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$150,212,174

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to PERATON INC.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-14·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC23CA077_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

NSROC IV CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, FABRICATE, INTEGRATE, & PERFORM FLIGHT QUALIFICATION TESTING OF SUB-ORBITAL PAYLOADS, PROVIDE LAUNCH VEHICLES & ASSOCIATED HARDWARE, & PROVIDE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSEQUENT MISSION LAUNCH OPERATIONS

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2023 NSROC IV contract for Peraton to design, fabricate, and test sub-orbital payloads and provide launch vehicle services.

Sub-sectors
sub-orbital-payloadslaunch-servicesflight-qualification-testing
Why this matters

NSROC IV is NASA's primary mechanism for rapid, low-cost access to space for scientific payloads; sustains U.S. domestic launch capability and payload integration expertise.

Supply-chain signal

Peraton's role as prime integrator drives demand for specialized aerospace suppliers in payload fabrication, avionics, and ground support equipment.

U.S.–China competition angle

Sub-orbital launch services are critical to maintaining U.S. independence in rapid-access space operations; China has invested heavily in competing low-cost launch platforms.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.003189.

Period of performance
Start
2023-10-01
End
2028-09-30
Status
activein 823 days
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