SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE - IGF::CL,CT::IGF LUCY IS A PLANNED NASA SPACE PROBE THAT WILL TOUR FIVE JUPITER TROJANS, ASTEROIDS WHICH SHARE JUPITER'S ORBIT AROUND THE SUN, ORBITING EITHER AHEAD OF OR BEHIND THE PLANET AND ONE MAIN BELT ASTEROID. ALL TARGET ENCOUNTERS WILL BE FLY-BY ENCOUNTERS.
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IGF::CL,CT::IGF LUCY IS A PLANNED NASA SPACE PROBE THAT WILL TOUR FIVE JUPITER TROJANS, ASTEROIDS WHICH SHARE JUPITER'S ORBIT AROUND THE SUN, ORBITING EITHER AHEAD OF OR BEHIND THE PLANET AND ONE MAIN BELT ASTEROID. ALL TARGET ENCOUNTERS WILL BE FLY-BY ENCOUNTERS.
Context & Analysis
On Nov 9, 2015, National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $77,231,167.7 to SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE for igf::cl,ct::igf lucy is a planned nasa space probe that will tour five jupiter trojans, asteroids which share jupiter's orbit around the sun, orbiting either ahead of or behind the planet and one main…. The award is classified under NAICS 541330 — ENGINEERING SERVICES. Competition extent: full and open competition with 1 offer received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in SAN ANTONIO, TX. The contract is scheduled through Feb 28, 2034. This award is one of several similar procurements from National Aeronautics and Space Administration under NAICS 541330 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Feb 28, 2034, in 88 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 15, 2026: 50/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 1 offer. 68% of 336 awards in this market (National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards in NAICS 541330 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 1 offers.
- Award size
- At $77.2M, this award is larger than three in four of the 373 priced National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards in NAICS 541330 over the last 3 years (median $573K).
- Incumbent at this agency
- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE has 18 other awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, totalling $1.2B, 2002–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration awards in NAICS 541330 over the last 3 years.
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — 3 awards, $1.4B
- PERATON INC. — 5 awards, $1.1B
- KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC — 2 awards, $1.1B
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION — 2 awards, $811.3M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 15, 2026.
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