What is SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE's OSHA violation history?

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $25,900 in total penalties.

Establishment profile

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

6220 CULEBRA RD DIVISION 11, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78238
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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OSHA inspections

over 29 years

Violations

$25,900 in penalties

Penalties

$25,900

$3,238 avg

Violations across 3 federal agencies

Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Accident investigations on record

1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $25,900 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections

0.3 / yr · last 29 yrs

Violations

0.3 / yr

Penalties

$25,900

$3,238 avg / violation

25% serious75% other

Inspection trigger · complaint

6 of 8

Inspection trigger · referral

1 of 8

63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $25,900 in penalties.

CFR section	Citations	Inspections	Total penalty	First cited	Last cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D01	1	1	$7,500	Aug 2022	Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0095 I02	1	1	$7,000	May 2016	May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0132 D02	1	1	$4,000	Nov 2016	Nov 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 II D	1	1	$2,500	Oct 2020	Oct 2020
29 CFR 1910.0023 C01	1	1	$2,400	May 2016	May 2016
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I	1	1	$1,000	Aug 2022	Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.1200 H01	1	1	$1,000	Aug 2022	Aug 2022
29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 IIC	1	1	$500	Jan 1997	Jan 1997

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 5417 within TX. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations

Penalty percentile

93rd

peer median: $0

Inspection frequency

100th

peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR

0.6

BLS SOII 2024

Industry avg DART

0.3

BLS SOII 2024

Self-reported TRIR

—

Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint

Referral

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jun 2015 – Jun 2024 · 3 in last 5 years

Reports

Hospitalizations

Amputations

Eye losses

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

Date	Event	Body part	Outcome
Jun 14, 2024	Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels	Ankle(s)	Hospitalized
Oct 30, 2023	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.	Amputation
Dec 12, 2022	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	Brain	Hospitalized
Apr 29, 2020	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Fingertip(s)	Amputation
Aug 3, 2016	Fall on same level, unspecified	Hip(s)	Hospitalized
Nov 5, 2015	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Fingertip(s)	Amputation
Jun 5, 2015	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed

Weekly

First OSHA inspection

—

Most recent activity

3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases

Back wages owed

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages

Case period	Industry	Statutes	Violations	Workers	Backwages	Civil penalty
Feb 2009 – Feb 2011	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	—	—	0	—	—

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications

Certified

Avg wage ratio

1.39x

H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections

Quarters non-compliant

Formal actions

EPA penalties

$6,000

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities · $6,000 in assessed penalties.

Facility	Permits	Status	Inspections	Formal actions	Penalties	Last inspected	ECHO
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA ROAD · SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78238	AirRCRA	No Violation Identified QNCR 1	3	1	$6,000	Jul 2024	View →
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 6220 CULEBRA RD · SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78238	—	No Violation Identified	0	0	—	—	View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)

$994.5M

Obligated (all-time)

$3.0B

Awards

1,785

Top agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

$1.3B

Company-wide — SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (across 4 entities)

Obligated (5-yr)

$993.8M

Obligated (all-time)

$3.1B

Awards (all-time)

