Don Savage
Headquarters, Washington, DC                  December 2, 1998
(Phone:  202/358-1547)

Nancy G. Neal 
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
(Phone:  301-286-0039)

RELEASE:  c98-v

NASA SELECTS RAYTHEON STX TO PROVIDE GODDARD SUPPORT 

       NASA has selected Raytheon STX Corporation of Lanham, MD, to 
provide routine data operations, and research and development 
support for the Space Science Data Operations Office and the 
National Space Science Data Center at the Goddard Space Flight 
Center in Greenbelt, MD.

       This two-year contract, with three one-year options, is 
valued at  $33,212,570 million.  The contract started December 1, 
1998.

       The contractor's primary responsibilities include processing 
of space science data, and acquisition, modeling, analysis, 
archiving, and dissemination of NASA archival data and related 
information.  The customers for these data are the scientific 
community, educators and the general public.  The contractor's 
duties also include the development and maintenance of 
sophisticated computer, data storage, and information systems 
needed to perform the primary functions.

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