Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS)
Awarded Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80JSC025D0073
- Agency
- Johnson Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Awarded
- to Ascend Aerospace And Technology, LLC
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 80JSC025D0073 Federal IDV award
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Houston, Texas 77058, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Andrea De Paz jsc-cosmos@mail.nasa.gov (281) 244-5472
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Johnson Space Center has awarded a Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) to ASCEND Aerospace and Technology, LLC for $1.8 billion on August 28, 2025. The contract provides comprehensive mission operations and systems support for NASA's space programs including Orion/Space Launch Systems, International Space Station, Commercial Crew Program, and Moon to Mars Program. The contractor will deliver services encompassing mission control center systems, training systems, space vehicle mockup facility operations, development, modifications, sustaining engineering, maintenance, information technology, cybersecurity, and communications security support. This Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract also covers mission preparation, crew and flight controller training, and real-time mission execution activities across NASA's various spaceflight programs. ASCEND was selected as the best value contractor with a bid that came in 12.5% below the government's cost estimate among seven competing proposals.
Notice text
The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide services needed to ensure the availability, integrity, reliability, and security of the functional capabilities for command, control, and support of space vehicles and their payload elements which comprise the Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) Mission Systems. The Contractor shall provide support to the Mission Control Center Systems (MCCS), Training Systems (TS), Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), and other FOD mission systems environments to include operations, development, modifications, sustaining engineering, maintenance, information technology (IT), cyber security, and communications security (COMSEC). These services also include mission preparation (“Plan”), crew, instructor, and flight controller training (“Train”), and real-time mission execution (“Fly”) activities to support the Orion/Space Launch Systems (SLS) Programs, the International Space Station (ISS) Program, the Commercial Crew Program, the Moon to Mars Program, and future NASA programs and missions.
Awarded contract 80JSC025D0073 to ASCEND AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC for 1800000000.00 on 2025-08-28.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| COSMOS Source Selection Statement.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) | Award Notice | |
| Request for Proposal for Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) (80JSC024R0003) | Solicitation | |
| Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) | Special Notice | |
| Contract for Organizing Spaceflight Mission Operations and Systems (COSMOS) | Pre-Solicitation |
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