Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington            March 7, 2002
(Phone: 202/358-1726)

Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

RELEASE: c02-g

NASA MODIFIES SPACE OPERATIONS CONTRACT
TO INCLUDE SCOUT SOFTWARE DELIVERY

     NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has added $36.6 
million of new work to the existing agency-wide Consolidated 
Space Operations Contract (CSOC) with Lockheed Martin Space 
Operations Co. of Houston. 

Under the modification to the contract issued today, the 
contractor will continue work on the development of the 
Checkout and Launch Control System (CLCS) at Kennedy Space 
Center by providing for the Scout Software Delivery, software 
that controls the CLCS. 

The work under the contract will continue through June 30, 
2003. Previous deliveries of CLCS software and hardware have 
been covered under the CSOC since Oct. 1, 1999.

The CLCS will replace the Launch Processing System with 
current hardware and software.  CLCS program objectives are 
to ensure continued safe and dependable shuttle launch 
support for the duration of the program, reduce shuttle 
operational costs and provide building blocks for future 
endeavors.

The initial CSOC contract, worth $1.9 billion over five 
years, was awarded through competitive procurement and began 
on Oct. 1, 1998. The contract provides for mission support 
services to field centers throughout NASA. After the five-
year base effort, the contract includes options totaling 
$1.54 billion for a five-year extension to Dec. 31, 2008.  

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