NASA Gives Space Station Construction Contract Worth IDR 7.4 Trillion

Illustration of the International Space Station (doc. NASA).

JAKARTA The United States (NASA) Aeronautics and Space Agency will award a Research, Engineering & Mission Integration Services-2 (REMIS-2) contract to 12 companies in the United States.

The contracts worth US$478 million or around Rp7.4 trillion will be awarded to Aegis Aerospace, Axian Corp, Cimarron Software Services, Consolerated Safety Services, JES Tech, KBR Wyle, Leidos, Metis, and Oceanearing.

In addition, there are still Tec-Masters, Teledyne Brown Engineering, and Alabama University. These 12 companies will support the International Space Station (ISS) program being developed by NASA.

With the granting of these contracts, Aegis, Axian, JES Tech, to Alabama University will provide spaceflight, software and hardware, as well as maintain ISS engineering functions and services.

They will also assist in the integration of research content facilities and operations services. NASA explained in an official statement that selected companies will receive many awards and unlimited quantities at fixed prices.

This REMIS-2 contract comes into effect on Friday, January 12, 2024 and will expire on September 30, 2030. Twelve of these companies could extend the contract, but only until two years later or until September 30, 2032.

Twelve companies bound by REMIS-2 contracts can perform their duties in various contractor facilities. Contract locations, subcontractors, or vendor facilities are determined by them as long as they comply with the requirements provided by NASA.