WASHINGTON — NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., has awarded a contract to ASRC Research and Technology Solutions LLC, or ARTS, a small business in Greenbelt, Md., to provide information and technical services at the center.

The cost plus incentive fee contract is valued at $54.5 million. It includes a base two-year contract plus three one-year option periods.

Work performed by ARTS and its subcontractor includes a broad range of information, technical, technology and applied science services. It also covers future requirements and additions, such as telecommunication services for Stennis.

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