Dec 12, 2011

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov

CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-053

NASA EXTENDS MISSION OPERATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT

HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a $165 million contract extension to Lockheed Martin Corp of Gaithersburg, Md , to provide continued mission control systems services, development, maintenance and operations support as part of the Facilities Development and Operations Contract, or FDOC

Under the contract, Lockheed Martin provides support for the hardware, software, data and displays systems used to train for and execute all human spaceflight missions supported by the Mission Operations Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston The contract provides systems services support within the Christopher C Kraft Jr Mission Control Center and the Jake Garn Mission Simulator and Training Facility at Johnson, and at backup control centers

The majority of the work will take place at or near Johnson Significant subcontractors include Cimarron Software Services Inc and United Space Alliance, both of Houston

This extension exercises the first of two potential options for the contract The $755 million contract base period is from Jan 1, 2009, through Sept 30, 2012 This option will extend the contract through Sept 30, 2013, and increase the total contract value to $919 5 million

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