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$482,314,982

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNG10XA01C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE DELIVERY OF THE OMPS PROTOFLIGHT MODEL AND SUPPORT.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Engineering services and development for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite protoflight model and operational support.

Sub-sectors
space-systemsearth-observationsatellite-instruments
Why this matters

OMPS is critical for atmospheric ozone monitoring and climate science, supporting long-term environmental data continuity for the U.S. and international partners.

Supply-chain signal

Large contract to BAE Systems indicates sustained demand for advanced space instrument integration and engineering expertise in the U.S. aerospace supply chain.

U.S.–China competition angle

OMPS represents U.S. leadership in space-based Earth observation and atmospheric science capabilities, areas where China is developing competing satellite systems.

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Period of performance
Start
2010-09-10
End
2029-11-10
Status
activein 1276 days
Sources

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