Jun. 3 at 10:42 AM
$KBR KBR awarded
$8B Antarctic Science and Engineering Support contract by the NSF
KBR announced its Mission Technology Solutions business has been awarded an
$8B ceiling Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract, or ASESC, by the U.S. National Science Foundation, or NSF. This single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity task order hybrid contract will have a 20-year period of performance beginning in June 2026. The NSF-led U.S. Antarctic Program operates three year-round stations and numerous research camps in Antarctica - Earth's highest, driest, coldest, windiest and most remote continent.
The NSF plays a critical role in national security by funding foundational research in critical technologies, securing digital infrastructure and protecting the U.S. research ecosystem from foreign interference. By operating three year-round stations, Under the terms of this contract, KBR will provide full-scale operations, maintenance, logistics and science support in Antarctica and aboard ships in the Southern Ocean. KBR will deliver year-round operations supporting researchers and their teams during the demanding austral summer and through the winter months of complete isolation, 24-hour darkness and temperatures plunging to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.
