The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $860,000 - Thursday the 29th of September 2016
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE NORTH DAKOTA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM (NDSGC) IS BEGINNING IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT ALIGNS WITH THE NEW FIVE-YEAR SPACE GRANT FUNDING CYCLE (LE., 2010- 2014). THIS TIMING OF EVENTS IS NOT HAPPENSTANCE - AFTER TWO YEARS OF RETHINKING ITS PURPOSE, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES, THE CONSORTIUM IS EMERGING WITH A NEW SET OF PRIORITIES WHOSE GOAL IS NOTHING LESS THAN TO INFUSE NORTH DAKOTA WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, EXCITEMENT, DISCOVERY, AND CHALLENGE THAT IS NASA AND THE ALL-ENCOMPASSING REALM OF SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION. AS DESCRIBED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE CONSORTIUM IS GUIDED BY THE NATIONAL SPACE GRANT MISSION STATEMENT, NASA OFFICE OF EDUCATION OUTCOMES, AND THE CONSORTIUM'S OWN MISSION STATEMENT, WHICH IS AS FOLLOWS: THE NORTH DAKOTA NASA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM FULFILLS THE SPACE GRANT MISSION BY INVOLVING NORTH DAKOTA STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND K-12 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN MULTIINSTITUTION, COLLABORATIVE, NASA-RELEVANT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS, WHILE ALSO EDUCATING THE NORTH DAKOTA CITIZENRY ABOUT NASA ITS PURPOSE, AND ITS MISSIONS. OUR ACTIVITIES WILL DEMONSTRABLY INCREASE THE QUALIFIED STEM AND TECHNICAL WORKFORCE THAT IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH NASA'S GOALS WHILE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE GENERAL EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF THE NORTH DAKOTA POPULACE. THE CONSORTIUM'S MISSION STATEMENT THEN LEADS INTO FIVE MAJOR GOALS, WHICH INCLUDE: 1) DEVELOPING UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE STUDENT STEM CAPABILITIES THAT WILL LEAD TO ENHANCEMENT OF THE NASA AND TECHNICAL WORKFORCE, 2) NURTURE AND GROW SPECIFIC RESEARCH FOCUS AREAS (RFAS) THAT WILL DEVELOP MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CLUSTERS TO DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN SEVERAL NASA-RELEVANT RESEARCH DISCIPLINES, 3) EXPAND K-12 TEACHER COMPETENCE IN SPACE SUBJECTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THEM THE TOOLS TO INTRODUCE THE MATERIALS INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS, 4) DISTRIBUTE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO NORTH DAKOTA UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ATTRACTING FEMALE AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS, AND 5) DEVELOPING PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE AND EDUCATE THE NORTH DAKOTA CITIZENRY OF NASA'S MISSION AND ACTIVITIES. THE GOALS SHOWN ABOVE WILL ENGAGE IN EFFORTS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN ATTEMPTED IN NORTH DAKOTA. SAMPLE, NEW OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) OFFERING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO FACULTY AT THE NONRESEARCH AFFILIATE INSTITUTIONS, 2) TARGETING RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE EFFORTS ON RESEARCH AREAS THAT EXIST IN NORTH DAKOTA BUT OFFER THE POSSIBILITY OF MAJOR EXPANSION - AND INVOLVE DIRECT COLLABORATION WITH NASA SCIENTISTS, 3) BROADENING RESEARCH EFFORTS INTO NEW DISCIPLINES, 4) BETTER ENGAGING K-12 TEACHERS TO PROVIDE MORE TEACHERS WITH DIRECT INTERACTION WITH NASA CONTENT AND MATERIALS, AND 5) BETTER ENGAGING FEMALE AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THEM OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT AND SUCCESS IN THE STEM WORKFORCE. ACCOMPLISHING THE COTERIE OF NEW GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WILL BE A MAJOR UNDERTAKING, BUT THE CONSORTIUM WILL WORK TO PROVIDE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN BRINGING MORE EXPANSIVE NASA OPPORTUNITIES TO THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF NORTH DAKOTA.

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• $7,500 - Monday the 23rd of September 2013
  National Institutes Of Health
  NIH, NIDA, OD OM OA OFC ACQUISITIONS
  UNIV. OF N.DAKOTA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE NIMH OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. POP: 1/15/10-12/31/10

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• $696,276 - Wednesday the 11th of June 2014
  Department Of Army
  W4LD USA HECSA
  WP-2210

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• $6,000 - Friday the 24th of August 2012
  Veterans Affairs Department
  437-FARGO VA MEDICAL CENTER
  UND AUTOPSY

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• $58,077 - Wednesday the 9th of May 2012
  Department Of Army
  W7NT USPFO ACTIVITY ND ARNG
  LEASE OF DORMITORY SPACE AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

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• $5,280 - Friday the 13th of July 2012
  Indian Health Service
  DEPT OF HHS/INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
  FFP NPS PURCHASE ORDER FOR DERMATOLOGY SERVICES - FY 2012

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• $3,709 - Tuesday the 21st of February 2012
  Veterans Affairs Department
  261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21
  TUITION PAYMENT

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• $36,399 - Wednesday the 27th of June 2012
  Department Of Navy
  NAVY MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL
  TUITION AND FEES

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• $3,114 - Wednesday the 23rd of May 2012
  Veterans Affairs Department
  261-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 21
  TUITION FEES FOR AARON PEREIRA

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• $30,000 - Friday the 10th of July 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  DESPITE THEIR WIDE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, SIGNIFICANT BIAS AND NOISE STILL EXIST IN THE SATELLITE AEROSOL PRODUCTS. IN PARTICULAR, LARGE REGIONAL DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN FOUND AMONG THESE PRODUCTS THAT NEED TO BE EVALUATED FOR FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS IN SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS. THIS RESEARCH FOCUSES ON EVALUATING THE UNCERTAINTIES OF THE THREE MOST POPULAR SATELLITE AEROSOL PRODUCTS: THE MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS), THE MODIS DEEP BLUE, AND THE MULTI- ANGLE IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MISR). THE CAUSES OF THE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES OVER THE WESTERN US, SOUTH AMERICA (ESPECIALLY OVER THE ANDES MOUNTAINS), SOUTH AFRICA, AND ASIA WILL BE STUDIED AS FUNCTIONS OF CLOUD CONTAMINATION, SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS, AND AEROSOL MICRO-PHYSICS. THE CAUSE AND THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE HIGH AEROSOL LOADING BELT BETWEEN 45 -700S WILL ALSO BE EVALUATED. LASTLY, THE IMPACT OF UNCERTAINTIES OF AEROSOL RETRIEVALS ON DIRECT CLIMATE FORCING STUDIES WILL BE EXAMINED. FORM NRESS-

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