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contract- RECIPIENT AWARD SUMMARY

BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Clarification of Codes


AWARD OVERVIEW

AWARD OVERVIEW
Agency Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Project Location: BOULDER
Award Number: NNG09CP08C Project Location - State: CO
Funding Amount: $4,125,000 Project Location - Zip Code: 803012734
Ending Date: 2010-11-16 Congressional District: 02

RECIPIENT INFORMATION (AWARD)

RECIPIENT INFORMATION (AWARD)
Recipient Name: BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Recipient Address: 1600 COMMERCE ST
Recipient City: BOULDER
Recipient State: CO
Recipient Zip Code: 803012734
Congressional District: CO-02

DESCRIPTION OF WORK/SERVICE PERFORMED

TAS::80 0119::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS THE EFFORT TO BE SUPPORTED WITH THE ARRA FUNDS IS AS FOLLOWS: PROVIDE ENGINEERING AND FLIGHT MODEL CRYOCOOLERS TO THE THERMAL INFRARED SENSOR (TIRS) PROJECT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CONTRACTOR WILL DELIVER THE FOLLOWING: ONE CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW (CDR), ONE ENGINEERING MODEL (EM) CRYOCOOLER THERMO-MECHANICAL UNIT (TMU), ONE FLIGHT MODEL (FM) CRYOCOOLER THERMO-MECHANICAL UNIT (TMU), ITS ASSOCIATED COOLER CONTROL ELECTRONICS (CCE) AND TMU-TO-CCE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, ONE SET OF ELECTRICAL GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (EGSE) AND GSE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, PROVIDE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, ANALYSIS, AND INTERFACE DEFINITION FOR THE EM AND FM CRYOCOOLERS, VERIFY AND TEST THE EM & FM CRYOCOOLERS TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS, PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AND DELIVERABLE DATA AS REQUIRED BY THE TIRS CRYOCOOLER DELIVERABLE ITEMS LIST AND SCHEDULE, PROVIDE ONE SET OF FLIGHT QUALITY CONNECTOR SAVORS TO MINIMIZE MATES AND DE-MATES, PROVIDE ONE SET OF THE MATING HALF OF THE EXTERNAL CONNECTORS FOR THE DLEIVERED FLIGHT UNIT, PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL SETS PER CONTRACT DELIVERY SCHEDULE, PROVIDE PROTECTIVE CONNECTOR COVERS OR ESD FLIGHT PROTECTIVE CAPS AS APPLICABLE, PROVIDE CLOSEOUT CAPS FOR TEST CONNECTORS, AND DELIVER GSE STRONG-BACK/HANDLING FIXTURES.

PURCHASER INFORMATION (AWARD)

PURCHASER INFORMATION (AWARD)
Contracting Office ID: GSFC0
Contracting Office Name: GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Contracting Office Region: NO REGI
TAS Major Program: 3144

CONTRACT INFORMATION (AWARD)

CONTRACT INFORMATION (AWARD)
Date Signed: 2009-11-14
Effective Date: 2009-11-14
Current Completion Date: 2010-11-16
Ultimate Completion Date: 2010-11-16
Award Type: DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Reason For Modification: FUNDING ONLY ACTION
Type of Contract Pricing: FIRM FIXED PRICE
Last Date to Order:
Funding Agency ID:
Funding Office ID:
Funding Office Name:
Number of Offers Received: 3

PRODUCT OR SERVICE INFORMATION (AWARD)

PRODUCT OR SERVICE INFORMATION (AWARD)
Product Code: 1820
Product Description: SPACE VEHICLE COMPONENTS
NAICS Code: 332420
NAICS Description: METAL TANK (HEAVY GAUGE) MANUFACTURING

COMPETITION INFORMATION (AWARD)

COMPETITION INFORMATION (AWARD)
Extent Competed: FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION
Reason Not Competed: Not Reported
Solicitation Procedure: NEGOTIATED PROPOSAL/QUOTE
Type of Set Aside: NO SET ASIDE USED.
Statutory Exception to Fair Opportunity:
Type of Contract Pricing: FIRM FIXED PRICE

PREFERENCE PROGRAMS (AWARD)

Business Size Determination: OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS

