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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to SYNCOM SPACE SERVICES LLC

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2016 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2016-02-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNS15AA75T_8000_NNS15AA01C_8000
Award description

IGF::OT::IGF SYNERGY-ACHIEVING CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, COST PLUS INCENTIVE FEE, CORE WORK

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

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2016 NASA SYNCOM consolidated operations and maintenance contract for space infrastructure support.

Sub-sectors
nasa-operationsm&o-contractspace-infrastructure
Why this matters

This decade-long M&O contract sustains critical NASA space operations and ground systems; the 2026 modification signals continued investment in orbital asset management.

Supply-chain signal

Ongoing commitment to SYNCOM's supply chain for spacecraft operations, telemetry, and mission control services across NASA's fleet.

U.S.–China competition angle

Sustained U.S. space infrastructure operations capability; maintaining independent orbital logistics and control systems independent of foreign reliance.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-18. Cost: $0.002922.

Period of performance
Start
2016-02-01
End
2025-06-30
Status
expired365 days ago
Sources

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