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$718,830,865

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to THE MITRE CORPORATION

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA822C00001_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

CAASD MUST PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT THE FAA IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS MISSION THROUGH A SYSTEMS APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES ALL DIMENSIONS (E.G. POLITICAL, OPERATIONAL, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL) REQUIRED TO

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In plain English

Engineering, research, and analysis support for FAA mission operations using systems approach across political, operational, economic, and technical dimensions.

Sub-sectors
aviation-systemsair-traffic-managementsystems-engineering
Why this matters

Sustains critical FAA capabilities for national airspace system safety, efficiency, and modernization through independent technical analysis.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for systems engineering expertise and aviation technology consulting services supporting FAA modernization initiatives.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. aviation infrastructure independence and NextGen air traffic management capabilities against foreign technology dependencies.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-13. Cost: $0.001362.

Period of performance
Start
2021-10-20
End
2030-03-31
Status
activein 1417 days
Sources

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