2,302

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.3B

Department of Defense$1.2B

Nuclear Regulatory Commission$165.1M

Department of Energy$86.7M

Environmental Protection Agency$69.8M

Largest awards (top 50 of 1,785)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
TAS::80 0120::TAS AS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) INSTITUTION FOR THE MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTISCALE (MMS) INSTRUMENT SUITE SCIENCE TEAM (ISST), THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING THE SOLVING MAGNETOSPHERIC ACCELERATION RECONNECTION AND TURBULENCE (SMART) TEAM THROUGH ALL MISSION PHASES. THE SCOPE OF WORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED, TO THE FOLLOWING: - MANAGE THE SMART TEAM THROUGH PHASES B THROUGH E OF THE MMS MISSION, - DEFINING SCIENCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - ASSIST THE MMS PROJECT AND HQ SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE HELIOPHYSICS DIVISION IN THE PREPARATION OF LEVEL 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MMS MISSION - FLOW-DOWN OF TOP-LEVEL MISSION REQUIREMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE INSTRUMENT SUITE - DESIGN, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, CALIBRATION, TESTING AND DELIVERY OF FOUR FULLY QUALIFIED, FLIGHT INSTRUMENT SUITES TO OBSERVATORY INTEGRATION AND TEST (I&T) PLUS SPARES - DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND TESTING OF THE SOC - SUPPORT OBSERVATORY-LEVEL I&T ACTIVITIES - PROVIDE SUSTAINING ENGINEERING AND I&T SUPPORT OF THE INSTRUMENT SUITES AFTER DELIVERY TO NASA - RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ON-ORBIT OPERATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE INSTRUMENT SUITES - RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE SOC POST-LAUNCH - ESTABLISHING AND MANAGING SUBCONTRACTS WITH INSTRUMENT SUITE TEAM MEMBERS - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS (ITAR) AND EXPORT CONTROL DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY FOR WORKING WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS - IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EPO PROGRAM FOR THE MMS MISSION
contract · Last action 2026-03-24
$363,368,751
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION HAS SELECTED JUNO NEW FRONTIERS MISSION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) DR. SCOTT BOLTON TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THE JUNO MISSION WILL ENTER PHASE B IN EARLY FISCAL YEAR 2006. THE JUNO MISSION WILL BE MANAGED BY THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM OFFICE. KEY JUNO TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE DR. BOLTON'S HOME INSTITUTION, THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI), THE JUNO IMPLEMENTATION TEAM LEADER JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) AND THE SPACECRAFT BUS PROVIDER THE LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION (LM/SS). THE PI'S TEAM AT SWRI NEEDS TO BEGIN WORK ON A SUBSET OF PHASE B ACTIVITIES AS EARLY IN FY06 AS POSSIBLE. THIS SOW PROVIDES A LIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BEGIN WORK IN FY06 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES. THE JUNO MISSION IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI), JPL, LOCKHEED MARTIN (LM), AND A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM OF UNIVERSITIES AND FIELD CENTERS. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, DR. SCOTT BOLTON, IS AT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI) AND IS RESPONSIBLE TO NASA FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE MISSION INCLUDING ACHIEVING ALL SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES AND MISSION GOALS. JPL PROVIDES THE PROJECT MANAGER WHO OVERSEES THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT AND WILL REPORT TO THE PI. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) DR. SCOTT BOLTON IS RESPONSIBLE TO NASA FOR MEETING THE SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE JUNO MISSION WITHIN COST AND SCHEDULE. AS PI, DR. BOLTON HAS DIRECT ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE NASA NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM OFFICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JUNO. ALL JUNO SCIENCE CO-IS, THE DEPUTY PI AND PROJECT SCIENTIST, THE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION OFFICE MANAGER, THE E/PO EFFORT, THE JUNO ADVISORY BOARD AND THE PM REPORT DIRECTLY TO DR. BOLTON. THE PI DELEGATES THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT TO THE PROJECT MANAGER (PM), RICK GRAMMIER. THE PROJECT SYSTEM ENGINEER, PAYLOAD MANAGER, FLIGHT SYSTEM MANAGER, MISSION MANAGER, SCIENCE OPS CENTER, BUSINESS MANAGER, LM CONTRACT CTM, AND MISSION ASSURANCE MANAGER ALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE PM.
