE IN GALAXY DARK MATTER HALOS. O CHARACTERIZE ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS AND QUASAR ACTIVITY. O CHARACTERIZE THE REIONIZATION HISTORY OF THE INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM O CHARACTERIZE THE FATES OF EARLY STELLAR POPULATIONS | $692K |
| Jun 27, 2019 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | NNG17PX03C | 541712 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD FOR WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST). UNDER THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING TASKS IN SUPPORT OF WFIRST FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO TYPE IA SUPERNOVAE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WIDEFIELD ADJUTANT SCIENTIST (WAS), CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN OF OVERALL OBSERVATIONAL STRATEGY CONCEPT, DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, DEVELOPMENT OF GROUND AND SPACE CALIBRATION REQUIREMENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETE PLANS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF SCIENCE SIMULATIONS, PRECURSOR OBSERVATIONS, GROUND CALIBRATION, OBSERVATIONAL NEEDS, DATA PROCESSING, ANCILLARY DATA COLLECTION/INCORPORATION, ANALYSIS, DISSEMINATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED SCIENCE INVESTIGATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INPUT PERTAINING TO SCIENCE OPERATIONS CONCEPTS. THIS INCLUDES SURVEY DESIGN, OBSERVATION AND DATA ACQUISITION STRATEGIES, CALIBRATION APPROACHES, USE OF SUPPORTING DATA FROM OTHER FACILITIES, AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING THE NECESSARY SCIENCE DATA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PLANS FOR DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR MISSION VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION. THIS INCLUDES GENERATION OF SIMULATED DATA TO TEST DATA ANALYSIS PIPELINES, SIMULATING SURVEY DATASETS TO VERIFY THAT PROPOSED OBSERVING STRATEGIES WILL YIELD DATA ADEQUATE TO MEET MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND VALIDATE THE MISSION DESIGN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS FOR DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVAL PRODUCTS AND CAPABILITIES, AND TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR DATA PROCESSING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO PROVIDE QUARTERLY UPDATES TO THE RELEVANT SECTIONS TO THE SRD, SCIENCE OPERATIONS CONCEPTS, THE MISSION VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION APPROACHES, AND DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING PLANS. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NAMED IN THE PROPOSAL SUBMISSION SHALL RETAIN FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO MANAGE AND ADMINISTER ALL PHASES OF THE WORK SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT AND ENSURE THAT ALL OBJECTIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN SCHEDULE AND COST CONSTRAINTS. THE PI SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, AT THE REQUEST OF THE NASA/GSFC COR, ANY DATASET, ANALYSIS TOOL, SIMULATED DATA PRODUCTS, OR SOFTWARE CODE THAT WAS DEVELOPED AS A PART OF THE RESEARCH OR WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. MONTHLY STATUS REVIEWS SHALL BE A SUMMARY PRESENTATION OF THE PERIOD'S PROGRESS, PROBLEM AREAS, AND ACTIVITIES ON-GOING AND PLANNED. THESE REVIEWS ARE TO BE HELD THE LAST WEEK OF EACH MONTH AND CONDUCTED VIA TELECOM; BRIEF WRITTEN REPORTS MAY BE PROVIDED IN LIEU OF A TELECOM. | $840K |
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