2009-10-06T17:31:54 -0400tag:www.nasa.gov,2009-10-05:/recovery/2009/10/05/weekly/NASA_Weekly_Report_32http://www.nasa.gov/templateimages/redesign/modules/header/nasa_logo_100_75.pngBarry Haworthrecovery@nasa.gov tag:www.nasa.gov,2009-10-06:/recovery/2009/10/05/weekly/feed_32 2009-10-06T00:00:00 -0400 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Agency Name: </td> <td colspan="4">(026) National Aeronautics and Space Administration </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Week End Date: </td> <td colspan="4">30-September-2009 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Agency / Bureau </td> <td>TAFS </td> <td>Sub-Account Code (OPTIONAL) </td> <td>Award Type </td> <td>US Indicator </td> <td>State Code </td> <td>Total Obligations </td> <td>Total Gross Outlays </td> </tr> <tr> <td>(026-00) National Aeronautics and Space Administration </td> <td>(80-0119 2009 \ 2010) Science, Recovery Act  </td> <td>   </td> <td>Contracts and Orders (including modifications) </td> <td>Y-US </td> <td>  </td> <td>$143,452,461 </td> <td>$35,778,666 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>(026-00) National Aeronautics and Space Administration </td> <td>(80-0119 2009 \ 2010) Science, Recovery Act <br /> </td> <td>   </td> <td>Cooperative Agreement </td> <td>Y-US </td> <td>CA - <br />California </td> <td>$1,300,000 </td> <td>$0 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>(026-00) National Aeronautics and Space Administration </td> <td>(80-0121 2009 \ 2010) Cross Agency Support, Recovery Act </td> <td>   </td> <td>Contracts and Orders (including modifications) </td> <td>Y-US </td> <td>  </td> <td>$31,481,528 </td> <td>$819,547 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> (026-00) National Aeronautics and Space Administration </td> <td>(80-0121 2009 \ 2010) Cross Agency Support, Recovery Act </td> <td>  </td> <td>Other </td> <td>Y-US </td> <td>  </td> <td>$47,519,148 </td> <td>$417,683 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>(026-00) National Aeronautics and Space Administration </td> <td>(80-0123 2009 \ 2010) Exploration, Recovery Act </td> <td>  </td> <td>Contracts and Orders (including modifications) </td> <td>  Y-US </td> <td>  </td> <td>$217,864,112 </td> <td>$0 </td> </tr> <tr> <td>(026-00) National Aeronautics and Space Administration </td> <td>(80-0125 2009 \ 2010) Aeronautics, Recovery Act </td> <td>  </td> <td> <br /> </td> <td>  <br /> </td> <td>  </td> <td>$0 </td> <td>$0 </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <br /> </td> <td> <br /> </td> <td> <br /> </td> <td> <br /> </td> <td> <br /> </td> <td> <br /> </td> <td> <br /> </td> <td> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"> <br /> <br /> <table><tbody> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Major Completed Actions </td> <td colspan="7"> <li>Exploration Mission Directorate:  Awarded five Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) contracts. <br /> </li> <li>Science Mission Directorate:  Contract awards include an increase to high end computing at the NASA Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) that augments the simulation, data storage and visualization capabilities in support of climate and weather simulation, a cooperative agreement for airborne support of wildfire management on the West Coast,  a contract modification to Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) primarily for preliminary design activities, a contract modification to Pathways related to water supply and management in California for an end-to end demonstration system that incorporates remote sensing observations of water balance components into a regional climate prediction and forecast model, and five Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) contracts. <br /> </li> <li>Cross-Agency Support for Hurricane Damage Repair Projects at the Johnson Space Center (JSC):  JSC awarded two 8 (a) contracts for repair of Precast Exposed Aggregate Faced (PEAF) panels on multiple buildings and for replacement of hurricane damaged carpet in Building 2 South. </li> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Major <br />Planned Actions </td> <td colspan="9"> <li>NASA intends to continue soliciting for Science, Exploration, and Aeronautics contracts and grant proposals in accordance with applicable Program Plans, and then start work on projects in accordance with Recovery Act provisions. </li> <li>Science Mission Directorate:  Several procurements are planned in October for Earth Science missions. </li> <li>Cross-Agency Support for Hurricane Damage Repair Projects at the Johnson Space Center (JSC):  JSC intends to issue the final 8(a) sole-source contract in October for barge dock safing work. <br /> </li> <li>Exploration Mission Directorate:  Several procurements are planned in October.  Ares intends to award manufacture and assembly of multiple key J2-X engine components for development testing that will allow the J-2X engine in the Upper Stage to take the vehicle from its staging point to the point at which the Orion spacecraft can place itself in orbit around Earth.  The Commercial Crew Development Space Act Agreement (SAA) proposal awards expected in late November are intended to foster entrepreneurial activity leading to job growth in engineering, analysis, design, and research, and to economic growth as capabilities for new markets are created. </li> <li>Aeronautics Mission Directorate:  Several procurements are planned for award in October, including the Low NOx technology NASA Research Announcement (NRA) and facility upgrade contracts, upgrades to the Icing Research Tunnel refrigeration system and the high-altitude ice crystal generation in Cell 3 of the Propulsion Systems Laboratory, compression reliability at Ames Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (ATOM), activities to design and fabricate instrumented blades for use in tilt-rotor aeroelastics research, and several NRAs on developing and expanding expertise in metroplex concept definition and integrated arrival/departure operations. </li> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>