# ESEP Carbon-I Phase A Study

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/80gsfc24ca066

- Solicitation number: 80GSFC24CA066
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to California Institute of Technology for $1,628,846.00
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (80GSFC)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: B539 Aeronautic/Space Studies
- Place of performance: Pasadena, California
- County: Los Angeles County (FIPS 06037). https://abierto.us/counties/los-angeles-county-ca-06037
- City: Pasadena. https://abierto.us/cities/pasadena-ca-0656000
- First posted: October 16, 2024
- Last posted: October 16, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ccb97542b6e7455f94ef78459bea1a43/view

## Description

NASA has awarded the Earth System Explorers Program (ESEP) The Carbon Investigation (Carbon-I) mission Phase A Concept Study to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), of Pasadena, California. The contract action was awarded competitively as a result of Announcement of Opportunity (AO) NNH23ZDA016O. This is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract that includes a 13-month base period with one 5-month option.

The period of performance began September 6, 2024. The work will be performed at the contractor’s facility in Pasadena, California. Under this new contract, Caltech will provide the necessary personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities to produce the Phase A CSR that further develops all Phase B-F activities per the Criteria and Requirements in the Statement of Work (SOW).

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: California Institute of Technology (UEI U2JMKHNS5TG4)
- Contract: 80GSFC24CA066, definitive contract
- Obligated: $1,529,000.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: award number 80GSFC24CA066 equals the contract number; same awarding office 80GSFC (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_80GSFC24CA066_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- October 16, 2024: Award notice. Notice ccb97542b6e7455f94ef78459bea1a43. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ccb97542b6e7455f94ef78459bea1a43/view

## Points of contact

- Andres Castro, andres.c.castro@nasa.gov, 3012860566
- Craig Keish, craig.f.keish@nasa.gov, 3012860897

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