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NASA Awards Academic Mission Services Contract

NASA has selected Universities Space Research Association (USRA) of Columbia, Maryland, to provide academic/university-based program and project support for science and engineering teams at the agency’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.

The NASA Academic Mission Services (NAMS) contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a total value of approximately $193 million and a two-year base period, one two-year option, and one one-year option.

USRA will provide NASA with capabilities to fulfill mission requirements from fundamental research and development to field-test deployments and operational science missions. The contractor also must maintain effective methods for attracting and retaining leading-edge researchers and facilitating interactive participation and engagement of researchers and students with Ames employees.

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Dwayne Brown / Laurie Cantillo
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726 / 202-358-1077
dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov / laura.l.cantillo@nasa.gov
Sharon Lozano
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-4789
sharon.k.lozano@nasa.gov