Federal contract award

80NM0023F0035

CRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)

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Award details

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

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)
PSCAR12 — SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH
Parent award / vehicle80NM0018D0004
Set-asideNot reported
Pricing typeCOST PLUS FIXED FEE
Obligations$110.7M
Current contract value$118.4M
Potential contract value / ceiling$118.4M
Start dateMay 31, 2023
Current end dateSep 30, 2028
Potential end dateSep 30, 2028
Latest award activitySep 7, 2026
Source loadedSep 26, 2026

Funding and modification history

Showing the latest 18 of 18 loaded transactions. Negative values are deobligations.

DateModificationObligation changeDescription
Sep 7, 2026P00017$9.4MCRISTAL MISSION (89-210198) MICROWAVE RADIOMETER TO MEASURE SURFACE TYPE CLASSIFICATION AND SNOW LAYER PROPERTIES. THIS INSTRUMENT WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE SATELLITE'S PRIMARY PAYLOAD THE INTERFEROMETRIC RADAR ALTIMETER FOR ICE AND SNOW
Jul 11, 2026P00016$5.7MCRISTAL MISSION (89-210198) MICROWAVE RADIOMETER TO MEASURE SURFACE TYPE CLASSIFICATION AND SNOW LAYER PROPERTIES. THIS INSTRUMENT WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE SATELLITE'S PRIMARY PAYLOAD THE INTERFEROMETRIC RADAR ALTIMETER FOR ICE AND SNOW
Feb 13, 2026P00015$3.5MCRISTAL MISSION (89-210198)
Sep 27, 2025P00014$2.2MCRISTAL MISSION (89-210198)
Sep 3, 2025P00013$2.5MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Aug 14, 2025P00012$401.0KCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Jun 17, 2025P00011$2.6MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
May 23, 2025P00010$2.2MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Jan 15, 2025P00009$6.1MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Oct 9, 2024P00008$11.2MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Jun 12, 2024P00007$4.0MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Apr 17, 2024P00006$16.0MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Feb 22, 2024P00005$15.0MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Dec 11, 2023P00004$5.3MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Nov 7, 2023P00003$0CRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Aug 9, 2023P00002$4.9MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
Jul 19, 2023P00001$0CRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)
May 31, 20230$19.6MCRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)

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
299 historical awards in this buyer and category group
+15 points
18 recorded award transactions
+10 points
Latest award action: 2026-09-07
+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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