80MSFC22F0010↗

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC received this contract from Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration: $2.36M obligated so far for space r&d services; space flight, research and supporting activities; basic research. Its period of performance ended 2024-09-30.

Key facts · data as of Oct 23, 2026

Recipient
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC
Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contracting office
Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center (80MSFC)
Obligated to date
$2.36M
Potential value
$4.82M
Ends
2024-09-30

Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 23, 2026.

Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award 80MSFC22F0010, data as of Oct 23, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_80MSFC22F0010_8000_80MSFC20D0004_8000

GALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.

Delivery Order · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC (UEI C1HBCJ9RMBV3) · data as of 2026-10-23

Obligated to date$2.36M9 actions
Current value$4.82Mwith options exercised
Period2021-11-19 → 2024-09-30current end date
Passed on$41.4Kto 1 subcontractor

What it is

Product or service
Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Basic Research (PSC AR11)
Industry
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715)
Contracting office
Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center (80MSFC)
Competition
Not competed
Pricing
Cost plus fixed fee
How it was bought
Single-award IDIQ · under 80MSFC20D0004
Where the work is
Howard, MD · district MD-03

Obligations by fiscal year

FY2023$1.69M
FY2024$672.3K

SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.

Subcontractors: where the money went next

1 subaward totaling $41.4K (1.8% of what was obligated), as The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.

SubcontractorAmountSubawardsWhereFirstLast
Total Sa$41.4K1MD2023-11-162023-11-16
The largest single subawards
DateToAmountFor
2023-11-16Saft America Inc$41.4KMATERIALS

Every action

9 actions since 2022-11-07. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.

DateModificationKindAmountWhat the agency wrote
2024-04-25P00011Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$0GALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2024-02-14P00010Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$120.0KGALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2023-11-08P00009Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$552.3KGALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2023-09-28P00008Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$444.1KGALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2023-08-03P00007Funding only$30.1KGALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2023-07-26P00006Funding only-$30.1KGALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2023-04-27P00005Funding only$405.0KGALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2023-02-23P00004Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$838.7KGALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.
2022-11-07P00003Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$0GALACTIC/EXTRA-GALACTIC ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOON SPECTROSCOPIC TERAHERTZ OBSERVATORY.(GUSTO) PHASE C-D MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II.

Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-23). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