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AWARDDEFINITIVE CONTRACTOther than small business

Definitive contract 80GSFC20C0053SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Overview

Award facts

Net obligations
$6.46M
$6,455,162of $8.49M potential value
Outlays (paid to date)
$5.78M
$5.78M paid of $6.46M obligated$5,775,693
Period of performance
May 1, 2020 to Apr 30, 2028
Ends in 17 months
Modifications
22
Latest action Aug 7, 2026
Contract type
Definitive contract
PIID 80GSFC20C0053

Contract value is the most the government could spend; obligations are what it has legally committed; outlays are what it has actually paid.

Description of requirement

SOLAR ORBITER SPICE PHASES E/F EFFORT

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Apr 29, 2020
Current value
$8,492,737Base and exercised options
Potential value (if all options are exercised)
$8,492,737

Obligations by fiscal year of action

  • FY2026: $860,000
  • FY2025: $250,000
  • FY2024: $300,000
  • FY2023: $1,000,000
  • FY2022: $2,545,162
  • FY2020: $1,500,000

Total across 6 fiscal years: $6,455,162

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Aug 7, 2026. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameSOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LocationSAN ANTONIO, TX
UEIPB11V1KH3KV4
CAGE code26401
Business sizeOther than small businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate tax exempt
Parent companySOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC

Business types and certifications

Nonprofit organizationTax-exempt corporation

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Funded by
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Funded from
Science (DIRECT)Program activities080-0120Federal accounts (agency financial reports)

Place of performance

Place of performance
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 78238-5166
Congressional district (place of performance)
TX-20As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
336419OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
Product or service (PSC)
AR45R&D- SPACE: OPERATIONS, TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT) (research and development)

Competition

Extent competed
Not competedC
Reason not competed
Only one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)ONE
Solicitation procedures
Only one sourceSSS
Set-aside
No set-aside used
Contract pricing
Cost plus fixed feeU
Offers received
1

Solicitation and notices

Solicitation ID
80GSFC19R0043
Solicitation date
Aug 20, 2019
Notices

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not included - no subcontracting possibilitiesA
Major program
Wfirst
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Yes - CAS clause includedY
Certified cost or pricing data
Yes
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/services procedures not usedD
Government-furnished property
Transaction uses GFE/GFPY
Bundled requirement
Not bundledH
Consolidated requirement
Not consolidatedD
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No
Performance-based service acquisition
No - service where PBA is not used.N

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Apr 29, 2020Base obligation at award: $500,000
Latest action
Aug 7, 2026 — Funding onlyModification P00022; obligation change +$410,000; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Latest substantive action
Apr 12, 2023 — Supplemental agreement (within scope)Modification P00011
Latest funding action
Aug 7, 2026 — Funding onlyModification P00022; obligation change +$410,000; funding only: changes obligations, not scope
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Funding only10
  • Other administrative action9
  • Supplemental agreement (within scope)3
23 actions recorded, Apr 29, 2020 to Aug 7, 2026; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Synopsized publicly (SAM.gov / FedBizOpps)
Yes
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No
A-76 (FAIR Act) action
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Closely associated,critical functionsCL,CT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
EPA-designated product
Not requiredE
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No
Construction wage rates (Davis-Bacon)
No

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Country of product or service origin
United statesUSA
Place of manufacture
Not a manufactured end productC

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
Definitive contractD
Awarding agency code
8000
Awarding sub-tier code
8000
Contracting office code
80GSFC
Transactions recorded under this award key
23

Funding

Funding agency code
8000
Funding sub-tier code
8000
Funding office code
80GSFC
Treasury accounts
  • 080-2019/2020-0120-000
  • 080-2021/2022-0120-000
  • 080-2022/2023-0120-000
  • 080-2023/2024-0120-000
  • 080-2024/2025-0120-000
  • 080-2026/2027-0120-000
Object classes
  • 25.5: Research and development contracts
Disaster or emergency funding (DEFC)
  • Q: Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression