Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA
Agency facts
- Acronym
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- ARC
- Office code
- 80ARC0
- Organization
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Parent
NASA
- ARC
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Parent
NASA
- Contract obligations
- $288,520,055 In FY2025
Agency codes and contract spending come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $10,703,471 |
| FY2026 | $322,283,099 |
| FY2025 | $288,520,055 |
| FY2024 | $300,810,849 |
| FY2023 | $335,166,618 |
Top contractors by obligations
| Rank | Contractor | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $70,186,286 | |
| 2 | Inuteq, LLC | $65,953,158 | |
| 3 | Chenega Global Protection, LLC | $25,580,787 | |
| 4 | Amentum Technology, Inc. | $23,554,760 | |
| 5 | Sea Pac Engineering Inc. | $17,649,072 | |
| 6 | ABB Inc. | $17,019,700 | |
| 7 | Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. | $15,755,642 | |
| 8 | Ironwood Commercial Builders Inc. | $12,083,621 | |
| 9 | Amentum Technology, Inc. | $10,167,815 | |
| 10 | Amentum Services, Inc. | $7,070,391 |
Top contract vehicles by obligations
| Rank | Vehicle | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) | $13,723,236 | |
| 2 | NASA West Regional Architect Engineer Services 2025 - 2030 (WRAES) | $7,186,659 | |
| 3 | NASA Environmental Restoration and Compliance Contract (NERC) | $2,870,144 | |
| 4 | NASA Environmental Support Services (NESS) | $1,827,025 | |
| 5 | One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services - Small Business (OASIS SB) | $1,280,877 | |
| 6 | Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement V (SEWP V) | $772,050 | |
| 7 | Next Generation Delivery Services 2 (NGDS 2) | $85,000 | |
| 8 | NASA Agency-wide Acquisition of Nitrogen and Oxygen 4 (NANO 4) | $27,621 |
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Contracting staff
| Rank | Person | SAM.gov records, last 2 years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vickie L. Fox | 69 |
| 2 | Andrea Lovell | 42 |
| 3 | Rosalinda R. De Leon | 28 |
| 4 | Jeanne Chun | 26 |
| 5 | Joshua B. Koger | 25 |
| 6 | Joshua Taggart | 25 |
| 7 | Erik Whitehill | 18 |
| 8 | Wilma L. Estrada | 16 |
| 9 | Noor Khazendar | 14 |
| 10 | Uyen Tu | 11 |
| 11 | Tiffany Goodwin | 9 |
| 12 | Patrick Yamamoto | 8 |
| 13 | Caroline J. Brown | 8 |
| 14 | Veronica Gutierrez | 8 |
| 15 | Gary Shelley | 6 |
| 16 | Suhail Haji | 6 |
| 17 | Christopher Lockridge-Mehetabel | 5 |
| 18 | Marla Lefevre | 4 |
| 19 | Anna Foreman | 4 |
| 20 | Sophia Mo | 4 |
About this agency
NASA Ames Research Center, a sub-agency of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is a civilian research center that procures contracts and issues grants for aeronautics research, space science, and related engineering and technology development activities. Ames operates as a contracting and funding entity on behalf of NASA's broader mission portfolio.
The Center has awarded 7,948 federal contracts since 1979, with a combined potential value of $14.92 billion and $11.73 billion obligated (79% realization). Contract award volume has declined over the last five years: 109 awards in 2022, 88 in 2023, 76 in 2024, 66 in 2025, and 81 year-to-date in 2026. Among active primes over the last five years, the competitive base is highly fragmented by award count (top five hold 39% of recent awards) and even more so by potential value (top five hold only 5% of combined potential value). Bastion Technologies, Inc., Chenega Global Protection, LLC, and Science & Technology Corporation lead by award count with 45, 41, and 35 awards respectively, while Inuteq, LLC dominates by potential value at $331.8 million across 22 awards. The contract portfolio is skewed toward unrestricted awards: 68% of all contracts carry no set-aside designation, while 30% are small-business set-asides and less than 2% are designated for service-disabled veterans, HUBZone, or other categories. Ames transacts heavily through below-threshold and Schedule mechanisms; recent awards show significant year-to-date activity through task orders and BPA calls with potential values often unreported in source data.
Grant activity at Ames is minimal and inactive. The Center has issued 37 total federal grants since 2002 with $166.1 million obligated across 23 distinct recipients. No grant awards have been issued since September 2021. The portfolio is split between Project Grants (59% of awards) and Cooperative Agreements (41%), with no recent funding opportunities open.
Recent contract opportunities include a pre-solicitation for University Provided Lunar Tracking and Communications Services (80ARC026LTCS, due September 26, 2026) seeking antenna and ground-system capabilities for lunar and cislunar mission support; a Blanket Purchase Agreement for Inspection, Measuring, and Test Equipment (IM&TE) calibration services (80ARC026Q0004, closed September 8, 2026); a sources-sought notice for model support replacement of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (80ARC026SS0728, pre-solicitation, due August 10, 2026) requiring precision machining and forging work; a market-research-phase solicitation for Project Engineering, Manufacturing, and Science Services (80ARC027R0001-ID, set-aside for small business, due August 20, 2026, with five amendments and an industry day held August 13, 2026); and a firm-fixed-price IDIQ for commercial aviation services supporting airborne science operations (80ARC026R0007, due August 14, 2026, with maximum ordering value of $9 million over four years).
Quick answers
What is Ames Research Center?
Ames Research Center (ARC) is part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
How much does Ames Research Center spend on contracts?
Contracts funded by Ames Research Center and its offices obligated $288,520,055 in fiscal year 2025 and $1,257,484,091 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
Who are Ames Research Center's largest contractors?
The contractors Ames Research Center and its offices obligated the most to in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($70,186,286), Inuteq, LLC ($65,953,158) and Chenega Global Protection, LLC ($25,580,787).
Which contract vehicles does Ames Research Center use most?
The contract vehicles Ames Research Center and its offices obligated the most through in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) ($13,723,236), NASA West Regional Architect Engineer Services 2025 - 2030 (WRAES) ($7,186,659) and NASA Environmental Restoration and Compliance Contract (NERC) ($2,870,144). Orders through any contract vehicle obligated $25,936,648 in those years, 8% of its contract obligations.
What is Ames Research Center's latest contract opportunity?
The latest contract opportunity from Ames Research Center is University Provided Lunar Tracking and Communications Services, pre-solicitation, posted September 11, 2026.
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