NASA said on September 29, 2026 that it has awarded a contract to Omitron Inc. for orbital safety analysis services, work the agency described as providing critical protection of NASA spaceflight assets and astronaut lives. The contract release was issued by the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center.
What the contract covers
According to NASA, the indefinite-delivery contract is valued at approximately $23.5 million over a five-year period of performance.
The agency said the work entails conjunction assessment screening services for all NASA uncrewed spacecraft, support of human spaceflight activities, and orbital safety analysis support to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Space Commerce.
Where the work will be performed
NASA said the work will take place at Omitron's location in Beltsville, Maryland, and at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Other sites named by the agency are Johnson Space Center in Houston, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren in Virginia, and Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
How NASA framed the award
The announcement was issued as contract release C26-002 from Goddard Space Flight Center, with Rob Garner listed as the contact.
NASA characterized the services as providing for critical protection of NASA spaceflight assets and astronaut lives. The agency did not publish further financial or schedule details in the release.
Key facts and where they come from
- NASA awarded the orbital safety analysis services contract to Omitron Inc.
NASA has awarded a contract to Omitron Inc. for the acquisition of orbital safety analysis services
- The indefinite-delivery contract is worth about $23.5 million over five years.
This indefinite-delivery contract is valued at approximately $23.5 million over a five-year period of performance
- Scope includes conjunction assessment screening for all NASA uncrewed spacecraft and support to NOAA's Office of Space Commerce.
entails conjunction assessment screening services for all NASA uncrewed spacecraft, support of human spaceflight activities, and orbital safety analysis support to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Space Commerce
- Work spans five locations including Beltsville, Greenbelt, Houston, Dahlgren and Peterson Space Force Base.
The work will take place at Omitron's location in Beltsville, Maryland, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston