WASHINGTON, June 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected the
University of Hawaii in Honolulu to
maintain and operate the agency's Infrared Telescope Facility
(IRTF) on Mauna Kea in
Hilo, Hawaii.
The Management and Operations of NASA's IRTF is a hybrid
firm-fixed-price contract with an
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity provision. The contract has
a maximum potential value of approximately $85.5 million, with a base period of performance
from Monday, July 1 to June 30, 2025. Nine optional periods, if
exercised, would extend the contract through Dec. 31, 2033.
Under this contract, the University of
Hawaii will provide maintenance and operation services for
NASA at the telescope facility. The university will also develop
and implement an operations strategy so that the facility can be
used by the scientific community through peer-reviewed competition
to assist NASA in achieving its goals in scientific discovery,
mission support, and planetary defense.
For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov
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