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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $16.1B on contracts in FY2026; its largest industry is NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). See top primes, subcontractors, open solicitations and upcoming recompetes.

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Contract obligations, FY2026Money committed on contracts (no grants)
$16.1B
Change from the year beforeFY2025: $15.8B
+1.9%
Contract awardsPrime contract awards with obligations
8,373
Open solicitationsLive on SAM.gov now
46

Source: USAspending.gov (opens in a new tab) (Contract obligations reported to FPDS (award types A-D), by federal fiscal year) · as of

What it buys: industries (NAICS)

Contract obligations by the industry code on each award, FY2026. Learn more about NAICS codes

Source: USAspending.gov (opens in a new tab) · as of

What it buys: products and services (PSC)

A product and service code (PSC) says what was bought, while a NAICS code says what kind of company sells it. Obligations by PSC, FY2026. PSC in the glossary
  • AR11Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Basic Research$1.9B

    11.7% of the agency total

  • AR12Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research$1.7B

    10.8% of the agency total

  • AR22R&d- Space: Science/applications (applied Research/exploratory Development)$1.1B

    7.1% of the agency total

  • R425Support- Professional: Engineering/technical$866.2M

    5.4% of the agency total

  • V126Transportation/travel/relocation- Transportation: Space Transportation/launch$747.9M

    4.6% of the agency total

  • 1555Space Vehicles$732.9M

    4.6% of the agency total

  • AR15Space R&D Svcs; Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip$597.8M

    3.7% of the agency total

  • AR21R&d- Space: Science/applications (basic Research)$489.9M

    3% of the agency total

  • AR14Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses$453.2M

    2.8% of the agency total

  • W018Lease or Rental of Equipment- Space Vehicles$419.7M

    2.6% of the agency total

  • R499Support- Professional: Other$411.4M

    2.6% of the agency total

  • 1675Space Vehicle Components$369.5M

    2.3% of the agency total

  • AR62R&d- Space: Station (applied Research/exploratory Development)$368.9M

    2.3% of the agency total

  • 1820Space Vehicle Components$329.4M

    2% of the agency total

  • AJ11General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research$225.8M

    1.4% of the agency total

Source: USAspending.gov (opens in a new tab) · as of

Spending by fiscal year

Federal fiscal years run October 1 to September 30 (FY2026 ran Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026).
  • FY2025$15.8B

    9,917 contract awards

  • FY2026$16.1B

    8,373 contract awards

Source: USAspending.gov (opens in a new tab) · as of

Top prime contractors

Companies that received the most contract obligations from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in FY2026. Primes often need small-business and specialty subcontractors.
  1. 1.California Institute of TechnologyUEI YC1YP79BFD19$2.1B13.2% of total
  2. 2.The Boeing CompanyUEI SML4NN2CT556$1B6.4% of total
  3. 3.Blue Origin, LLCUEI SFKWJAYSTL95$808.3M5% of total
  4. 4.Space Exploration Technologies Corp.UEI C6M7C2FLKER5$716.5M4.5% of total
  5. 5.Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLCUEI RAR2RMTVZYX3$505.1M3.1% of total
  6. 6.The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLCUEI C1HBCJ9RMBV3$497.4M3.1% of total
  7. 7.Northrop Grumman Systems CorporationUEI Q11ZHUFBW741$488.2M3% of total
  8. 8.Kbr Wyle Services, LLCUEI HYBLSJAMM2F4$426.7M2.7% of total
  9. 9.Lockheed Martin CorpUEI FYHNA5WC8XD7$426.3M2.6% of total
  10. 10.Amentum Technology, Inc.UEI H2RGSKWXKHQ5$388.7M2.4% of total

Source: USAspending.gov (opens in a new tab) · as of

Subcontractors the primes use

Companies with reported subcontracts (FSRS sub-awards) on this agency’s contracts: proof of who gets teamed with. Learn more about sub-award reporting (FSRS)
  1. United Launch Services, LLC29 sub-awards under 2 primes$424.4M
  2. Colsa Corp4 sub-awards under 1 prime$368.6M
  3. General Dynamics Information Technology Inc3 sub-awards under 1 prime$182.1M
  4. Paragon Space Development Corporation1 sub-award under 1 prime$180.7M
  5. Asrc Federal System Solutions LLC2 sub-awards under 1 prime$160M
  6. Kbr Wyle Services, LLC18 sub-awards under 8 primes$154.6M
  7. Genesis Engineering Solutions, Inc.3 sub-awards under 3 primes$114.4M
  8. Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Incorporated16 sub-awards under 1 prime$82.8M
  9. Computadoras Redes E Ingenieria Sau4 sub-awards under 1 prime$76M
  10. Peraton Inc.5 sub-awards under 2 primes$73.8M

Top 10 of 1,313 subcontractors by reported sub-award value.

Source: USAspending.gov sub-awards (FSRS) (opens in a new tab) · as of

Open solicitations

Notices from National Aeronautics and Space Administration that are still open on SAM.gov, soonest deadline first.

Showing 8 of 46 open notices.

Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities (opens in a new tab) · as of

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Contracts coming up for recompete (6 to 18 months)

Awards from this agency whose period of performance ends between May 15, 2027 and May 15, 2028: the window to position before the follow-on is released. Learn more about positioning for recompetes

Showing the top 3 of 1,133 upcoming recompetes. Paid plans (from Verified Pro) show every row.

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Source: USAspending.gov awards (FPDS) (opens in a new tab) · as of

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SBIR and STTR research awards

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Technology Transfer (STTR) awards from this agency. A Phase I/II awardee may receive Phase III work without a new competition only when that work derives from, extends or completes its earlier SBIR/STTR project. Learn more about SBIR and STTR Phase III
Awards on record147 active (contract end date ahead)
19,385
Total awarded
$5B
Phase I / Phase II
13,581 / 5,804
Small businesses
3,715

  • Technology Maturation of the VASIMR Electric Propulsion System

    Ad Astra Rocket Co · SBIR Phase II · 2025 · $4M

  • LaserNav – LiDAR-Based Dark Navigation for Safe and Precise Lunar Landing

    Astrobotic Technology Inc · SBIR Phase II · 2025 · $4M

  • Castable Inorganic Composite Potting Material for High-Temperature Electromagnets

    Hifunda LLC · SBIR Phase II · 2025 · $4M

  • PSNDL Component Qualification for Class A Missions

    Psionic, Inc. · SBIR Phase II · 2025 · $4M

  • Low-Temperature Secondary Batteries for the Lunar Surface

    Tda Research, Inc. · SBIR Phase II · 2025 · $2.8M

Source: SBIR.gov awards (opens in a new tab) · as of

FedRAMP cloud services this agency has authorized

Cloud offerings currently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace with an authorization where this agency is listed as an authorizing or reusing agency. Learn more about the FedRAMP Marketplace

Showing the 6 most recent of 33 authorizations.

Source: FedRAMP Marketplace (opens in a new tab) · as of

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