Massachusetts Institute of Technology Contracts with National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Relationship Overview
Total Contract Value: $170,364,027
Contract Count: 5
Average Contract Size: $34.1M
Sole Source Rate: 0%
Small Business Rate: 0%
Spending by Sector
- R&D: $164.9M (4 contracts)
- IT: $5.4M (1 contracts)
Contracts
- TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE OF THE TESS MISSION. EFFORTS INCLUDED, BUT LIMITED TO, ARE AS FOLLOWS: DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, AND SCHEDULES DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SYSTEMS REQUIREMENT REVIEW PERFORM THE TECHNICAL TRADE STUDIES OUTLINED IN THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT, AND ANY OTHER TRADES IDENTIFIED DURING PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE PROVIDE OVERALL MANAGEMENT FOR THE PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE TESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT IN COORDINATION WITH THE GSFC PROJECT SYSTEMS ENGINEER (PSE) MANAGE THE CONTRACTS OF VENDORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS AS NECESSARY DURING THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE ESTABLISH THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF TESS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS EACH DOCUMENT IS BASELINED. MAINTAIN COMPLETE TRACEABILITY AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF ALL TESS PROJECT REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS. DELIVER DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. — $108.7M
- HIGH ENERGY TRANSIENT EXPERIMENT TO DETERMINE ORIGIN & NATURE OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS — $34.5M
- GRAVITY RECOVERY AND INTERIOR LABORATORY (GRAIL) MISSION THE GRAIL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF THE GRAIL MISSION. AS SUCH, THE PI SHALL LEAD THE PROJECT, MANAGE PROJECT RESOURCES, AND DIRECT ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE SCIENCE TEAM CARRIED OUT IN SUPPORT OF GRAIL MISSION. THE PI IS ASSISTED BY A DEPUTY PI AT NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER (GSFC). THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) SHALL SUPPORT THE PI WITH A PROJECT TEAM EXPERIENCED IN MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, MISSION DESIGN, PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE, NAVIGATION, AND MISSION OPERATIONS. SALLY RIDE SCIENCE SHALL SUPPORT THE PI WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRAIL EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE PI, THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) PERSONNEL INCLUDE STUDENT AND POST DOC PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS SUPPORT STAFF. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECT PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING: 1. SERVE AS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GRAIL MISSION TO NASA AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. 2. PROVIDE SCIENCE TEAM LEADERSHIP AND ESTABLISH AND MANAGE NON-GOVERNMENT (I.E., OTHER THAN JPL OR GSFC) SCIENCE TEAM CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. 3. DEVELOP SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS, SUBORDINATE SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE SCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN. 4. PARTICIPATE IN ALL PROJECT-LEVEL REVIEWS AS DESCRIBED IN THE GRAIL MASTER SCHEDULE, AND SHALL ATTEND OTHER PROJECT TECHNICAL, SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND E/PO REVIEWS AND MEETINGS AS NEEDED. 5. REVIEW AND CONCUR WITH THE JPL PM ON PROJECT AND ENGINEERING DECISIONS THAT AFFECT MISSION SUCCESS AND SCIENCE INTEGRITY. 6. IMPLEMENT AN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM CONSISTENT WITH NASA GOALS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE E/PO CONTRACT TO SALLY RIDE SCIENCE. 7. COLLABORATE WITH THE LUNAR GRAVITY RANGING SYSTEM INSTRUMENT TEAM TO COMPLETE OR REFINE PLANS AND DESIGNS FOR THE TWO INSTRUMENTS. 8. PROVIDE INPUTS FOR THE MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEM AND GROUND DATA SYSTEM (MOS/GDS) AND INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE JPL PMSR AND NASA PDR. 9. ESTABLISH AGREEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PARTICIPATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. 10. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT (533M) IN ACCORDANCE WITH DRD 1238MA-001 FOR THE MIT CONTRACT AND ALL SUBCONTRACTORS TO NASA. 11. PERFORM OVERSIGHT OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE JPL ACTIVITIES. 12. ESTABLISH THE INDEPENDENT GRAIL STANDING REVIEW BOARD (SRB) MEMBERSHIP FOR NASA LIFE CYCLE REVIEWS, BEGINNING WITH THE PDR, AND DEVELOP EVALUATION PLANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MISSION REVIEWS. — $11.5M
- SUPPORT FOR THE NASA SPACE GEODESY PROJECT (SGP) IN DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NASA'S VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) STATIONS, THE PROCESSING OF VLBI DATA, AND SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL VLBI SERVICE FOR GEODESY AND ASTROMETRY (IVS). — $10.2M
- THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NASA'S VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) STATIONS. — $5.4M
Frequently Asked Questions
How many contracts does Massachusetts Institute of Technology have with National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 5 contracts with National Aeronautics and Space Administration worth a combined $170.4M.
What is the average contract size between Massachusetts Institute of Technology and National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
The average contract size is $34.1M.
What percentage of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's contracts with National Aeronautics and Space Administration are sole-source?
0% of the contracts are sole-source awards.