$327,277,799
to PERATON INC.
IGF::OT::IGF NASA SOUNDING ROCKET OPERATIONS CONTRACT (NSROC) III THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTRACT IS TO SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL MECHANISM FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NASA SOUNDING ROCKETS PROGRAM (NSRP). THE NSROC III CONTRACTOR SHALL MANAGE AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND SUPPLIES (EXCEPT THOSE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY). AS SUCH, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, FABRICATE, INTEGRATE, AND PERFORM FLIGHT QUALIFICATION TESTING OF SUB-ORBITAL PAYLOADS, PROVIDE LAUNCH VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE, AND PROVIDE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSEQUENT MISSION LAUNCH OPERATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT AN ESTIMATED 18 LAUNCHES PER YEAR, BASED ON THE MISSION MODEL, THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Latest obligation on the NASA Sounding Rockets program contract awarded to Peraton in 2016, supporting suborbital launch and payload operations.
Sounding rockets provide low-cost access to space for scientific missions and payload testing, critical to U.S. space research capabilities.
Peraton likely subcontracts to launch vehicle and rocket motor manufacturers, supporting the aerospace industrial supply chain.
Sounding rockets provide rapid-response space research access; maintaining this capability preserves U.S. scientific leadership in space exploration.
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- 2026-06-29THE EXPLORATION AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS DIVISION (ESC) IS A NATIONAL RESOURCE LOCATED AT GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) WHICH ENABLES SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND SPACE EXPLORATION BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE AND MISSION-EFFECTIVE SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION SOLUTIONS TO A LARGE COMMUNITY OF DIVERSE CUSTOMERS. ESC MANAGES OPERATIONAL GEOSTATIONARY COMMUNICATIONS RELAY SATELLITES AND GROUND SYSTEMS FOR THE SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION (SCAN) PROGRAM AT NASA HEADQUARTERS. TODAY, SCAN NETWORK SYSTEMS CONSIST OF THE SPACE NETWORK (SN), THE NEAR EARTH NETWORK (NEN), AND THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK (DSN). THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THESE THREE NETWORKS IS CURRENTLY NOT FULLY CONSISTENT. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT TO UNIFY THE SN AND NEN WHERE PRACTICABLE UNDER THIS CONTRACT USING INTEGRATED, COMMON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND NETWORK SOLUTIONS.$1.5B
- 2026-07-09OPERATIONAL PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES (OPIAS) BASE AWARD.$872.1M
- 2026-06-12SITEC 3 EOM PROVIDES USSOCOM WITH O&M SERVICES TO MAINTAIN NETOPS, MAINTAIN SYSTEMS & NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDE END USER & COMMON DEVICE SUPPORT, PROVIDE CONFIGURATION, CHANGE, LICENSE, & ASSET MGMT. CONDUCT TRAINING AND PERFORM IMACS SERVICES.$798.3M
- 2026-07-07INFORMATION ADVANTAGE ENTERPRISE IAE$385.9M
- 2026-06-17THE ETIS III CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL TEST AND INTEGRATION RELATED SERVICES FOR NASA GSFC ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE (ETD) MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE FORMULATION, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TESTING, VERIFICATION, AND OPERATIONS OF SPACEFLIGHT AND GROUND SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE FUTURE SPACE AND SCIENCE MISSIONS.$340.3M
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