NASA Awards Space Station Mission Integration Contract

WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract with a maximum value of $273 million to Barrios Technology, Ltd., of Houston for International
Space Station mission integration services support.

This is a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity
contract that includes a base period of more than five years and two
one-year options. The base period, from Oct. 1, 2010, to Dec. 31,
2015, is valued at $185.5 million. Option 1, from Jan. 1, 2016, to
Dec. 31, 2016, is valued at approximately $42.7 million. Option 2,
from Jan. 1, 2017, to Dec. 31, 2017, is valued at $45 million.

Barrios Technology will provide support for engineering and technical
services required to support the International Space Station Program.
This includes products and services for space station mission
planning; integration and operations; international partner
integration; and Russian language and logistics services.

TechTrans International of Houston is a major subcontractor on the
contract. Work will be primarily performed at or near NASA's Johnson
Space Center in Houston and Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work
also will be performed at other locations in and outside of the
United States, including Russia and Kazakhstan.

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Source: NASA