Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC
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: 2015-09-08 to 2022-05-23
Current total value of award: $14275780
Description: THE HSSSI BAA IDENTIFIED HABITATION SYSTEMS AS A KEY LONG TERM CAPABILITY AREA THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT FUTURE HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION. THE BAA SEEKS CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATION FOR AN INITIAL HABITATION CAPABILITY IN CISLUNAR SPACE WITH EXTENSIBILITY FOR IN-SPACE TRANSIT HABITATION SUCH AS THOSE BEING CONSIDERED BY NASA UNDER ITS EXPLORATION AUGMENTATION MODULE(S) (EAM) OR THE CAPABILITIES THAT ENABLE A POTENTIAL USE OF COMMERCIAL LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) HABITATION CAPABILITIES COUPLED WITH GOVERNMENT-PROVIDED EXPLORATION IN-SPACE HABITATION CAPABILITIES IN CISLUNAR SPACE. ONE AREA OF HABITATION PROPOSALS COULD INCLUDE CONCEPT STUDIES OR ENHANCEMENTS AND TESTING OF EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ECLSS), SUCH AS ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION AND MONITORING, WATER PROCESSING, LIGHTING, AND FIRE DETECTION. THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A PHASE 1 EFFORT EXECUTED WITH A FIXED PRICE CONTRACT BASED ON MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS DURING A ONE YEAR BASE EFFORT WITH POTENTIAL FOLLOW ON PHASES.