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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2017 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2017-03-01·LATEST ACTION2026-06-04·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNG17HP01C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

IGF::CL::IGF SUPPORT FOR ATMOSPHERES, MODELING, AND DATA ASSIMILATION (SAMDA)

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

Continuation of NASA atmospheric science, modeling, and data assimilation support contract that began in 2017.

Sub-sectors
nasa-researchclimate-modelingearth-science
Why this matters

Funds critical Earth observation and climate modeling infrastructure that underpins U.S. weather forecasting and climate research capabilities.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains specialized scientific software and data processing expertise at SSAI; supports downstream integration with NOAA and academic climate research networks.

U.S.–China competition angle

Earth observation and climate modeling are dual-use capabilities; maintaining U.S. leadership in atmospheric science supports both civilian climate research and national security intelligence.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-19. Cost: $0.002911.

Period of performance
Start
2017-03-01
End
2025-05-31
Status
expired395 days ago
Sources

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