HQTR0200204DNASW02008↗

Southwest Research Institute received this contract from Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration: $14.12M obligated so far for r&d- space: other (engineering development). It runs to 2029-09-30.

Key facts · data as of Oct 25, 2026

Recipient
Southwest Research Institute
Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contracting office
Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center (80MSFC)
Obligated to date
$14.12M
Potential value
$178.57M
Ends
2029-09-30

Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 25, 2026.

Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award HQTR0200204DNASW02008, data as of Oct 25, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_AWD_HQTR0200204DNASW02008_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

NEW HORIZON -- PLUTO MISSION PHASE B

Definitive Contract · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · to Southwest Research Institute (UEI PB11V1KH3KV4) · data as of 2026-10-25

Obligated to date$14.12M24 actions
Current value$178.57Mwith options exercised
Period2002-03-15 → 2029-09-30current end date

What it is

Product or service
R&D- Space: Other (Engineering Development) (PSC AR94)
Industry
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (NAICS 541611)
Contracting office
Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center (80MSFC)
Competition
Full and open competition · 999 offers received
Pricing
Cost plus fixed fee
How it was bought
Standalone contract
Where the work is
Bexar, TX · district TX-20

Obligations by fiscal year

FY2023$3.32M
FY2024$3.56M
FY2025$2.80M
FY2026$4.43M

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

Subcontractors: where the money went next

No subawards reported for this award. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; many awards have none.

Every action

24 actions since 2022-12-13. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.

DateModificationKindAmountWhat the agency wrote
2026-06-16117Administrative change$0THE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2026-04-30116Funding only$1.23MTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2026-03-24115Funding only$2.40MTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2026-02-26114Funding only$500.0KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2026-02-04113Funding only$126.7KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2026-01-15112Funding only$92.5KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2025-12-03111Funding only$82.3KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2025-07-24110Funding only$333.2KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2025-05-07109Funding only$500.0KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2025-02-20108Funding only$1.68MTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2025-01-23107Administrative change$0REMOVAL OF DRD IAW EXECUTIVE ORDER 14035 --THE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2024-12-20106Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$282.0KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2024-11-13105Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$0THE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2024-08-08104Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$1.10MTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2024-05-15103Funding only$1.31MTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2024-04-22102Funding only$575.0KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2024-02-14101Funding only$575.0KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2023-08-17100Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$209.4KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2023-05-0499Funding only$369.9KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2023-04-2898Administrative change-$111.0KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2023-02-2297Funding only$2.85MTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2023-02-0996Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$1.0KTHE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2023-01-2595Supplemental agreement (work within scope)$0THE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS
2022-12-1394Administrative change$0THE DISCOVERY, NEW FRONTIERS AND LUNAR QUEST PROGRAM OFFICE THIS IS FUNDING FOR NEW HORIZONS

Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-10-25). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