Space Weather Next L1 Series Solar Wind Plasma Sensor (SWiPS) Procurement
NASA · NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 80GSFC25CA018 in this department, oldest first.
- Nov 14, 2024 · this noticeAward NoticeUNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Durham NH 03824 USA · $24.3M
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What the notice says
The purpose of this contract is to acquire implementation and instrument development activities for the two (2) SWiPS instruments and related services for the Flight Projects Directorate, in support of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with the goal of providing NOAA with the continuity of solar wind data and X-Ray irradiance measurements plus Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) imagery. The contractor shall design, analyze, develop, and fabricate the required quantity of sensor instruments. The contractor shall also integrate, test, calibrate, evaluate and support launch and on-… (show all)
orbit check-out of the instruments. NASA has selelected a a contractor to perform the implementation and hardware development activities for the SWiPS instrument for Space Weather Next L1 Series. This contract was awarded on a full and open competitive basis. The contract type is a cost-reimbursement plus no fee. This contract will operate in a very dynamic environment that entails a complex and dynamic scope of work that involves cost, schedule, and technical performance risk. Per FAR 16.302(b), a cost contract may be appropriate for research and development work, particularly with nonprofit educational institutions or other nonprofit organizations. Therefore, a Cost Plus No Fee contract type is best suited for mission success of the procurement.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 336414.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE San Antonio TX 78238 USA | 2 | $86.4M | Feb 14, 2025 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC | 1 | $20.5M | Jan 17, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Feb 14, 2025SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE San Antonio TX 78238 USA$60.3MSpace Weather Next L1 Series Coronagraph
- Jan 23, 2025SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE San Antonio TX 78238 USA$26.2MSpace Weather Next L1 Series Magnetometer (MAG)
- Jan 17, 2025THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$20.5MSpace Weather Next L1 Series Suprathermal Ion Sensor (STIS)
Competitive landscape
For the 2 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 7 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 16 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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