SAIC Receives $170 Million NASA Contract

Science Applications International Corp.  (SAIC) has been awarded a $170 million contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue performing independent verification and validation (IV&V) of space systems and software. This Systems and Software Assurance Services 2 (SAS2) contract will support all of NASA’s current human space exploration programs as well as numerous Earth science and planetary science missions.

“The SAS2 contract enables SAIC to continue providing critical engineering expertise to NASA,” said Michael LaRouche, president National Security and Space sector at SAIC. “When missions such as the Perseverance Mars Rover or the Artemis Program take flight, SAIC performs critical system and software verification and validation that helps to ensure mission success.”

Under the five-year contract, SAIC will deliver services including Software Systems IV&V, Safety & Mission Assurance, Software Assurance and Mission Protection services.

For more information on SAIC’s work with NASA visit www.saic.com/space.