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ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLC

UEI DRYZNRMCBKL6CAGE 419Z4Company website ↗

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Overview

Legal name
ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLC
Also known as
ORION SPACE SOLUTIONS
Registered location
LOUISVILLE, CO, USA
Website
Company website ↗
Primary NAICS
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Latest award activity
Apr 29, 2026
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ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLC is associated with UEI DRYZNRMCBKL6 and CAGE 419Z4 in public federal records. AcornBids currently links 8 prime awards totaling $8.3M in obligations to this entity. Its largest recorded federal customer by obligations is Department of Defense. Its recorded federal awards include work classified as Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology); Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). These categories describe the loaded award records, not a complete list of company capabilities. Its primary SAM.gov NAICS is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). Its public SAM.gov registration lists LOUISVILLE, CO, USA.

At a glance

Lifetime prime obligations$8.3M
Prime awards8
Awards with future end dates1
Top-agency concentration
Not available

Why this customer concentration

Detailed agency totals are not available in this stored profile.

Largest positive coded-agency total ÷ all positive coded-agency totals × 100

Missing data is shown as unavailable.

Prime contract obligations across loaded award records. Obligations are not revenue or contract ceilings. Summary updated Oct 10, 2026. Refresh pending; these totals may be out of date.

Business information

Public SAM.gov registration details.

Legal name
ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLC
Doing business as
ORION SPACE SOLUTIONS
UEI
DRYZNRMCBKL6
CAGE
419Z4
Registered address
282 CENTURY PL STE 1000, LOUISVILLE, CO, 80027, USA
Registration status
Active
Primary NAICS
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
SAM activation
Apr 21, 2026
Initial registration
Jul 20, 2005
Entity start
Jun 2, 2005
SAM updated
Apr 21, 2026
Registration expires
Apr 20, 2027
Fiscal year end
Dec 31
Place of incorporation
TX, USA

View SAM.gov source

Research brief

Source facts

  • Loaded prime-award records link 8 awards and $8,254,817 in reported obligations to this legal entity. Source
  • Recorded awards include Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715); this classification is not proof of every company capability. Source
  • An example award describes: THE CONTRACTOR IS PROPOSING AN IONOSPHERE MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER TO MONITOR AND FORECAST SPACE ENVIRONMENT PHENOMENA, AS WELL AS DETECT HUMAN-INFLUENCED IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES, SUCH AS HYPERSONIC VEHICLES, SPACE LAUNCHES. Source

Federal award analysis

Net transaction obligations by federal fiscal period.

Selected transaction obligations$4.3M
Prime contracts

Reported transaction obligations by federal fiscal period; includes deobligations. Missing transactions are not estimated. Coverage: 8 of 8 selected awards. Select a period to explore its awards.

Recent federal awards

Prime contract awards. Select an award to review its history and source evidence.

Award / descriptionAwarding agencyObligationsStart dateEnd date
FA945324CX050THE CONTRACTOR IS PROPOSING AN IONOSPHERE MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER TO MONITOR AND FORECAST SPACE ENVIRONMENT PHENOMENA, AS WELL AS DETECT HUMAN-INFLUENCED IONOSPHERIC…Department of Defense$2.5MSep 25, 2024Dec 27, 2028
80NSSC22CA095E014042 SBIR PHASE II MULTICHANNEL THERMOSPHERE IONOSPHERE PHOTOMETER SCANNER (MTIPS)National Aeronautics and Space Administration$799.9KJun 22, 2022Sep 16, 2026
80NSSC23CA073EO14042 - FY23 - SBIR PHASE II - COMPACT ALL SKY INTERFEROMETRIC DOPPLER IMAGER (CASIDI)National Aeronautics and Space Administration$899.7KMay 24, 2023Sep 30, 2026
N0017324P2010SCANNING UV MIRROR (SUVM) ASSEMBLIES AND RFBR ASSESSMENT SERVICESDepartment of Defense$651.5KDec 19, 2023Feb 10, 2026
W912HQ23P0039ESTCP PROJECT NUMBER: MR22-7964Department of Defense$323.5KMay 17, 2023May 24, 2026
80NSSC23CA072EO14042 - FY23 - SBIR PHASE II - DRAGSTER: AN ENSEMBLE ASSIMILATIVE MODEL FOR SATELLITE DRAGNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$900.0KMay 31, 2023May 30, 2025
W31P4Q17C0016IGF::OT::IGF DARPA SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM (SBIR) PHASE I CONTRACT ACTION ENTITLED "TELEMETRY BUOY - TM COLLECTION SYSTEM". RTW 9X-16. RA-D003-17Department of Defense$100.0KDec 13, 2016Sep 13, 2017
1332KP24C0026ORION SPACE SOLUTIONS, KM AND NLP: ADVANCED ACCESS METHODS FOR EO DIGITAL TWINS FOR EO DIGITAL TWINS. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) HAS IDENTIFIED A…Department of Commerce$2.0MOct 1, 2024Sep 30, 2026

Upcoming positioning windows

Modeled recompete windows are estimates, not announced solicitations or guarantees.

Registration, certifications & contacts

Registration evidenceDate
SAM updatedApr 21, 2026
Source loadedSep 26, 2026
Initial registrationJul 20, 2005
Entity startJun 2, 2005
IndustryReported size status
334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device ManufacturingNot reported
517410 — Satellite TelecommunicationsNot reported
541330 — Engineering ServicesNot reported
541512 — Computer Systems Design ServicesNot reported
541690 — Other Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesNot reported
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)Not reported
541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesNot reported
ContactRolePublished contact methodsEvidenceSource date
LISA LEDFORDGovernment businessContact method not publishedSAM registrationNot available
LIZ HAMMAlternate government businessContact method not publishedSAM registrationNot available
LISA LEDFORDElectronic businessContact method not publishedSAM registrationNot available
LIZ HAMMAlternate electronic businessContact method not publishedSAM registrationNot available
Registered industries
  • 334519 — Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
  • 517410 — Satellite Telecommunications
  • 541330 — Engineering Services
  • 541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
  • 541690 — Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
  • 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
  • 541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Registration classifications and published certificates do not by themselves establish eligibility for a particular solicitation. View SAM source

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About ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLC

What products and services appear in its federal awards?

Recorded award industries: 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology); 541714 — Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology); 541712.

Recorded products and services: AJ14 — GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES; AC12 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH; R425 — Engineering and Technical Services.

Examples from recent award records:

These records describe federal award work, not every company capability. Review the award evidence.

Where is the company registered?

282 CENTURY PL STE 1000, LOUISVILLE, Colorado 80027, United States

Registered location from SAM.gov; award performance locations may differ.

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Data coverage and methodology

Sources: SAM.gov registration, USAspending awards and transactions, and linked supporting records. Prime contract obligations, IDV ceilings and assistance amounts are kept separate. Missing records are not zero activity. Company claims are labeled separately. Recompete signals are rule-based scores out of 100. Positioning windows are AcornBids estimates.

Disclosed relationships only. Missing records do not establish that a contractor has no partners. Ambiguous parent award identifiers are excluded.

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