A Birmingham entity has been selected by NASA as one of 12 to provide research, engineering and mission integration services for the International Space Station Program.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham was chosen, along with multiple other Alabama companies, including Axient Corp of Huntsville, Tec-Masters of Huntsville and Teledyne Brown Engineering of Huntsville.
A $478 million Research, Engineering & Mission Integration Services-2 or REMIS-2 contract will support the work of the International Space Station Program based at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The companies will provide spaceflight, ground hardware and software, sustaining engineering functions and services, payload facility integration and research mission integration operations services.
Each company will receive a multiple-award, indefinite-quantity contract with firm-fixed price and cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders. The seven-year contract runs through Sept. 30, 2030, with an option to extend through Sept. 30, 2032.
The non-Alabama companies selected are:
- Aegis Aerospace Inc., Houston
- Cimarron Software Services Houston
- Consolidated Safety Services, Exploration Park, Florida
- JES Tech, Houston
- KBR Wyle, Fulton, Maryland
- Leidos, Webster, Texas
- Metis, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Oceaneering, Houston
The majority of the work will take place at contractor facilities across the country. Services also may be required at other NASA centers, contractor or subcontractor locations or vendor facilities as requirements warrant.
The contract also includes a small business reserve, which was fulfilled by selecting Aegis, Cimarron, Consolidated Safety Services, JES Tech, Metis and Tec-Masters.
