The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $28,314 firm fixed-price purchase order to MAK Technologies, Inc. on December 1, 2025, for renewal of the MAK Real-Time Infrastructure (RTI) Protection Program Maintenance. The contract, which operates through November 30, 2026, supports the Airspace Traffic Operations Simulation (ATOS) infrastructure and extends authorized use across all NASA ATOS sites within the broader ATOS program. The procurement was conducted as a sole-source acquisition using commercial item procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 13, with work performed at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. No small business set-aside was utilized for this award.
MAK Technologies, Inc., a foreign-owned defense and aerospace software company specializing in military simulation and training systems, was selected as the sole provider capable of delivering this specialized maintenance renewal service. The company's software portfolio, which includes products such as VR-Link, VR-Vantage, and VR-Forces, supports modeling, simulation, and training applications across federal agencies and major defense contractors. MAK Technologies currently holds two substantial Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts—a $982.1 million agreement with Naval Sea Systems Command and a $900 million contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center—underscoring its strategic importance in federal contracting and technical capability in complex simulation environments.