National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington, DC
Agency facts
- Acronym
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- NASA
- Agency code
- 8000
- Organization
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NASA
- Contract obligations
- $16,733,341,988 In FY2025
- Address
- Suite 5K39, Washington, DC 20546
- Website
- nasa.gov
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $819,618,790 |
| FY2026 | $14,953,138,569 |
| FY2025 | $16,733,341,988 |
| FY2024 | $15,998,261,591 |
| FY2023 | $17,033,644,745 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Institute Of Technology | $2,049,970,105 | |
| 2 | The Boeing Company | $1,076,170,248 | |
| 3 | Blue Origin, LLC | $879,213,760 | |
| 4 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $695,909,741 | |
| 5 | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $573,445,181 | |
| 6 | Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC | $505,060,304 | |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $477,139,911 | |
| 8 | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $424,614,171 | |
| 9 | Amentum Technology, Inc. | $370,212,773 | |
| 10 | The Boeing Company | $369,876,837 |
See the full FY2025 ranking of National Aeronautics and Space Administration contractors, by parent company.
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) | $433,009,135 | |
| 2 | Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) | $251,440,341 | |
| 3 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $214,502,885 | |
| 4 | Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) | $208,571,052 | |
| 5 | Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare Launch Services (VADR) | $193,505,019 | |
| 6 | Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) | $192,500,029 | |
| 7 | Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (RAPID IV) | $55,341,888 | |
| 8 | Glenn Multiple Award Construction Contract 2 | $55,019,987 | |
| 9 | NASA Dell Brand Name Compute and Storage Systems | $38,768,794 | |
| 10 | One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services - Small Business (OASIS SB) | $38,674,344 |
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Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher M. Eugene | 906 |
| 2 | Shanna Patterson | 871 |
| 3 | Cara Craft | 666 |
| 4 | Sara Jusino-Terry | 615 |
| 5 | Lindsey McLellan | 590 |
| 6 | Joshua B. Koger | 551 |
| 7 | Tracy Bremer | 550 |
| 8 | Cody Guidry | 541 |
| 9 | Laura Quave | 474 |
| 10 | Monica Wilson | 448 |
| 11 | McKenzie Hanson | 233 |
| 12 | Kacey Hickman | 213 |
| 13 | Vickie L. Fox | 208 |
| 14 | Tiffany Neal | 194 |
| 15 | Tessa Martinez | 156 |
| 16 | Rosalía Toberman | 149 |
| 17 | Brittany N. Buckley | 129 |
| 18 | Karen Artis | 128 |
| 19 | Kacey Hickman | 123 |
| 20 | Shari Trigg | 113 |
About this agency
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an independent civilian agency, procures contracts and administers grants to support space exploration, aeronautics research, and Earth and space science. NASA's portfolio spans mission-critical hardware, software services, specialized equipment, and foundational research across its field centers and headquarters.
NASA has awarded 253,540 federal contracts with a combined potential value of $638.53 billion and $449.45 billion obligated since 1962. Over the last five years, contract activity declined: 7,292 awards in 2023, 7,212 in 2024, 6,191 in 2025, 4,067 in 2026, and 35 so far in 2027. The contract portfolio is highly fragmented by count—the top five primes hold 6 percent of recent awards—but driven by a small number of high-value awardees. Over the last five years, California Institute of Technology leads by potential value with $2.12 billion across 219 awards, followed by Chenega Global Protection, LLC at $636 million and The Regents of The University of Colorado at $368.8 million. New TECH Solutions, Inc. holds the most awards by count at 552 over the same window, though with only $43 million combined potential value. Eighty-one percent of all contract awards carry no set-aside designation; small-business awards account for 17 percent, with Competitive 8(a) and 8(a) Sole Source together representing 2 percent.
NASA has obligated $21.74 billion across 36,807 federal grant awards to 1,916 distinct recipients since 2000. Grant activity has slowed: 1,922 awards in 2023, 2,026 in 2024, 1,558 in 2025, 868 in 2026, and 7 so far in 2027. The grant recipient base is fragmented by count—the top five recipients hold 13 percent of recent awards—and moderately concentrated by federal dollars, with the top five holding 4 percent. University of Maryland, College Park leads by federal dollars obligated with $275.3 million across 245 awards, followed by University of Maryland Baltimore County at $149.6 million and The Regents of The University of Colorado at $148.5 million. Grant awards are predominantly Project Grants (87 percent) with Cooperative Agreements comprising 13 percent.
Recent contract opportunities include capability-statement solicitations for specialized equipment such as custom semiconductor particle detectors (due October 26), Schneider Electric PowerLogic Meters (due October 23), and flight model solar array wings (due October 28). NASA is also soliciting for Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics Support Services II at Goddard Space Flight Center—a small-business-set-aside IDIQ CPFF contract with a due date of December 4, 2026. Many recent opportunities are sole-source notices under FAR 12.102(a) directed to specific incumbents; several 8(a) sole-source notices target Kennedy Space Center and Stennis Space Center field modifications and specialized services.
Recent grant opportunities span NASA's science research portfolio. ROSES 2025 program elements include Heliophysics Spaceflight Science Foundations (Step-1 due November 20, 2026; Step-2 due February 5, 2027), Heliophysics Low-Cost Access to Space (Step-1 due November 20, 2026; Step-2 due March 16, 2027), Cryosphere (mandatory Notice of Intent due October 16, 2026; proposals due December 4, 2026), and Hydrosphere (Step-1 due October 8, 2026; Step-2 due January 28, 2027). The Space Technology Research Institutes solicitation (STRI26) focused on Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine design is due November 3, 2026, with maximum awards of $13 million over five years and a requirement for teaming among at least three U.S. institutions of higher education. NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Phase I (NIAC Phase I) closed October 28, 2026. Most ROSES and NASA research grant programs restrict proposers to U.S. institutions, though international organizations may partner on a no-exchange-of-funds basis.
Description
NASA explores, and conducts scientific research on, Earth systems, the solar system, and the universe.
Quick answers
What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a federal agency.
What offices are part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration has 13 sub-agencies and offices with their own GovTribe pages, including Ames Research Center, Applied Physics Lab and Armstrong Flight Research Center.
How much does National Aeronautics and Space Administration spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its offices obligated $16,733,341,988 in fiscal year 2025 and $65,538,005,682 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are National Aeronautics and Space Administration's largest contractors?
The contractors National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are California Institute Of Technology ($2,049,970,105), The Boeing Company ($1,076,170,248) and Blue Origin, LLC ($879,213,760).
Which contract vehicles does National Aeronautics and Space Administration use most?
The contract vehicles National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) ($433,009,135), Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) ($251,440,341) and Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($214,502,885). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $1,870,255,298 in those years, 12% of its contract obligations.
What is National Aeronautics and Space Administration's latest contract opportunity?
The latest contract opportunity from National Aeronautics and Space Administration is NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Earth Sciences Division: Cloud-Native Data Services for NASA’s Earth-System Modeling Portfolio, special notice, posted by Shared Services Center on November 13, 2026.
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