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$168,014,835
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
UNDER THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO PRODUCE THE POLARIMETER TO UNIFY THE CORONA HELIOSPHERE (PUNCH) PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY. THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: 1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE 2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE 3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED PUNCH INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS 4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE PUNCH INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SYSTEM 5. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL FIELD OPERATIONS 6. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS 7. DEVELOP PLANS FOR LEAD THE PUNCH SCIENCE INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE PUNCH SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING CONTRACTOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND ALL LINES OF AUTHORITY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR'S PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP A PUNCH INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A PUNCH MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSTRUMENT-LEVEL REVIEWS OF THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT DESIGN. THEY WILL CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRADE STUDIES, ANALYSES, MODELING AND SIMULATIONS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM AND DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE A DETAILED INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE COVERING ALL MISSION PHASES, LISTING MAJOR MILESTONES, INCLUDING A DEFINED CRITICAL PATH AND SCHEDULE RESERVES. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PREPARE UPDATED INSTRUMENT BUDGETS AS WELL AS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE OVERALL PUNCH BUDGET. FINALLY, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT.
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LUCY PAYLOAD AND SCIENCE OPERATION CENTER
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IGF::CL,CT::IGF LUCY IS A PLANNED NASA SPACE PROBE THAT WILL TOUR FIVE JUPITER TROJANS, ASTEROIDS WHICH SHARE JUPITER'S ORBIT AROUND THE SUN, ORBITING EITHER AHEAD OF OR BEHIND THE PLANET AND ONE MAIN BELT ASTEROID. ALL TARGET ENCOUNTERS WILL BE FLY-BY ENCOUNTERS.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Department of Energy
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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$54,576,386
Department of Defense
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, EVALUATION (RDT&E), AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF)-PECULIAR DISMOUNTED MANEUVER AND ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
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$54,398,141
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
TAS::80 0120::TAS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ALL PHASES AND ASPECTS OF THE IBEX MISSION INCLUDING: 1) LIFE-CYCLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; 2) DESIGN, TEST, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS (PAYLOAD, SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH VEHICLE, SPACECRAFT TO LAUNCH-VEHICLE INTERFACES, LAUNCH AND FLIGHT OPERATIONS); AND 3) POST-OPERATIONS DATA ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVING. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS EFFORT, THE IBEX TEAM SHALL: A. MANAGE THE PROJECT, PROVIDE COST AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION TO NASA AS SPECIFIED IN 3.0 MANAGEMENT, ABOVE. B. PROVIDE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE PROJECT AS DELEGATED BY THE PI TO THE PROJECT MANAGER (PM), INCLUDING MONITORING AND REPORTING TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND FINANCIAL STATUS, IMPLEMENTING THE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CONDUCTING MISSION LEVEL REVIEWS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 4.3, SYSTEM LEVEL REVIEWS. C. CONDUCT REVIEWS FOR ALL PAYLOAD SENSORS, PAYLOAD SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED GSE. D. PERFORM SCIENTIFIC ANALYSES IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. E. PERFORM SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TO COORDINATE THE DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT COMPLEMENT AND SPACECRAFT BUS COMPONENTS; AND TO ENSURE THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE SPACE-TO-GROUND AND NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS. F. PERFORM TRADE STUDIES TO ELIMINATE AND MITIGATE RISKS G. DELIVER THE IBEX FLIGHT SEGMENT TO VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (VAFB), SUPPORT INTEGRATION WITH THE LAUNCH VEHICLE, AND ASSIST THE LAUNCH