Contract award
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE OF THE TESS MISSION. EFFORTS INCLUDED, BUT LIMITED TO, ARE AS FOLLOWS: DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, AND SCHEDULES DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SYSTEMS REQUIREMENT REVIEW PERFORM THE TECHNICAL TRADE STUDIES OUTLINED IN THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT, AND ANY OTHER TRADES IDENTIFIED DURING PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE PROVIDE OVERALL MANAGEMENT FOR THE PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE TESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT IN COORDINATION WITH THE GSFC PROJECT SYSTEMS ENGINEER (PSE) MANAGE THE CONTRACTS OF VENDORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS AS NECESSARY DURING THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE ESTABLISH THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF TESS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS EACH DOCUMENT IS BASELINED. MAINTAIN COMPLETE TRACEABILITY AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF ALL TESS PROJECT REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS. DELIVER DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
- PIID
- NNG14FC03C
- Award key
- CONT_AWD_NNG14FC03C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
- Recipient UEI
- E2NYLCDML6V1
- Source as of
- —
Current award value
$110,127,3893
Obligated to date
$110,127,3892
Potential with options
$110,127,3893
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contractor
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Place of performance
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Set-aside
- No set-aside used
- Pricing
- Cost No Fee
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition22 offers received
- Period of performance
- May 22, 2013 — Dec 1, 2026Through Dec 1, 2026 if all options are exercised
- Benchmark category
- Unclassified
Transaction history
Every action recorded against this award, in the order the government reported them.
| Mod | Action date | Reason | Obligation | Value at action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nov 18, 2013 | Initial award | $3,878,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 1 | Mar 27, 2014 | H | -$863,408.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 2 | Mar 31, 2014 | B | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 3 | May 20, 2014 | B | $839,303.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 4 | Jun 30, 2014 | B | $627,355.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 5 | Jul 17, 2014 | B | $8,858,622.70 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 6 | Aug 26, 2014 | C | $2,373,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 7 | Jul 16, 2015 | C | $11,000,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 8 | Aug 5, 2015 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 9 | Sep 1, 2015 | C | $4,040,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 10 | Mar 9, 2016 | C | $3,000,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 11 | May 24, 2016 | C | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 12 | Jun 28, 2016 | C | $3,500,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 13 | Aug 15, 2016 | B | $1,200,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 14 | Aug 22, 2016 | C | $2,300,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 15 | Sep 9, 2016 | C | $1,000,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 16 | Oct 18, 2016 | C | $4,500,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 17 | Feb 27, 2017 | B | $450,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 18 | Mar 29, 2017 | C | $3,000,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 19 | Jun 12, 2017 | C | $3,000,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 20 | Sep 7, 2017 | C | $3,281,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 21 | Sep 27, 2017 | C | $1,295,202.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 22 | Apr 9, 2018 | B | $162,793.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 23 | May 8, 2018 | C | $144,397.22 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 24 | Jun 15, 2018 | B | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 25 | Jun 18, 2018 | C | $312,328.19 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 26 | Jul 2, 2018 | C | $4,000,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 27 | Sep 5, 2018 | C | $6,004,952.88 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 28 | Sep 27, 2018 | B | $80,333.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 29 | Sep 28, 2018 | C | $1,818,662.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 30 | Apr 17, 2019 | C | -$260,618.99 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 31 | May 8, 2019 | C | $260,618.99 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 32 | Jun 19, 2019 | C | $215,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 33 | Jul 23, 2019 | B | $3,346,256.74 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 34 | Sep 11, 2019 | C | $100,145.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 35 | Dec 20, 2019 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 36 | Apr 30, 2020 | B | $2,310,064.68 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 37 | Aug 27, 2020 | C | $163,905.59 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 38 | Dec 29, 2020 | B | $2,200,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 39 | Feb 16, 2021 | C | $1,700,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 40 | Mar 17, 2021 | C | $4,000,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 41 | Jul 24, 2021 | C | $340,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 42 | Oct 18, 2021 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 43 | Nov 10, 2021 | C | $1,708,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 44 | Mar 17, 2022 | C | $1,788,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 45 | Jul 26, 2022 | B | $3,500,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 46 | Nov 30, 2022 | B | $273,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 47 | Dec 15, 2022 | C | $920,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 48 | Feb 22, 2023 | B | $1,207,245.46 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 49 | Jun 15, 2023 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 50 | Jun 29, 2023 | B | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 51 | Jul 25, 2023 | B | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 52 | Jul 25, 2023 | C | $4,800,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 53 | Feb 7, 2024 | C | $3,338,439.50 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 54 | Aug 26, 2024 | B | $875,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 55 | Oct 24, 2024 | B | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 56 | Jan 13, 2025 | C | $1,570,800.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 57 | Jan 23, 2025 | D | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 58 | Mar 12, 2025 | C | $800,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 59 | Apr 29, 2025 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 60 | Jun 16, 2025 | C | $3,740,991.50 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 61 | Sep 16, 2025 | B | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 62 | Feb 11, 2026 | B | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 63 | Mar 30, 2026 | D | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 64 | May 29, 2026 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 65 | May 29, 2026 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 66 | Jun 30, 2026 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 67 | Jul 13, 2026 | M | $0.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
| 68 | Jul 27, 2026 | B | $1,428,000.00 | $110,127,389.46 |
Provenance
Which source record produced each displayed rollup figure.
| Field | Source | File | Retrieved | Parser | Artifact hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awarding_agency_id | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | d831b98d37d6 |
| contractor_id | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | d831b98d37d6 |
| current_award_value | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | d831b98d37d6 |
| naics_code | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | d831b98d37d6 |
| potential_award_value | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | d831b98d37d6 |
| psc_code | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | d831b98d37d6 |
| total_obligated | USAspending.gov | — | Aug 10, 2026 | usaspending_contract_csv@2026.08.2 | d831b98d37d6 |
Sources and method
Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.
This page is a record of one federal award, assembled from the transactions the government published against it. Note 1 describes where the rollup came from. Values are award values, not unit prices.
- 1Rollup values derive from 69 transaction records parsed from USAspending.gov, retrieved Aug 10, 2026 by transform awards@2026.08.1.
- 2Obligations are the sum of signed federal action obligations across all transactions; deobligations are negative and remain negative.
- 3Current and potential award values are taken from the latest reported action, not summed across modifications.