Washington, DC- CSSI, Inc., a Washington, DC-based engineering and technical services company focused on the transportation industry, today announced that it has been awarded a 5-year contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This is the first time the company has been chosen as a prime contractor by the agency.

CSSI will provide NASA's Glenn Research Center with research, testing, experimental design, requirements development, and applications software development assistance as part of the Center's effort to improve airspace systems, aviation safety and the Small Aircraft Transportation System.

"The fact that CSSI has been named the prime contractor on this major NASA project demonstrates that our company's solid reputation for providing quality engineering and outstanding technical analysis is now recognized by all of the federal agencies involved in transportation work," said William Colligan, CSSI's Chief Operating Officer. "We look forward to the continued growth of our business and furthering our relationship with NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Defense and others with whom we work."

NASA's Glenn Research Center, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of three national centers responsible for developing and testing critical technologies that address current and future national priorities in aeronautics.

For more information about this contract or about CSSI, please call Willie Weiss at (202) 863-2175 or Jennifer Berkowitz at (703) 726-9167 or jberkowitz@cssiinc.com.

Founded in 1990, CSSI, Inc., is an engineering and technical services company specializing in systems analysis and engineering, airspace initiatives, and information and program management. Clients include the international and U.S. aviation industry, the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, and the Department of Defense.