Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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: 2014-03-24 to 2025-12-31
Current total value of award: $101257258
Description: THIS EFFORT IS FOR WORK PERFORMED DURING PHASE B THROUGH F OF THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MISSION. THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THESE PHASES ARE PRESENTED IN INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS BELOW. THE EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES TASKS TO: DESIGN, ANALYZE, VALIDATE, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND DELIVER THE TESS SPACECRAFT INTEGRATE, TEST, AND OPERATE THE TESS OBSERVATORY AND DEVELOP, TEST, OPERATE, AND SUSTAIN THE ASSOCIATED MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC).  THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPACECRAFT AND CAMERA ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE SUNSHADE.  THE TESS INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF THE CAMERA STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY, DATA HANDLING UNIT AND HARNESS, WILL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT.