EO14042. NOVEL ORBITAL AND MOON MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS, AND MASS-EFFICIENT DESIGN (NOM4D) PROGRAM.

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · work in PASADENA, CA
$514,715
RecipientCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UEI U2JMKHNS5TG4
Award IDHR001122C0054
Award amount$514,715
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
NAICS541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
PSCAC12
Start dateDec 10, 2021
End dateJun 9, 2023
Place of performancePASADENA, CA
Record updatedJul 22, 2022

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