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$86,237,539

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to LEIDOS, INC.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-05-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC024CA005_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

CARGO MISSION CONTRACT 4 (CMC4)

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 NASA's Cargo Mission Contract 4, funding Leidos for ongoing space logistics operations through September 2026.

Sub-sectors
nasa-cargo-missionspace-logisticscontract-modification
Why this matters

CMC4 is critical to NASA's sustained cargo resupply capability to the International Space Station; this 2024-initiated contract ensures continuous logistics support.

Supply-chain signal

Leidos' role as prime contractor on CMC4 anchors a supply chain of aerospace subcontractors and launch-service providers supporting ISS operations.

U.S.–China competition angle

Sustained U.S. cargo resupply to ISS demonstrates American space-logistics independence and counters reliance on foreign launch providers.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-31. Cost: $0.002990.

Period of performance
Start
2024-10-01
End
2026-09-30
Status
activein 92 days
Sources

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