SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $10.6M National Aeronautics and Space Administration Contract
Summary
This $10.6M NASA contract awarded to Southwest Research Institute, a private non-profit, funds ground support equipment for space missions. No public companies are directly affected, and the contract is routine in size and scope.
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Key Takeaways
- 1.No publicly traded company benefits directly from this contract.
- 2.The contract is a routine, modest NASA award for ground support equipment.
- 3.Investors should focus on larger NASA prime contracts awarded to public companies for space infrastructure.
Market Implications
The award to a private entity means no direct stock movement. However, the continuation of NASA's ground support spending is a positive signal for the broader space infrastructure ecosystem. Companies like $LMT and $NOC that build spacecraft and ground systems may indirectly benefit from sustained NASA budgets, but this specific contract is too small and private to affect their valuations.
Full Analysis
- The contract from NASA to Southwest Research Institute is for $10.6M over a 10-year period (2025-2034) covering design, fabrication, integration, and maintenance of instrument ground support equipment (GSE) and mission operations support at NASA's NOSF (likely the NASA Operations Support Facility). 2) Southwest Research Institute is a private, non-profit research and development organization; it is not publicly traded and has no publicly traded parent. Therefore, no direct public company benefits from this award. 3) No legislation in the provided bill signals directly authorizes or appropriates this specific contract. The bills listed are unrelated to NASA ground support equipment. 4) Subcontractors for this work are likely specialized engineering firms, but without disclosure, no publicly traded companies can be identified. Retail investors should not attribute this contract to any specific ticker. 5) Historically, NASA awards numerous small-to-medium contracts to private research institutes for specialized equipment. These contracts are routine and typically do not move markets.
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Contract Details
Recipient
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Award Amount
$10,563,683
Awarding Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sub-Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contract Type
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT
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