Delivery Order DOCDG133E07CQ0005-DOCT0007

This is a task order contract for services awarded by a U.S. government agency to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) focused on the space enterprise. The contract has a $34,889,142.00 ceiling value and a period of performance through December 21, 2008. It is a cost-plus-fixed-fee type contract, with the work to be performed in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Aerospace Corporation is a non-profit organization that provides independent technical and scientific research, development, and advisory services to national security space programs, NASA, and other federal agencies. Through this contract, The Aerospace Corporation will deliver a wide range of engineering, research, management, and technical services supporting civil, defense, and commercial space initiatives, including spacecraft design and testing, launch vehicle technologies, space environment modeling, space situational awareness, and scientific studies.

This contract is not set aside. The Aerospace Corporation has received numerous prime contract awards from agencies such as NASA, the Department of Defense, NOAA, and others, in addition to grant funding to support space technology development and scientific research.