Stennis Space Center

The US Geological Survey Stennis Space Center, a sub-agency of the Department of the Interior, administers federal contracts for earth and water science research, monitoring, and geospatial services. The center operates as a civilian research facility and contracting hub within the USGS portfolio.

Contract activity at Stennis Space Center is minimal and declining. The agency has issued 46 total federal contract awards since 2016, with combined potential value of $28 thousand. Recent volume has contracted sharply: 9 awards in 2022, followed by 2 awards each in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and 1 award so far in 2026. About 31 percent of recent awards carry no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, modifications, or below-threshold purchase orders that lack centralized reporting. The most recently recorded award date is September 17, 2026.

Competition is highly concentrated. Over the last five years, Trace Systems, Inc. and Trace Systems Inc. (entered separately in contract records) together hold all 16 recent awards and $3.9 thousand in combined potential value, covering 100 percent of recent awards and 15 percent of combined potential value. All 46 awards across the portfolio are unrestricted — no set-aside designations are in use.

The agency transacts through open competition with no small-business, 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone set-asides. The extremely low dollar values and award volumes, coupled with heavy reliance on non-valued transaction vehicles, suggest this portfolio reflects largely administrative, modification, or task-order activity rather than prime-contract development. No recent contract opportunities or grant activity is recorded against the agency.