80LARC20D0006↗
The Regents of the University of Colorado received this contract vehicle from Nasa Langley Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration: $58.19M obligated so far for r&d- space: science/applications (basic research). It runs to 2032-12-31.
Key facts · data as of Oct 23, 2026
- Recipient
- The Regents of the University of Colorado
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office
- Nasa Langley Research Center (80LARC)
- Obligated to date
- $58.19M
- Potential value
- $168.85M
- Ends
- 2032-12-31
Source: USAspending.gov prime award records (obligations: money committed, not outlays), data as of Oct 23, 2026.
Cite this page: SpendQuery, Award 80LARC20D0006, data as of Oct 23, 2026, https://spendquery.com/award?id=CONT_IDV_80LARC20D0006_8000
The Regents of the University of Colorado: all federal awards · National Aeronautics and Space Administration: spending · Nasa Langley Research Center: what it buys
LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE LONG WAVE AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Obligated to date$58.19M22 actions
Potential value$168.85Mif every option is used
Period2020-07-06 → 2032-12-31current end date
Passed on$31.91Mto 4 subcontractors
What it is
- Product or service
- R&D- Space: Science/Applications (Basic Research) (PSC AR21)
- Industry
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715)
- Contracting office
- Nasa Langley Research Center (80LARC)
- Competition
- Full and open competition · 1 offer received
- Pricing
- Cost no fee
- How it was bought
- Contract vehicle (IDV) itself
Obligations by fiscal year
FY2023$18.52M
FY2024$14.00M
FY2025$20.88M
FY2026$4.79M
SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
Subcontractors: where the money went next
9 subawards totaling $31.91M (54.8% of what was obligated), as The Regents of the University of Colorado reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Corporation | $25.85M | 1 | CO | 2025-05-02 | 2025-05-02 |
| Southern Utah University Foundation | $4.03M | 1 | UT | 2026-03-17 | 2026-03-17 |
| Moog Inc | $2.02M | 6 | CA | 2023-02-22 | 2025-01-16 |
| Colorado State University | $14.4K | 1 | CO | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 |
The largest single subawards
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. | $25.85M | PLEASE CONTACT [email protected] FOR SOW. |
| 2026-03-17 | Utah State University | $4.03M | 2.1 MANAGEMENT SDL SHALL ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINES, FUNCTION AND SYSTEMS INTO AN OVERALL ACTIVITY TO ACHIEVE COST-EFFECTIVE PLANNING, ORGANIZING,… |
| 2023-02-22 | Moog Inc | $674.5K | PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] FOR STATEMENT OF WORK. |
| 2024-02-08 | Moog Inc | $547.0K | THE LIBERA MISSION IS A NASA FUNDED PROJECT THAT WILL BE DESIGNED, AND BUILT BY THE LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS (LASP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER. LIBERA IS PLANNED TO FLY ON-BOARD THE… |
| 2025-01-16 | Moog Inc | $367.2K | THE LIBERA MISSION IS A NASA FUNDED PROJECT THAT WILL BE DESIGNED, AND BUILT BY THE LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS (LASP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER. LIBERA IS PLANNED TO FLY ON-BOARD THE… |
| 2024-09-18 | Moog Inc | $301.7K | THE LIBERA MISSION IS A NASA FUNDED PROJECT THAT WILL BE DESIGNED, AND BUILT BY THE LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS (LASP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER. LIBERA IS PLANNED TO FLY ON-BOARD THE… |
| 2025-01-06 | Moog Inc | $73.7K | PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] FOR STATEMENT OF WORK. |
| 2024-07-12 | Moog Inc | $53.4K | PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] FOR STATEMENT OF WORK. |
| 2024-12-02 | Colorado State University | $14.4K | THIS STATEMENT OF WORK DESCRIBES THE SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY CO-INVESTIGATOR, DR. THOMAS H. VONDERHAAR AND HIS TEAM UNDER THE LIBERA PROJECT. HE WILL ADVISE AND AID DEVELOPMENT OF LIBERA DATA PROCESSING AND… |
Orders under this vehicle
5 orders worth $15.94M (current value). The largest:
- 80LARC26F7016 · $9.21M · ends 2027-09-01
- 80LARC25F7015 · $5.03M · ends 2026-02-28
- 80LARC25F7026 · $1.03M · ends 2028-12-31
- 80LARC25F7033 · $600.0K · ends 2026-02-28
- 80LARC24F0018 · $70.1K · ends 2025-02-28
Every action
22 actions since 2023-04-18. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | P00034 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2026-05-19 | P00033 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $2.00M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2026-02-24 | P00032 | Funding only | $2.79M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2025-09-19 | P00031 | Funding only | $1.61M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2025-08-07 | P00030 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $3.84M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2025-06-23 | P00029 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $2.61M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2025-05-16 | P00028 | Funding only | $1.50M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2025-04-04 | P00027 | Administrative change | $0 | REMOVAL OF CLAUSES/DRDS IAW [EO 14173 & 14168, PCD 25-01] - LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE. |
| 2025-03-05 | P00026 | Funding only | $6.82M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-12-20 | P00025 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-12-11 | P00024 | Funding only | $4.50M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-09-10 | P00023 | Funding only | $2.50M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-09-10 | P00022 | Funding only | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-06-28 | P00021 | Funding only | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-06-10 | P00020 | Funding only | $6.50M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-05-30 | P00019 | Administrative change | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2024-03-11 | P00018 | Funding only | $5.00M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2023-12-22 | P00017 | Administrative change | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE,LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2023-09-26 | P00016 | Funding only | $13.52M | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE, LONG WAVE AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2023-08-15 | P00015 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $5.00M | LIBERA EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS WILL PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT, LONG AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF ATMOSPHERE. |
| 2023-06-09 | P00014 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS TO PROVIDE INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE TO MEASURE SHORT AND LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE |
| 2023-04-18 | P00013 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | LIBERA, EARTH VENTURE CONTINUITY 1 MISSION. PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE UPCOMING JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM-3 SATELLITE THAT WILL MEASURE SHORT WAVE, LONG WAVE, AND TOTAL RADIATION AT TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERE. |
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 ↗