TRANSACTIONS

TRANSACTIONS

Other Awards

Other Awards
Amount: $18,227,506
Award Description: TAS::80 0119::TAS RECOVERY-CLIN 0012 GMI 1 NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL&SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) MICROWAVE IMAGER (GMI) INSTRUMENT. THE GMI INSTRUMENT IS A 13 CHANNEL RADIOMETER WHOSE CORE SCIENCE MEASURES THE EARTH+S ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WITHIN 10.65 GHZ THROUGH 183 GHZ OF THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM.
Amount: $12,754,478
Award Description: TAS::80 0119::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS. THESE FUNDS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING; + COMPLETE THE FLIGHT FOCAL PLANE ASSEMBLY - COMPLETE SPECTRAL, SPATIAL, AND RADIOMETRIC TESTING OF FLIGHT FOCAL PLANE MODULES; COMPLETE ASSEMBLY AND ALIGNMENT OF FLIGHT FOCAL PLANE MODULES; COMPLETE PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING OF THE FOCAL PLANE ASSEMBLY + COMPLETE THE FLIGHT FOCAL PLANE ELECTRONICS + COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING AND DELIVER TO THE FOCAL PLANE SUBSYSTEM + COMPLETE THE FLIGHT FOCAL PLANE SUBSYSTEM - COMPLETE INTEGRATION OF THE FOCAL PLANE ASSEMBLY WITH THE FOCAL PLANE ELECTRONICS; COMPLETE FUNCTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING OF THE FOCAL PLANE SUBSYSTEM + COMPLETE THE FOCAL PLANE ASSEMBLY FOCUS MECHANISM + COMPLETE ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE FOCAL PLANE ASSEMBLY FOCUS MECHANISM + COMPLETE THE CALIBRATION SUBSYSTEM + COMPLETE ASSEMBLY OF ALL ELEMENTS OF THE CALIBRATION SUBSYSTEM; COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING OF THE COMPLETED ASSEMBLY + COMPLETE THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SUPPORT ELECTRONICS - COMPLETE TESTING OF THE FLIGHT ELECTRONICS BOARDS AND INTEGRATE INTO THE CHASSIS; COMPLETE BOX-LEVEL TESTING + COMPLETE THE BASEPLATE + COMPLETE FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, AND THERMAL AND VIBRATION TESTING OF THE BASEPLATE + COMPLETE INSTRUMENT-LEVEL ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT FOCAL PLANE SUBSYSTEM PERFORMANCE TESTING AND CALIBRATION RISK-REDUCTION TESTING REMOVE THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT FOCAL PLANE SUBSYSTEM FROM THE INSTRUMENT AND INTEGRATE THE FLIGHT FOCAL PLANE SUBSYSTEM INTO THE INSTRUMENT THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR THE OLI INSTRUMENT FOR THE NEXT SPACECRAFT IN THE LANDSAT SERIES OF SATELLITES. THIS PROCUREMENT WILL RESULT IN THE AWARD OF A SINGLE COST-PLUS-AWARD-FEE (CPAF) CONTRACT WITH A PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE. LANDSAT SATELLITES HAVE PROVIDED THE ONLY CONTINUOUS LAND IMAGES SINCE 1972; THE ARCHIVE OF THESE IMAGES IS IN THE CARE OF THE USGS. THE OLI INSTRUMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE LAUNCHED ON THE LANDSAT SATELLITE IN 2011. PUBLIC LAW 102-155, LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY ACT OF 1992, STATES THAT NASA MUST MAINTAIN LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY, AND PUBLIC LAW 105-303, COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT OF 1998, STATES THAT NASA SHOULD ACQUIRE REMOTE SENSING DATA. WHILE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS IS REQUIRED FROM NASA, THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSAT IS DONE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USGS FOR SATELLITE OPERATIONS AND DATA COLLECTION. FOLLOWING LAUNCH AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE LANDSAT SATELLITE, THE CONTRACT WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO USGS FOR SATELLITE OPERATIONS AND DATA COLLECTION.
Amount: $4,125,000
Award Description: TAS::80 0119::TAS RECOVERY ACT FUNDS THE EFFORT TO BE SUPPORTED WITH THE ARRA FUNDS IS AS FOLLOWS: PROVIDE ENGINEERING AND FLIGHT MODEL CRYOCOOLERS TO THE THERMAL INFRARED SENSOR (TIRS) PROJECT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CONTRACTOR WILL DELIVER THE FOLLOWING: ONE CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW (CDR), ONE ENGINEERING MODEL (EM) CRYOCOOLER THERMO-MECHANICAL UNIT (TMU), ONE FLIGHT MODEL (FM) CRYOCOOLER THERMO-MECHANICAL UNIT (TMU), ITS ASSOCIATED COOLER CONTROL ELECTRONICS (CCE) AND TMU-TO-CCE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, ONE SET OF ELECTRICAL GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (EGSE) AND GSE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, PROVIDE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, ANALYSIS, AND INTERFACE DEFINITION FOR THE EM AND FM CRYOCOOLERS, VERIFY AND TEST THE EM & FM CRYOCOOLERS TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS, PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AND DELIVERABLE DATA AS REQUIRED BY THE TIRS CRYOCOOLER DELIVERABLE ITEMS LIST AND SCHEDULE, PROVIDE ONE SET OF FLIGHT QUALITY CONNECTOR SAVORS TO MINIMIZE MATES AND DE-MATES, PROVIDE ONE SET OF THE MATING HALF OF THE EXTERNAL CONNECTORS FOR THE DLEIVERED FLIGHT UNIT, PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL SETS PER CONTRACT DELIVERY SCHEDULE, PROVIDE PROTECTIVE CONNECTOR COVERS OR ESD FLIGHT PROTECTIVE CAPS AS APPLICABLE, PROVIDE CLOSEOUT CAPS FOR TEST CONNECTORS, AND DELIVER GSE STRONG-BACK/HANDLING FIXTURES.
Amount: $4,000,000
Award Description: TAS::80 0119::TAS RECOVERY NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL&SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) MICROWAVE IMAGER (GMI) INSTRUMENT. THE GMI INSTRUMENT IS A 13 CHANNEL RADIOMETER WHOSE CORE SCIENCE MEASURES THE EARTH+S ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WITHIN 10.65 GHZ THROUGH 183 GHZ OF THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM.
Amount: $9,772,494
Award Description: TAS::80 0119::TAS RECOVERY-CLIN 0015 GMI 2 NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL&SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE GLOBAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT (GPM) MICROWAVE IMAGER (GMI) INSTRUMENT. THE GMI INSTRUMENT IS A 13 CHANNEL RADIOMETER WHOSE CORE SCIENCE MEASURES THE EARTH+S ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WITHIN 10.65 GHZ THROUGH 183 GHZ OF THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM.

Project Location Detail

Location Information
Latitude, Longitude 0º 0' 0", 0º 0' 0"
Congressional District 02
City BOULDER
County BOULDER
State CO
Zip 80301