RAYTHEON COMPANY - ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE DELIVERY OF THE VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGER RADIOMETER (VIRS) INSTRUMENT AND SUPPORT.
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ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE DELIVERY OF THE VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGER RADIOMETER (VIRS) INSTRUMENT AND SUPPORT.
Context & Analysis
On Jan 15, 2026, National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $1,223,917,225.67 to RAYTHEON COMPANY for engineering services and development leading to the delivery of the visible infrared imager radiometer (virs) instrument and support.. The award is classified under NAICS 334511 — SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING and issued as a cost plus award fee contract. Competition extent: not competed with 1 offer received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in EL SEGUNDO, CA. The contract is scheduled through Mar 1, 2029. This award is one of several similar procurements from National Aeronautics and Space Administration under NAICS 334511 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Mar 1, 2029, in 28 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 14, 2026: 65/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Not competed. 46% of 24 awards in this market (National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards in NAICS 334511 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 1 offers.
- Award size
- At $1.2B, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 24 priced National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards in NAICS 334511 over the last 3 years (median $2.6M).
- Incumbent at this agency
- RAYTHEON COMPANY has 6 other awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, totalling $1.8B, 2021–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards in NAICS 334511 over the last 3 years.
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — 1 award, $814.4M
- NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION — 1 award, $583.0M
- BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC. — 2 awards, $491.0M
- KINETX INC — 2 awards, $40.3M
- THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — 1 award, $11.4M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 14, 2026.
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