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Federal contract award

80NM0018F0439

MARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814

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Award details

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FieldReported value
AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
OfficeNASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE -- JPL
NAICS541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSCAR22 — SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS - APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT
Parent award / vehicle80NM0018D0004
Set-asideNot reported
Pricing typeCOST PLUS FIXED FEE
Obligations$45.3M
Current contract value$92.3M
Potential contract value / ceiling$92.3M
Start dateOct 1, 2018
Current end dateSep 30, 2028
Potential end dateSep 30, 2028
Latest award activitySep 1, 2026
Source loadedSep 19, 2026

Funding and modification history

Showing the latest 50 of 50 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.

DateModificationObligation changeDescription
Sep 1, 2026P00050$1.3MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Jul 15, 2026P00049$1.2MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
May 18, 2026P00048$314.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Apr 27, 2026P00047$6.5MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Apr 8, 2026P00046$1.5MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Mar 25, 2026P00045$4.5MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Mar 16, 2026P00044$47.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Feb 17, 2026P00043$300.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Jan 20, 2026P00042$50.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Dec 22, 2025P00041$35.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Nov 25, 2025P00040$375.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Jul 1, 2025P00039$4.5MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Jun 26, 2025P00038$0MARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
May 22, 2025P00037$5.5MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Jan 6, 2025P00036$5.0MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Oct 15, 2024P00035$4.0MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Jul 30, 2024P00034$0MARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (40-1781)
Apr 1, 2024P00033$825.1KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Feb 15, 2024P00032$328.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Dec 7, 2023P00031$285.7KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Oct 17, 2023P00030$128.3KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jun 23, 2023P00029$101.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Mar 8, 2023P00028$425.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jan 27, 2023P00027$72.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jan 5, 2023P00026$54.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Oct 17, 2022P00025$90.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Aug 31, 2022P00024$608.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jun 21, 2022P00023$609.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Apr 4, 2022P00022$615.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jan 4, 2022P00021$319.5KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Dec 13, 2021P00020$213.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Nov 29, 2021P00019$106.5KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Oct 6, 2021P00018$213.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Oct 14, 2020P00017$-483.7KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Aug 31, 2020P00016$483.7KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
May 18, 2020P00014$-450.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Apr 7, 2020P00013$0MARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Sep 3, 2019P00012$68.1KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jul 30, 2019P00011$-160.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jul 29, 2019P00010$160.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jul 5, 2019P00009$36.2KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781)
Jun 25, 2019P00008$-980.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781) THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-CONTRACTOR, A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER-FFRDC KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE-NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA-SPONSORED WORK: JPLS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE-SMD IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1. SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2. FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3. SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4. DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5. PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: I-AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, II-EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND-OR III-GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6. BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7. JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASAS DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8. JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS-STEM DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
Jun 5, 2019P00007$182.9KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (60-1781) THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-CONTRACTOR, A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER-FFRDC KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE-NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA-SPONSORED WORK: JPLS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE-SMD IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1. SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2. FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3. SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4. DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5. PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: I-AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, II-EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND-OR III-GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6. BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7. JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASAS DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8. JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS-STEM DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
Apr 2, 2019P00006$750.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814 THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-CONTRACTOR, A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER-FFRDC KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE-NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA-SPONSORED WORK: JPLS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE-SMD IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1. SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2. FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3. SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4. DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5. PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: I-AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, II-EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND-OR III-GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6. BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7. JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASAS DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8. JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS-STEM DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
Feb 11, 2019P00005$500.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814
Feb 5, 2019P00004$1.0MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814
Dec 5, 2018P00003$171.0KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814
Oct 25, 2018P00002$1.5MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814
Oct 5, 2018P00001$1.6MMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814
Jul 10, 20180$700.6KMARS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 60-17814

Estimated positioning window

Sep 30, 2027 – Mar 30, 2028

Recompete signal:
65/100

Why this recompete signal

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

Stored score: 65/100. Available recorded signals: 60 points.

Contract end 2028-09-30 (699 days from calculation)
+25 points
312 historical awards in this buyer and category group
+15 points
50 recorded award transactions
+10 points
Latest award action: 2026-09-01
+5 points
Parent award identifier recorded
+5 points
Solicitation identifier recorded
+0 points
Linked official forecast
+0 points
Calculated on
2026-11-01 10:17:53.997580+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 Nov 1, 2026.

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