HP Awarded $2.5 Billion In Contract With NASA

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Hewlett Packard has long been one of the bigger computer companies in the United States and a new contract with the nation’s leading space agency ensures relevancy for at least another decade. HP was recently awarded a $2.5 billion contract that will span an even 10 years.

The huge contract will mean that NASA is purchasing computer equipment, software and peripheries until at least 2020. Hewlett Packard will also provide IT support as well as other instructional services to the space agency during the length of the contract.

In winning the contract, Hewlett Packard beat out a company that has long done business with NASA. Lockheed Martin was one of the companies competing against HP and their spokeswoman issued a statement expressing that company’s disappointment over the decision. “Our team is disappointed that NASA selected another solution,” said Sheila Collins, a said in a statement e-mailed to the media. “We submitted a ‘best-value’ solution based on our knowledge of the program and our understanding of NASA’s mission. We continue to serve NASA on other contracts.”