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$239,357,873

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2016 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2016-02-02·LATEST ACTION2026-04-24·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_NNA16BD26C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

IGF::OT::IGF AEROSPACE TESTING AND FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (ATOM-4) SERVICES (ARC WIND TUNNEL DIVISION AND THERMO-PHYSICS FACILITIES) CONTRACT. WORK TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDES TESTING AND FACILITY OPERATION, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND OPERATION OF SUPPORT FACILITIES, PERFORMANCE OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, AND ADMINISTRATION.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2016 NASA contract for operating and maintaining ARC wind tunnel and thermal testing facilities.

Sub-sectors
nasa-facilitiesm&o-contractwind-tunnel-testing
Why this matters

Wind tunnels are critical infrastructure for validating aircraft and spacecraft designs; sustained funding ensures NASA's aerodynamic testing capability remains operational.

Supply-chain signal

Amentum's continued role as facilities operator locks in a prime contractor managing NASA's core testing infrastructure and supporting downstream aerospace R&D.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advanced wind tunnel capabilities underpin U.S. aerospace competitiveness; maintaining operational facilities is essential as China expands its own hypersonic and subsonic testing capacity.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-20. Cost: $0.003084.

Period of performance
Start
2016-02-02
End
2022-08-01
Status
expired1429 days ago
Sources

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