OPERATIONS; H. ESTABLISH THE MISSION CONTROL CENTER (MCC) AND IBEX SCIENCE OPERATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS CENTER (ISOC) INCLUDING ALL COMPUTERS, NETWORKS, AND OPERATING SOFTWARE, INSTRUMENT DATABASES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO FUNCTIONALLY TEST AND LATER CONTROL THE SPACECRAFT; I. HOLD SCIENCE TEAM MEETINGS AS WELL AS TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE MEETINGS. J. BASELINE THE SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS AND SCIENCE ANALYSIS PLAN INTO AN IBEX MISSION DEFINITION REQUIREMENTS AGREEMENT (MDRA) AND THE IBEX DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN. K. IMPLEMENT AN APPROVED MISSION ASSURANCE PLAN. L. IMPLEMENT A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING FUNCTION TO VERIFY PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE TO THE MISSION SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. M. DESIGN, FABRICATE, INTEGRATE AND TEST THE PAYLOAD, SPACECRAFT, SOLID ROCKET MOTOR AND LAUNCH VEHICLE ADAPTER, AND INTEGRATE THE IBEX FLIGHT SEGMENT WITH THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. N. IMPLEMENT A SAFETY PROGRAM INCLUDING THE GENERATION OF THE MISSILE SYSTEM PRE-LAUNCH SAFETY PACKAGE (MSPSP). O. SUPPORT LAUNCH, PERFORM ON-ORBIT CHECKOUT, AND ESTABLISH ON-ORBIT DATA ACQUISITION CONTACT WITH THE PAYLOAD. WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS AFTER LAUNCH, INITIAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CHECKOUT AND VERIFICATION OF SPACECRAFT IN-FLIGHT OPERATION WILL BE PERFORMED. P. PROVIDE THE SERVICES OF THE MCC AND THE ISOC. Q. CONDUCT THE E/PO PROGRAM IN COOPERATION WITH THE IDENTIFIED TEAM MEMBERS.
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$45,572,655
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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$42,056,990
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PHASE A/B DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUICE ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPH IGF::CT,CL::IGF THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SELECTED THE JUPITER ICY MOONS EXPLORER (JUICE) MISSION AS THE FIRST MISSION IN ITS LARGE-CLASS MISSION PORTFOLIO UNDER THE COSMIC VISION PROGRAM. THE JUICE MISSION WILL INVESTIGATE JUPITER AND ITS ICY MOONS, COMPLETING ITS MISSION BY ORBITING GANYMEDE. THE MISSION IS PLANNED FOR LAUNCH IN 2022. THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) HAS OFFERED TO COLLABORATE IN THIS MISSION. IN 2012, NASA ISSUED PROGRAM ELEMENT APPENDIX (PEA) K AS AN APPENDIX OF THE SECOND STAND ALONE MISSIONS OF OPPORTUNITY NOTICE (SALMON-2)(NNH12ZDA006O-JUICE) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO)(NNH12ZDA006O) FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING PROPOSALS FOR JUICE MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY (MO) INVESTIGATIONS TO BE MANAGED UNDER THE NASA NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM. THE JUICE ULTRAVIOLET IMAGING SPECTROGRAPH (JUICE-UVS) IS A COMPLETE, STAND-ALONE INSTRUMENT PROPOSED AND SELECTED UNDER THE SALMON-2 AO, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ESA JUICE PAYLOAD AS PART OF NASAS U.S. CONTRIBUTION, AND DEVELOPED BY THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI) IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. THE LEADER OF THE JUICE-UVS TEAM IS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), DR. RANDY GLADSTONE OF SWRI. THE GOALS OF THE JUICE-UVS INVESTIGATION ARE TO: 1) EXPLORE THE ATMOSPHERES, PLASMA INTERACTIONS, AND SURFACES OF THE GALILEAN SATELLITES; 2) DETERMINE THE DYNAMICS, CHEMISTRY, AND VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF JUPITERS UPPER ATMOSPHERE, FROM EQUATOR TO POLE, AS A TEMPLATE FOR GIANT PLANETS EVERYWHERE; AND 3) INVESTIGATE THE JUPITER-IO CONNECTION BY QUANTIFYING ENERGY AND MASS FLOW IN THE IO ATMOSPHERE, NEUTRAL CLOUDS, AND TORUS. THESE GOALS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE JUICE ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT, AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH NASA GOALS IN THE MOST RECENT PLANETARY DECADAL SURVEY, THE EJSM STUDY REPORT, AND SMDS FORMAL GOALS DOCUMENTS.
contract · Last action 2026-03-12
$37,955,490
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Department of Defense
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Department of Defense
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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$24,070,648
Department of Defense
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$23,919,334
Department of Defense
AUTONOMOUS & GROUND VEHICLE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D) SERVICES FOR UNITED STATES ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (CCDC), GROUND VEHICLES SYSTEMS CENTER (GVSC)
contract · Last action 2025-09-03
