National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Procurement intelligence based on historical contract awards and active solicitations.

Total Awards

1,289

Total Spend

$170.8B

Avg Award

$132.5M

Largest Award

$22.4B

Federal Market Intelligence

Live aggregate data from USAspending.gov — federal-wide spending across all contract types.

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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Last 6 fiscal years

$7.9BFY2026

↓ 47% vs FY2021(shrinking)

FY2021
$15.0B
FY2022
$15.2B
FY2023
$16.1B
FY2024
$15.0B
FY2025
$15.8B
FY2026
$7.9B

Top recipients FY2025

By contract dollar volume — federal-wide

1CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$2.3B
2SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
$1.3B
3THE BOEING COMPANY
$1.2B
4BLUE ORIGIN WASHINGTON, LLC
$829M
5LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
$656M
6PERATON INC.
$541M
7THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
$420M
8KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC
$399M

Federal Hiring Signal

Leading indicator

When National Aeronautics and Space Administration staffs up in a skill area, related solicitations often follow within a few months. Live from USAJOBS.

open positions

Engineering & Construction3

Engineering hires often lead facilities, infrastructure, and construction RFPs.

IT & Cybersecurity2

Staffing up here typically precedes IT modernization, cloud, and cybersecurity solicitations.

Acquisition & Program Mgmt1

Growth in the contracting/PM workforce signals an agency gearing up to award more.

Science & Intelligence1

Research and analysis hiring can foreshadow R&D and analytic-support solicitations.

Newest openings

Patent Attorney — Langley Research Center · posted May 20
Physical Scientist, AST, Science Program Management (Direct Hire) — Headquarters, NASA · posted May 28
Physicist, AST, Electronics of Materials (Direct Hire) — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center · posted May 28

Source: USAJOBS · as of 2026-06-04View all on USAJOBS →

Competition Level

High CompetitionAverage 84.7 offers per solicitation

Top NAICS Codes

Most frequently awarded industry codes

NAICS Code	Awards	Spend
541715	341	$35.5B
541519	215	$777.2M
541330	117	$5.3B
541512	69	$2.7B
561210	60	$6.8B
541611	59	$310.2M
236210	49	$274.2M
334111	47	$9.4M
236220	37	$209.8M
511210	33	$4.1M

Top Vendors

Most frequent awardees by contract count

Vendor	Awards	Spend	Size
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	113	$13.1B	other
B-LINE EXPRESS, INC.	49	$6.4M
SCIENTIFIC & BIOMEDICAL MICROSYSTEMS, LLC	23	$2.7M
KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC	23	$4.2B	other
PACIFIC INSTRUMENTS, INC.	17	$4.7M
INTERNATIONAL MET SYSTEMS INC	14	$207K
AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.	14	$5.7B	other
CHENEGA GLOBAL PROTECTION, LLC	13	$64.8M	small
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	13	$3.5B	other
BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, LLC	13	$137.9M	small

Procurement Officers

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Top Active Contract Vehicles

GWACs, GSA Schedules, BPAs, and IDCs awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration that are still accepting task orders. Click any vehicle for full details + task-order history.

Type	Holder	Amount	Expires	Set-Aside
Single-Award IDC	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.	$3.7B	2031-12-31	Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	$3.7B	2030-12-31	Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDC	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$3.3B	2030-09-30	Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDC	INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC	$2.6B	2028-11-29	Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDC	FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC.	$2.6B	2028-11-28	Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDC	THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.	$2.6B	2028-11-28	Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDC	UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC	$2.5B	2032-12-31	Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDC	THE BOEING COMPANY	$2.2B	2028-03-31	Open / Full and Open

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Set-Aside Breakdown

Percentage of awards by set-aside type

NONE26% (440)

SBA15% (250)

8A2% (37)

SDVOSBC2% (28)

HZC1% (21)

SBP1% (11)

WOSB1% (9)

8AN0% (6)

Seasonal Award Pattern

Award volume by month — time your proposals accordingly

Jan

Feb

122

Mar

157

Apr

207

May

100

Jun

120

Jul

134

Aug

224

Sep

224

Oct

156

Nov

Dec

Procurement Preferences

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Active RFPs

2 open solicitations from this agency

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2020 – 2024

Grant

EONS 2018: Appendix E Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for Sustainability and Innovation Co...

Grant

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