# OL-2026-000012: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award 80NM0018F0645 (CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY): $826,465,672 Obligated vs $689,548,417 Disbursed (83.4%)

- **Canonical URL**: https://outcomeledger.org/record/OL-2026-000012/
- **Registry**: Outcome Ledger (`outcomeledger.org`)
- **License**: CC-BY-4.0
- **Entity**: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (`Corporate_Contractor`, `US-Federal`)
- **T+0 Date**: 2018-10-01
- **Lifecycle Stage**: `T365_AUDITED` (`ACTIVE_DISBURSEMENT`)
- **Primary Statutory Source**: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_80NM0018F0645_8000_80NM0018D0004_8000
- **Primary Payload SHA-256**: `43631c3c1a03e7e2c2231b871901078eb53890c8d0b6265d072016fcc4ccada9`

## Executive Summary
Federal contract 80NM0018F0645 awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY with obligated ceiling $826,465,671.59 and verified cumulative Treasury outlays of $689,548,417.28 (83.4%). Scope: PSYCHE: JOURNEY TO A METAL WORLD THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) KN

## Verbatim Primary-Document Excerpt
> PSYCHE: JOURNEY TO A METAL WORLD THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR

## Cross-Silo Identifiers (Dark Keys)
- `awarding_agency`: `National Aeronautics and Space Administration`
- `usaspending_award_id`: `80NM0018F0645`
- `usaspending_internal_id`: `CONT_AWD_80NM0018F0645_8000_80NM0018D0004_8000`

## Quantitative Metrics
- `disbursement_pct`: `83.43`
- `obligated_usd`: `826465671.59`
- `outlayed_usd`: `689548417.28`

## Bi-Temporal Revision Ledger
- `2026-11-15T04:21:33Z` | `INITIAL_CAPTURE` | `ACTIVE_DISBURSEMENT` — Initial notarized capture from www.usaspending.gov (SHA-256 43631c3c1a03).

## Longitudinal Verification Probes (T+90 / T+180 / T+365 / T+1095)
- `T+180` due `2026-11-16`: `PENDING`
- `T+90` due `2026-11-16`: `PENDING`
- `T+1095` due `2026-11-22`: `PENDING`
- `T+365` due `2026-11-22`: `PENDING`