Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTIN
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: 2014-11-25 to 2019-11-24
Current total value of award: $767548.2
Description: NASA/GSFC HAS A REQUIREMENT TO ACQUIRE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TRANSPORTABLE LASER RANGING SYSTEM (TLRS-3) LOCATED AT THE UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTIN (UNSA) IN AREQUIPA, PERU, WHICH IS PART OF THE NASA SATELLITE LASER RANGING NETWORK.  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE SATELLITE TRACKING STATION AT CHARACATO, AREQUIPA, PERU:  I. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA AND THE UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTIN (UNSA), WHICH WAS RENEWED BY NASA ON JUNE 10, 2014 AND ED BY UNSA ON JULY 2, 2014 (VALID UNTIL OCTOBER 25, 2019), UNSA, FOR ITS PART, SHALL FULFILL THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:  1. PROVIDE THE 1,450-SQUARE-METER FENCED SITE LOCATED AT THE SAN FRANCISCO OBSERVATORY IN CHARACATO, IN ADDITION TO THE BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS OWNED BY UNSA, FOR STATION OPERATIONS.  IT IS NOTED THAT UNSA SHALL USE THE AREA SURROUNDING THE STATION AS IT SEES FIT AS LONG AS THIS USAGE IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATION.  2. SELECT AND TRAIN, AS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON, AND IN CONFORMITY WITH NASA'S TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, UNSA TECHNICAL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM.  UNSA SHALL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND NECESSARY JANITORIAL SERVICES.  UNSA SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR PAYING UNSA PERSONNEL THEIR SALARIES AND SOCIAL BENEFITS.