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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Federal contracts · top awardee California Institute Of Technology

National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $21.5B across 21,717 contracts — science missions and launch services set the top of the table.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows $15.8B in SCOUT transaction volume across 4,597 award actions (trailing 12 months, Aug 2025 – Aug 2026, ≥$100K floor), with an average action value of $3.4M. The agency focuses on space exploration, aeronautics research, and science missions.. SCOUT aggregates all USASpending transaction records including modifications — differs from published FY2025 annual totals. See methodology note below. Data: PrimeRFP SCOUT · FPDS.

$15.8B

SCOUT Transaction Vol.

4,597

Total Awards

$3.4M

Avg. Award Value

2026-08-20

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Top NASA Contractors by Obligation — Trailing 12 Months

Rank	Contractor	Awards	Total Obligation
#1	California Institute Of Technology	1,108	$2.2B
#2	The Boeing Companyfamily	76	$1.6B
#3	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	35	$858.1M
#4	Blue Origin Washington,	5	$630.5M
#5	Lockheed Martin Corporationfamily	140	$611.2M
#6	Johns Hopkins University	149	$497.3M
#7	Northrop Grumman Corporationfamily	105	$494.3M
#8	Veritas Capital Fund Management LLCfamily	56	$477.7M
#9	Syncom Space Services LLCfamily	286	$472.9M
#10	KBR Wyle Services LLCfamily	89	$463.3M

Top 10 awardees by obligation · PrimeRFP SCOUT · Federal procurement records ≥$100K cumulative · 2025-08-25 – 2026-08-20

SCOUT Analysis — NASA Market Intelligence

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $21.5B across 21,717 contracts — science missions and launch services set the top of the table.

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California Institute of Technology (JPL) ($2.2B), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) ($1.6B), and Lockheed Martin Corporation ($1.3B) headline NASA awardees.

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Primary NAICS 541715 (R&D) and 541512 (systems design) are the firm-classification companions to Category R&D market sizing.

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NASA award volume is more distributed than DoD weapons R&D — university-affiliated and mid-tier performers win substantial tasking.

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Frequently Asked Questions — National Aeronautics and Space Administration Contracting

How much does NASA spend on federal contracts annually?

NASA obligated $21.5B across 21,717 contracts in the trailing 12 months ending August 2026 (≥$100K floor), with an average award of $990.52KM. Key programs include Artemis (Moon/Mars), James Webb, and commercial launch services. Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT.

Who are the top NASA contractors?

Top NASA contractors (2025-08-16 → 2026-08-04) include Caltech/JPL ($2.2B), SpaceX ($1.6B), Lockheed Martin ($1.3B), Boeing ($1.3B), and Northrop Grumman ($940.4M). Source: PrimeRFP SCOUT.

How can smaller companies win NASA contracts?

Smaller firms can compete for NASA work through SEWP VI (IT products/services), OASIS+ (professional services), OMES III (enterprise operations), GSA MAS, and direct small business set-aside solicitations at individual NASA centers.

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About National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA procures space exploration, launch systems, aerospace R&D, IT modernization, and commercial space partnerships.

Mission focus: Space exploration, aeronautics research, and science missions.

Key vehicles: SEWP V, OASIS+

Primary NAICS: 541712, 541330, 541512

Data Coverage

PrimeRFP SCOUT · Federal procurement records
Awards ≥$100K cumulative total (PIID-keyed)
Coverage: 2025-08-25 – 2026-08-20
Last refreshed: 2026-08-20

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August 2026

One VA health contract was 35% of civilian federal obligations in July.

Meanwhile VA's service-disabled veteran-owned contract actions fell 41.8%. The same agency, the same month, the large-vendor lane expanding while the small-business lane contracted. Figures are civilian-agency obligations through 2026-07-31; DoD FPDS for this window is labeled incomplete.

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Data & Methodology

Federal contract and award data sourced from government procurement systems — including FPDS-NG, SAM.gov, and related federal data repositories. PrimeRFP SCOUT ingests, normalizes, and continuously updates records as agencies publish them. Reporting timelines vary by agency; some components (particularly DoD) carry a 60–90 day lag relative to award execution.

Dataset coverage — ≥ $100K floor

All intelligence on this page and within SCOUT is filtered to federal contract awards whose current total award value is $100K or more. PrimeRFP applies this floor at the award level (on current_total_value_award), not per-transaction, so large awards split across many mid-size obligation lines are retained in full. PrimeRFP's own empirical sampling against the raw USASpending dataset shows this threshold captures 98%+ of total federal contract dollars while excluding a long tail of micro-purchases, small modifications, and administrative actions — the trade-off that makes market intelligence tractable without distorting the dollar picture. Coverage: 560,000+ active contract awards and 2.5M+ unique awardees, including small-business set-asides, task orders, and mid-market opportunities.

Award identification: Each record is keyed by federal Award ID (PIID). Task orders recorded as independent awards appear as separate rows. IDIQs and their task orders are tracked distinctly.

Why SCOUT dollar figures differ from published annual totals: Per-agency dollar figures on SCOUT intelligence pages aggregate all USASpending transaction records — including base contract awards, task orders, delivery orders, and modifications to existing contracts. Annual federal contract obligation figures cited in industry reports (e.g., FY2025: $833.8B per Bloomberg Government) count only new prime award actions in the fiscal year, excluding mods. An IDIQ vehicle (like OASIS+) carries no obligation at award — only task orders issued against it are counted. SCOUT's transaction-level aggregates are larger because they capture the full activity picture across a contract's lifecycle, making them useful for competitive analysis and pipeline sizing rather than year-over-year spending comparison.

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