Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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: 2013-05-22 to 2026-09-30
Current total value of award: $108699389.46
Description: TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT.  THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASES B-F OF THE TESS MISSION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT SCIENCE OPERATIONS FOR THE REMAINING DURATION OF THE MISSION. THE CONTRACTOR ALSO SHALL PROVIDE SCIENCE SUPPORT FOR THE TESS GUEST INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC).