Muniz Engineering Inc. (MEI) Technologies is one of three companies that has been awarded a subcontract by The Boeing Co. under a NASA avionics contract.
Houston-based MEI Technologies will support the electronic ground equipment development and test activities of the Ares I rocket, which is being designed to transport astronauts into orbit for their journey back to the moon by 2020.
The value of the subcontract was not disclosed.
Fifteen companies competed for the subcontracts and Boeing said it chose the three that “offered the best overall value.”
The other two companies awarded a subcontract were GeoLogics Corp. out of Alexandria, Va. and Huntsville, Ala., based Moseley Technical Services Inc.
All three companies are expected to hire new employees who will be colocated with Boeing and NASA personnel in Huntsville.
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