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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE2026-03-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC22CA049_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ASSURANCE SERVICES 2 (SAS2) THE PRINCIPLE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ASSURANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING IV&V AND SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE ANALYSIS ON SELECTED SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE BEING DEVELOPED

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Provides independent verification, validation, and safety assurance services for NASA systems and software development.

Sub-sectors
nasa-contractssystems-software-assuranceiv-and-v-testing
Why this matters

IV&V and mission assurance are critical for ensuring reliability and safety of NASA's space systems and reducing mission failure risk.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates sustained demand for specialized aerospace quality assurance and testing contractors supporting NASA's development pipeline.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. space program reliability and safety standards, supporting competitive advantage in civil space exploration and satellite operations.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002240.

Period of performance
Start
2022-10-01
End
2027-09-30
Status
activein 501 days
Sources

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