Langley Research Center

NASA Langley Research Center, a field center within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, procures contract support services and research capabilities for NASA's Science Mission Directorate and internal operations. The center operates as a subordinate contracting office within NASA, executing acquisition on behalf of NASA headquarters and its own laboratory missions in aeronautics, space systems, and scientific research.

Langley has awarded 13,430 federal contracts since 1990, with combined potential value of $10.47 billion and $7.83 billion obligated to date. Recent volume has averaged 133 to 190 awards per year over 2022–2024, declining to 108 awards in 2025 and 56 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on October 19, 2026. Among 3,095 distinct prime contractors in the portfolio, the competitive landscape is highly fragmented by count but shows material concentration by value. Over the last five years, D&M Metal and Industrial Sales LLC leads by award frequency with 147 awards, followed by Cornell Technical Services LLC with 65 awards and The Aerospace Corporation with 39 awards; these three account for 46 percent of recent awards. By combined potential value, however, Cornell Technical Services LLC dominates recent activity at $81.7 million across 65 awards, with Chenega Global Protection, LLC and The Regents of the University of Colorado contributing $19.4 million and $17.5 million respectively — a far more concentrated picture than the by-count distribution suggests. The agency carries 3,216 small-business set-asides (24 percent of awards), with the remainder split between open competition (72 percent) and Competitive 8(a) awards (3 percent), while SDVOSB, HUBZone, and WOSB designations each represent less than 1 percent of volume.

Langley has awarded 15 federal grants totaling $361.3 million in federal dollars obligated since 2000. Grant activity is infrequent and episodic; the portfolio spans only five awards over five distinct years in the last five years, with the most recent award closing in August 2023. The assistance-type mix is predominantly Cooperative Agreements (73 percent) with a smaller Project Grant component (27 percent). Among 13 distinct recipients, the single award in recent years went to the College of Saint Mary at $274 thousand federal dollars, representing 100 percent of recent award count but only a negligible portion of the grant portfolio's total obligated value, indicating that older large awards dominate historical distribution.

A Pre-Solicitation for Evaluations, Assessments, and Support Services (EASS) supporting the Science Office for Mission Assessments closed for comment on November 3, 2026, with a preproposal conference held on October 19, 2026. The requirement is a Total Small Business set-aside seeking contractor support for proposal evaluations, independent assessments, and analyses in support of NASA's Science Mission Directorate announcements and programs.