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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-08-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-08·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC21CA001_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (EOSDIS) EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EED)-3 EOSDIS EED-3 SERVICES

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2021 EOSDIS Evolution and Development contract to maintain and evolve NASA's Earth observation data and information systems through January 2027.

Sub-sectors
earth-observation-satellitesdata-systems-evolutionnasa-contract-modification
Why this matters

EOSDIS is critical infrastructure for climate monitoring, disaster response, and environmental science; this modification sustains continuous operations of a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar NASA data backbone.

Supply-chain signal

Raytheon's role as prime integrator for EOSDIS data systems implies ongoing demand for satellite data processing, cloud infrastructure, and software engineering from subcontractors and technology vendors.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. Earth observation data leadership depends on sustained investment in systems like EOSDIS; China's parallel satellite constellation and data systems make continuous modernization strategically important.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-19. Cost: $0.003240.

Period of performance
Start
2021-08-01
End
2027-01-31
Status
activein 215 days
Sources

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