$20,771,293
Environmental Protection Agency
IGF::CL::IGF TESTING AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES FOR REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, ENGINES, AND FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES
contract · Last action 2022-11-14
$20,716,607
Department of Defense
BUILDS, RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT, TEST SUPPORT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE HURRICANE SWEEP PROGRAM
contract · Last action 2025-09-24
$19,254,210
Department of Defense
ENGINEERING CAMPAIGNS
contract · Last action 2025-07-28
$19,128,965
Department of Defense
AN/ALQ-184 ENGINEERING SERVICES
contract · Last action 2025-08-04
$18,121,506
Department of Defense
TEST SERIES IN SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE DTRA PROGRAMS ADDRESSING USCENTCOM AND IMPROVISED-THREAT REQUIREMENTS
contract · Last action 2025-09-15
$16,896,831
Department of Defense
PRODUCTION OF THE REENGINEERED MULTIPLE THREAT EMITTER SYSTEM (MUTES) CONTROL PROCESSOR (MCP) / REMOTE EMITTER UNIT (REU) CONTROL PROCESSOR (RCP)
contract · Last action 2025-09-15
$16,835,703
Department of Defense
SOLE SOURCE, FIRM FIXED PRICE LEVEL OF EFFORT DELIVERY ORDER WITH SWRI TO SUPPORT VICTORY INITIATIVE FOR PEO GCS. ONE BASE YEAR, PLUS TWO OPTION YEARS, AND A ONE MONTH OPTION TO EXTEND PER FAR 52.217-9, FOR A MAXIMUM OF 37 MONTHS.
contract · Last action 2022-01-07
$15,713,242
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JOINT EUV CORONAL DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION (JEDI) EFFORT. PHASE A WORK INCLUDES INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION, INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INSTRUMENT SAFETY & MISSION ASSURANCE, AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION PLANNING.
contract · Last action 2026-02-25
$15,504,940
Department of Defense
CENTER FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL LIFE EXTENSION (CASTLE), ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES IN AGING STRUCTURES: A-10 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY PROGRAM (ASIP) SUPPORT.
contract · Last action 2025-03-19
$14,445,918
Department of Defense
DARPA CARCOSA
contract · Last action 2025-09-12
$14,441,050
Department of Defense
THE CENTER FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL LIFE EXTENSION (CASTLE) AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY REQUIRES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE A10 AND SIMILAR AGING WEAPON SYSTEMS.
contract · Last action 2025-09-15
$14,348,595
Department of Defense
THE GOVERNMENT WILL SATISFY REQUIREMENTS BY WORK DIRECTIVES TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BASIC RESEARCH, EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING IN THE FIELD OF FUELS AND FUEL COMBUSTION.
contract · Last action 2025-12-30
$14,094,119
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
THE SPACE WEATHER FOLLOW ON (SWFO-L1) MISSION MAGNETOMETER SUITE (MAG) JOINT UNDERTAKING BETWEEN NASA AND NOAA.
contract · Last action 2026-01-14
$13,852,664
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACT AWARD--
contract · Last action 2019-09-26
$13,704,774
Department of Defense
FY25 A-10 ASIP SUPPORT. THIS TASK ORDER IS A PLACEHOLDER TO MEET DAFFARS 5315.504(A)(2) AND WILL BE MODIFIED TO INCORPORATE THE A-10 ASIP SUPPORT REQUIREMENT LATER THIS FY.
contract · Last action 2025-09-19
$13,636,118
Department of Energy
APEX DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, FABRICATION, TESTING AND INSTALLATION FOR THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
contract · Last action 2026-02-24
$13,500,000
Department of Defense
CENTER FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL LIFE EXTENSION (CASTLE), ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES IN AGING STRUCTURES: A-10 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY PROGRAM (ASIP) SUPPORT.
contract · Last action 2023-08-11
$13,089,924
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
RADIATION ASSESMENT DETECTOR THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DEFINES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, CERTIFICATION, AND DELIVERY OF THE RADIATION ASSESSMENT DETECTOR (RAD) TO THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) FOR USE ONBOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS). THE ISS-RAD IS AN ACTIVE ELECTRONICS INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE AND CHARACTERIZE THE CHARGED PARTICLE AND NEUTRON IONIZING RADIATION ENVIRONMENT FOUND IN LOW-EARTH ORBIT. THE ISS-RAD CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM ALL WORK NECESSARY TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN THIS SOW. THE TERM ISS-RAD WILL REFER TO THE RADIATION ASSESSMENT DETECTOR WHICH WILL BE DEVELOPED BY THE CONTRACTOR. THE TERM INTEGRATED RAD WILL REFER TO THE OPERATIONAL CONFIGURATION WHICH INCLUDES THE RADIATION ASSESSMENT DETECTOR AND ALL ASSOCIATED CABLING. THE ASSOCIATED CABLING WILL BE DEVELOPED BY NASA-JSC. THIS SOW COVERS ALL WORK REQUIRED FROM CONTRACT AWARD THROUGH FLIGHT UNIT SUSTAINING, DEFINED AS THE BASIC CONTRACT PERIOD. A NASA-JSC CONTRACTING OFFICER S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (COTR) SHALL SERVE AS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL TECHNICAL ISSUES. HOWEVER, ANY CONTRACT CHANGE, INCLUDING CHANGES TO THIS SOW, SHALL ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE NASA-JSC CONTRACTING OFFICER. 