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$77,030,964

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2020 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2020-01-17·LATEST ACTION2026-05-12·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80AFRC20F0054_8000_80AFRC20D0003_8000
Award description

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT ALL NASA ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION, AND FLIGHT-LINE OPERATIONS.

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

Contractor provides comprehensive aircraft maintenance, modification, and flight-line operations support for NASA's assigned aircraft fleet.

Sub-sectors
nasa-aircraft-operationsmaintenance-and-modificationflight-line-support
Why this matters

NASA's aircraft operations are critical for atmospheric research, Earth observation, and aeronautics testing that advance U.S. aerospace capabilities.

Supply-chain signal

Large contract signals sustained demand for specialized aerospace maintenance, avionics, and aircraft modification services from qualified contractors.

U.S.–China competition angle

Maintaining advanced NASA aircraft capabilities supports U.S. leadership in atmospheric science and aeronautics research against international competition.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002187.

Period of performance
Start
2020-01-17
End
2025-07-31
Status
expired291 days ago
Sources

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