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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to ASTRION GROUP, LLC

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-04-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-03·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80KSC022CA010_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

LABORATORY SUPPORT SERVICES AND OPERATIONS II (LASSO) II CONTRACT

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 increment on the 2023 LASSO II contract providing laboratory support services and operations for NASA.

Sub-sectors
nasa-lab-operationsm&o-contractongoing-modification
Why this matters

Sustains critical NASA facility operations and research infrastructure continuity through 2027 under a multi-year performance agreement.

Supply-chain signal

Astrion Group's role as NASA lab operator positions it as a key node in U.S. space-research supply chain; modifications signal sustained demand for specialized technical labor.

U.S.–China competition angle

NASA lab operations underpin U.S. space exploration and satellite capabilities central to maintaining technological leadership against Chinese space programs.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002930.

Period of performance
Start
2023-04-01
End
2027-09-30
Status
activein 457 days
Sources

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