NASA Awards Specialized Engineering And Test Services Contracts

GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA has awarded five indefinite-delivery,
indefinite-quantity sole source contracts to Aerospace Corp. of El
Segundo, Calif., for specialized engineering, evaluation and test
services. These five cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts will support eight
NASA centers and have a total maximum value of $ 658.25 million. The
period of performance is from the date of award thru Nov. 30, 2018.

Under the contracts, Aerospace shall provide technical products and
services to NASA Headquarters in Washington for the maximum value of
$89 million; Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. and Ames
Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., for the maximum value of
$234.25 million; Johnson Space Center in Houston, Glenn Research
Center in Cleveland, and Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards,
Calif. for the maximum ordering value of $210 million; Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., and Stennis Space Center in
Mississippi, for the maximum value of $50 million; and Langley
Research Center in Hampton, Va., for the maximum value of $75 million.

Aerospace will provide independent assessments of selected NASA
programs and projects, including validation of program or project
technical risks, assessment of cost estimates and schedules as well
as evaluation of safety and mission assurance risks. These
assessments review all aspects of design and discipline engineering,
engineering processes, system engineering, manufacturing, assembly,
test and operational mission capabilities. Aerospace also will
conduct management, scientific and technical studies.

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Source: NASA

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