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$445,060,550

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC20C0044_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SERVICES THAT CONCEIVES, DEVELOPS AND APPLIES SPACE, FIELD-DEPLOYED (I.E. AIRBORNE AND IN SITU) AND LABORATORY BASED TECHNOLOGIES AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE EARTH SYSTEMS.

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

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In plain English

Acquire scientific research services for developing space-based and airborne Earth observation technologies and systems.

Sub-sectors
earth-observationscientific-researchspace-technology
Why this matters

Earth observation capabilities are critical for climate monitoring, disaster response, and environmental intelligence supporting national security and scientific advancement.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for specialized aerospace contractors and sensor manufacturers capable of developing advanced remote-sensing and data-processing systems.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. Earth observation leadership faces competition from China's expanding satellite constellation and remote-sensing capabilities for global data dominance.

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Period of performance
Start
2020-04-01
End
2026-09-30
Status
activein 139 days
Sources

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