1.2 BACKGROUND THE ISS MEDICAL OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT, SSP 50260 SECTION 7.5, ESTABLISHES THE MEDICAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE, INCLUDING COMMON DOSE LIMITS, RADIATION MONITORING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND MANAGEMENT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE THROUGH AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE (ALARA) PRACTICES THROUGH ALL MISSION PHASES. RADIATION EXPOSURE IS LIMITED TO PREVENT SHORT-TERM EFFECTS AND TO REDUCE THE PROBABILITY OF LONG-TERM EFFECTS. ALARA PRACTICES ARE MANDATED IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE HEALTH RISKS TO CREW MEMBERS DUE TO JUSTIFIABLE RADIATION EXPOSURES. THE DYNAMIC, COMPLEX, AND UNIQUE NATURE OF THE RADIATION ENVIRONMENT IN LOW EARTH ORBIT IS SUCH THAT RADIATION HEALTH AND PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS RELY UPON ANALYTICAL MODELING AND CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS OF THE ON-BOARD ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS PERSONAL DOSIMETRY THAT INCLUDES ANALYTICAL ASSESSMENTS OF PASSIVE DOSIMETERS WORN AT ALL TIMES BY EACH CREWMEMBER. DURING THE MISSION, THE IONIZING RADIATION ENVIRONMENT IS MONITORED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENTLY COMPREHENSIVE AND TIMELY DATA TO: (A) MAINTAIN CREW DOSES BELOW LEGAL LIMITS AND TO PRACTICE THE ALARA APPROACH TO AVOID UNNECESSARY LEVELS OF EXPOSURE. (REFER TO NASA-STD-3001, VOLUME 1 FOR LEGAL EXPOSURE LIMITS). (B) COLLECT AND RECORD INFORMATION TO ASSESS CREWMEMBERS CRITICAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DOSES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MISSION AND CUMULATIVE CAREER RECORDS. (C) INITIATE IMMEDIATE COUNTERMEASURES FOR TRANSIENT RADIATION EXPOSURE EVENTS, E.G., DURING EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY (EVA), SOLAR PARTICLE EVENTS, OR ELECTRON BELT ENHANCEMENTS. ACTIVE DETECTORS ARE PLACED THROUGHOUT THE ISS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEMPORAL BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS ( RADIATION QUALITY ), AND INHOMOGENEITY OF THE AMBIENT RADIATION FIELD. ACTIVE RADIATION AREA MONITORING ON ISS IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS INFORMATION TO GROUND CONTROLLERS AND TO THE CREWMEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING CREW EXPOSURES BELOW LIMITS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALARA PRACTICES.
contract · Last action 2017-04-25
$13,033,604
Department of Defense
ENGINEERING, TEST, AND EVALUATION - PROJECT ARES
contract · Last action 2026-01-13
$12,995,206
Department of Defense
PROJECT WRAITH II TESTING AND EVALUATION
contract · Last action 2025-03-18
$12,646,181
Department of Health and Human Services
SWRI: NASAL-DELIVERED AMYL NITRITE SYSTEM FOR FIRST-LINE TREATMENT AGAINST CYANIDE.
contract · Last action 2023-02-15
$12,435,793
Department of Defense
SYSTEM MANAGER AND LINK MANAGER
contract · Last action 2022-09-27
$12,192,059
Department of Defense
SMLL UNIT MBLITY ENHNCMNT TECHNOLOGY
contract · Last action 2021-09-23
$12,031,898
Department of Defense
CASTLE A-10 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY PROGRAM (ASIP) ENGINEERING SUPPORT
contract · Last action 2024-03-15
$11,637,986
Department of Defense
IGF::OT::IGF HFGEO PHASE 2 AND PHASE 3
contract · Last action 2018-11-13
$11,540,526
Department of Defense
ENGINEERING SERVICES
contract · Last action 2026-01-12
$11,372,351
Department of Defense
AN/ALQ-131 AND AN/ALQ-184 ENGINEERING SERVICES
contract · Last action 2025-05-15
$11,212,228
Department of Defense
INET ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS
contract · Last action 2013-10-31
$11,112,227

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541330 - ENGINEERING SERVICES. Last action: 2026-04-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

Date	Trigger	Violations	Serious	Penalty
2023-04-05	Complaint	0	—	$0
2022-04-19	Complaint	3	1	$9,500
2020-08-13	Complaint	1	—	$2,500
2016-05-16	Complaint	1	—	$4,000
2015-11-18	Complaint	2	1	$9,400
2010-01-21	Referral	0	—	$0
2005-11-15	Complaint	0	—	$0
1996-12-13	Unprogrammed Related	1	—	$500

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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