Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2011-12-02 to 2017-02-28
Current total value of award: $3689490.26
Description: SATELLITE LASER RANGING (SLR) OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES.  THE MAJOR EFFORT OF THIS CONTRACT IS THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SLR AT THE MCDONALD LASER RANGING STATION (MLRS) LOCATED AT THE MCDONALD OBSERVATORY IN FORT DAVIS, TEXAS, AND THE CONTINUED COLLECTION AND VERIFICATION OF HIGH QUALITY SATELLITE LASER RANGING DATA.  IN SUPPORT OF THE OPERATIONAL EFFORT, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION OF THE MLRS.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SELECT AND TRAIN QUALIFIED TECHNICAL PERSONNEL WHO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SATELLITE TRACKING STATION.