Federal contract award
80NM0018F0040
DRAGONFLY PHASE A JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL.
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 MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER |
| NAICS | 541710 |
| PSC | AR21 — SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS - BASIC RESEARCH |
| Parent award / vehicle | NNN06AA01C |
| Set-aside | Not reported |
| Pricing type | COST PLUS FIXED FEE |
| Obligations | $129.3M |
| Current contract value | $134.1M |
| Potential contract value / ceiling | $134.1M |
| Start date | Mar 16, 2018 |
| Current end date | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Potential end date | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Latest award activity | Sep 12, 2023 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
Funding and modification history
Showing the latest 17 of 17 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.
| Date | Modification | Obligation change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2023 | P00016 | $-4.8M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Feb 4, 2022 | P00015 | $0 | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Jan 12, 2022 | P00014 | $8.6M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Dec 2, 2021 | P00013 | $10.7M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Oct 27, 2021 | P00012 | $16.3M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. |
| Sep 23, 2021 | P00011 | $8.3M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Mar 3, 2021 | P00010 | $24.0M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. |
| Dec 21, 2020 | P00009 | $16.1M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Nov 24, 2020 | P00008 | $0 | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Oct 27, 2020 | P00007 | $14.0M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Aug 19, 2020 | P00006 | $587.5K | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Mar 31, 2020 | P00005 | $21.4M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Dec 18, 2019 | P00004 | $4.0M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Aug 15, 2019 | P00003 | $7.9M | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Aug 1, 2019 | P00002 | $0 | JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Apr 30, 2019 | P00001 | $0 | DRAGONFLY PHASE A: JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
| Mar 16, 2018 | 0 | $2.3M | DRAGONFLY PHASE A JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE DRAGONFLY MISSION. DRAGONFLY IS A PROPOSED NEW FRONTIERS MISSION TO SEND A RELOCATABLE LANDER TO SATURN'S MOON TITAN. APL WILL FUND ITS TECHNICAL PARTNERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT SCIENCE TEAM COINVESTIGATORS THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS. ALL EFFORT BY NASA CENTER PARTNERS (GSFC, AMES, LANGLEY, AND JPL) WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE WORK IS THE INITIATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE DRAGONFLY SPACECRAFT, INITIATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUND SYSTEM, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS (DRAGMET, DRAGNS, DRAGONCAM, AND DRAMS/DRACO), INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED MISSION DESIGN PLAN AND INITIATION OF WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING NEPA COMPLIANCE AND LAUNCH APPROVAL. |
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