NASA issued Orbital ATK [OA] a stop work notice on April 8 after Ball Aerospace [BLL] protested the agency’s contract award for Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2).NASA spokeswoman Karen Northon said Friday the April 8 stop work order was issued immediately after Ball’s bid protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was filed on April 7. Northon said the stop work order was valid indefinitely. GAO said on its website its bid protest decision was due July 16. NASA in…
