Braxton on Team Awarded NASA Communications Networks Contract.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Braxton Technologies today announced it is part of the ITT team that has been awarded a $1.26 billion maximum value contract by the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. (GSFC GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA; Greenbelt, MD, USA) GSFC Gujarat State Financial Corporation GSFC Gujarat State Fertilizers Company GSFC George Strait Fan Club GSFC Gujarat State Fertilisers Corporation ) to provide operations support for their space and ground communications networks. The period of performance for the initial contract is five years and three months, with two one-year option periods. Under the Space Communications Networks Services (SCNS) contract, Braxton and the ITT team will provide mission network planning and integration services, systems and network engineering, operations, maintenance, development engineering, and sustaining engineering for multiple NASA space centers including GSFC Greenbelt, Maryland; White Sands Complex, New Mexico; Guam Remote Ground Terminal, Guam; Kokee Park, Hawaii; Monument Peak, California; Wallops Island, Virginia; and Merritt Island Launch Annex, Florida. "Braxton is proud to be on such a capable and dedicated team," said Frank Backes, Braxton CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We have committed to ITT and NASA to ensure the critical SCNS program meets the needs of its many customers and users." About Braxton Technologies Braxton Technologies, LLC, delivers products and professional services for government and commercial applications. Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) launch, early-orbit, operations, and disposal command and control functions are currently performed by Braxton's ACE Premier[TM] product suite. ACE Premier[TM] includes configurable applications, tools, and simulators that dramatically reduce cost and accelerate deployment of command and control systems. Braxton is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. . Braxton Technologies, LLC, 770 Wooten Road, Suite 105, Colorado Springs, CO 80915-3538 |
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