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80GSFC18C0014: Under This Contract, the Contractor Will Provide the Personnel, Materials, Equipment, and Facilities Necessary to Produce the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona Heliosphere (PUNCH) Phase a Concept Study. the Scope of This Effort Includes, But Is Not Limited To: 1. Principal Investigator Program Office 2. Instrument System Engineering, Including Instrument Mission Assurance 3. Design of a Flight Qualified Punch Instrument Meeting Mission and Science Requirements 4. Develop Plans in Support of Integration and Test of the Punch Instrument Flight System 5. Develop Plans in Support of Essential Field Operations 6. Develop Plans in Support of Launch Operations and Flight Operations 7. Develop Plans for Lead the Punch Science Investigation As Well As the Generation of Resulting Data Products the Contractor Shall Provide a Briefing on the Punch Science and Science Implementation Plan at the Phase a Site Visit. the Contractor Shall Provide an Organization Chart Defining Contractor Roles and Responsibilities, Reporting Procedures, and All Lines of Authority. the Contractor Shall Participate in Defining the Relationships Between the Contractor's Program Office and the Nasa Explorers Program Office. the Contractor Shall Develop a Punch Instrument Systems Requirements Document and a Punch Mission Systems Requirements Document. the Contractor Will Also Develop Detailed Block Diagrams and Technical Descriptions of All Instrument Systems. the Contractor Will Conduct In-Depth Instrument-Level Reviews of the Proposed Instrument Design. They Will Conduct Essential Trade Studies, Analyses, Modeling and Simulations to Assure Compliance With Instrument Requirements. the Contractor Will Lead the Science Team and Develop an Instrument-Level Test Plan and Participate in Planning for Integration and Test. the Contractor Shall Prepare a Detailed Instrument Development Schedule Covering All Mission Phases, Listing Major Milestones, Including a Defined Critical Path and Schedule Reserves. the Contractor Will Prepare Updated Instrument Budgets As Well As Review and Approve the Overall Punch Budget. Finally, the Contractor Shall Prepare and Submit the Concept Study Report.

Awarded to Southwest Research Institute by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

$143.6Mobligated

$144.4Mpotential value

02 December 2027current end date

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Contract	80GSFC18C0014
Awardee	Southwest Research Institute
Awarding agency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Awarding office	NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
NAICS	541330 Engineering Services
PSC	6610 Flight Instruments
Place of performance	TX
Offers received	5
Period of performance	22 November 2017 to 02 December 2027
Potential end	02 December 2027
Estimated recompete solicitation	~Q2 2027 (estimate, ~6 months before expiry)

Source: USASpending.gov (FPDS), public federal procurement data, as the agency reported it. Our record updated 03 October 2026. The solicitation date is an estimate from the end date, not a posted date.