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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to RSI-QUANTITECH JV LLC

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80MSFC23CA004_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

MARSHALL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADES SUPPORT (METTS III) COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADE SKILLS TO PERFORM TESTING GROUND AND SPACE BASED RESEARCH TEST OPERATIONS DATA ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTATION CALIBRATION

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In plain English

Engineering technician and trades support for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center testing, research operations, and instrumentation.

Sub-sectors
space-operationsground-supportengineering-services
Why this matters

Sustains critical technical workforce for NASA's space exploration and propulsion system development capabilities.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates sustained demand for specialized aerospace engineering technicians and ground support infrastructure at Marshall Center.

U.S.–China competition angle

Supports U.S. space program independence and technical expertise maintenance against international space competition.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-13. Cost: $0.001278.

Period of performance
Start
2023-01-01
End
2026-12-31
Status
activein 230 days
Sources

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