Bottom line: Amentum Technology, Inc. holds the NASA Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) contract, with $2.0 billion obligated to date and a current end date of May 31, 2027, according to USAspending.gov.

The contract, numbered 80MSFC18C0011, is a definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is priced as cost-plus-award-fee, and the record shows a performance start of December 1, 2017, with the award signed on November 21, 2017.

By the numbers

• Obligated to date: $2,001,993,510
• Base and exercised options value: $2,268,147,838
• Performance period: December 1, 2017 to May 31, 2027
• Pricing: Cost-plus-award-fee

Why it matters: The figures are cumulative obligations on a multi-year vehicle, not a new award. With the current end date in May 2027, the work is approaching the end of its performance period, which is the point where contractors typically begin tracking any follow-on.

Source: USAspending.gov award record 80MSFC18C0011.