Federal contract award

80GSFC24CA051

EDGE LASER ENGINEERING TEST UNIT (ETU) + BEAM DITHERING UNITS (BDU) CONCEPT STUDY PHASE A

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Award details

Obligations, current value and potential value describe different measures; they are never added together.

Field	Reported value
Agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office	NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
NAICS	541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC	AR11 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH
Parent award / vehicle	Not reported
Set-aside	NO SET ASIDE USED.
Pricing type	FIRM FIXED PRICE
Obligations	$4.5M
Current contract value	$8.1M
Potential contract value / ceiling	$8.1M
Start date	Aug 29, 2024
Current end date	Dec 5, 2026
Potential end date	Dec 5, 2026
Latest award activity	Jun 4, 2026
Source loaded	Sep 26, 2026

Funding and modification history

Showing the latest 8 of 8 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.

Date	Modification	Obligation change	Description
Jun 4, 2026	P00007	$3.6M	EDGE MISSION, OR EARTH DYNAMICS GEODETIC EXPLORER CHANGE ORDER FOR PHASE B
May 28, 2026	P00006	$0	EDGE MISSION, OR EARTH DYNAMICS GEODETIC EXPLORER PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT
Mar 24, 2026	P00005	$0	EDGE MISSION, OR EARTH DYNAMICS GEODETIC EXPLORER PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT
Nov 26, 2025	P00004	$0	EDGE MISSION, OR EARTH DYNAMICS GEODETIC EXPLORER PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT
Apr 18, 2025	P00003	$0	COR RE-ASSIGNMENT AND NCE OF POP END TO ACCOMMODATE AO EVALUATION/SELECTION.
Apr 9, 2025	P00002	$0	REMOVAL OF CLAUSES IAW PCD 25-01
Nov 26, 2024	P00001	$0	EDGE LASER ENGINEERING TEST UNIT (ETU) + BEAM DITHERING UNITS (BDU) CONCEPT STUDY PHASE A
Aug 29, 2024	0	$818.8K	EDGE LASER ENGINEERING TEST UNIT (ETU) + BEAM DITHERING UNITS (BDU) CONCEPT STUDY PHASE A

Estimated positioning window

Oct 25, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027

Recompete signal:

80/100

Why this recompete signal

Contract timing and recorded acquisition signals at the time of calculation.

Stored score: 80/100. Available recorded signals: 75 points.

Contract end 2026-12-05 (41 days from calculation): +35 points
32 historical awards in this buyer and category group: +15 points
8 recorded award transactions: +10 points
Latest award action: 2026-06-04: +5 points
Parent award identifier recorded: +0 points
Solicitation identifier recorded: +10 points
Linked official forecast: +0 points
Calculated on: 2026-10-25 10:18:04.631876+00:00

The historical group combines buyer, NAICS, and PSC. Multiple awards in this group do not by themselves establish repeated competitions.

Rule-based research score; it does not measure your chance of winning.

This older calculation does not retain a complete reproducible breakdown. Missing or changed inputs are not assigned invented points: Original award-value bonus input.

USAspending award record

. Rule-based research score; positioning dates are estimates.

Recompete score calculated Oct 25, 2026.

Buyer contacts from matching notices

Matched on exact award/solicitation identifier and awarding agency. Source dates describe the notice, not current contact verification.

Contact	Role	Published contact methods	Evidence	Source date
Dr. Thorsten Markus - Science Mission Directorate	Contact	thorsten.markus@nasa.gov	Source	Jul 14, 2023
Mr. Tony TylerSOMA Acquisition Manager, Langley Research Center	Contact	tony.r.tyler@nasa.gov	Source	Jul 14, 2023
Dr. Thorsten Markus - Science Mission Directorate	Contact	thorsten.markus@nasa.gov	Source	May 2, 2023
Mr. Tony TylerSOMA Acquisition Manager, Langley Research Center	Contact	tony.r.tyler@nasa.gov	Source	May 2, 2023

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