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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration
aerospaceexpired
ACTION DATE2026-04-24·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.

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

Operations, maintenance, and testing services for NASA's Arc Wind Tunnel Division and thermo-physics research facilities.

Sub-sectors
testing-facilitieswind-tunnel-operationsmaintenance-services
Why this matters

Sustains critical aerospace testing infrastructure essential for hypersonic vehicle development and thermal protection system validation.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates sustained demand for specialized aerospace facility operators and maintenance contractors supporting NASA's experimental capabilities.

U.S.–China competition angle

Wind tunnel and hypersonic testing capabilities are strategically important for maintaining U.S. aerospace and defense technological superiority.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001390.

Period of performance
Start
2016-02-02
End
2022-08-01
Status
expired1383 days ago
Sources
  • Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_NNA16BD26C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-.

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