Sentar wins NASA MSFC ground systems contract

Huntsville, AL-based Sentar Inc. announced on July 14 the award of the MSFC Ground Systems Engineering Support Services Contract from NASA. Sentar was awarded a $9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity blanket purchase agreement and will compete for task orders through 2024.

Through this contract, Sentar will provide Ground Systems Engineering Support Services to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Sentar will also provide expertise and knowledge about the design, integration and management of complex ground systems used in military or civilian spacecraft monitoring and/or command and control applications.

Sentar and other contractors will:

  • Prepare mission operations concepts
  • Develop the required console products (including displays and command and control strategies
  • Prepare and participate in any training and mission simulations required for mission execution
  • Conduct mission operations for the customer

“This opportunity allows Sentar to support NASA in every step of developing complex ground systems for our nation’s expanding space program,” said Paul Presson, vice president of Army, Air Force and space. “We are honored to have been selected for the Ground Systems Engineering Support Services BPA and look forward to being a trusted and reliable partner to NASA for many years to come.”

Source: Sentar