# Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nnm15aa18cixpe

- Solicitation number: NNM15AA18CIXPE
- Notice type: Justification
- Status: Awarded to Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (80MSFC)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AR12 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Colorado
- First posted: February 26, 2024
- Last posted: February 9, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1f55b66e1a6842cd9486c15a75ebe3c2/view

## Description

IXPE Contract Extension

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. (UEI C8ZLJ61YJ528)
- Contract: NNM15AA18C, definitive contract
- Obligated: $9,020,710.00, current value $118,319,721
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: award number NNM15AA18C equals the contract number; same awarding office 80MSFC (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_NNM15AA18C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- February 26, 2024: Justification. Notice 472d06437bb54043abf7fdc5c91589f6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/472d06437bb54043abf7fdc5c91589f6/view
- February 26, 2024: Justification. Notice b819608fc85f4f208d3e8ffba16d32fc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b819608fc85f4f208d3e8ffba16d32fc/view
- July 23, 2025: Presolicitation, due August 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice 1a2258f79d9e4f1782e7012390cd09d9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1a2258f79d9e4f1782e7012390cd09d9/view
- July 23, 2025: Presolicitation, due August 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice a8d91e87e7194549a7c2eaf9ba893c08. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a8d91e87e7194549a7c2eaf9ba893c08/view
- February 9, 2026: Justification. Notice 1f55b66e1a6842cd9486c15a75ebe3c2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1f55b66e1a6842cd9486c15a75ebe3c2/view

## Points of contact

- Iris Walter, iris.r.walter@nasa.gov, 2565448874

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