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R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)

Federal buyers, contractors, spending trends and related classifications · All available history.

Net obligations$34.13B No prior-year comparison

Contract actions172,864 No prior-year comparison

Buying agencies14 Distinct federal buyers

Active vendors2,748 Distinct SAM.gov entities

All available history

Net obligations by year

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Market concentration

Buying agencies

14 total

Rank	Agency	Code	Obligations	Actions	Share
1	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	8000	$34.03B	172,433	99.7%
2	DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE	5700	$37.79M	189	0.1%
3	DEPT OF THE NAVY	1700	$24.32M	107	0.1%
4	ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF	8900	$22.59M	38	0.1%
5	SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION	3300	$8.19M	22	0.0%
6	US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY	1434	$5.98M	55	0.0%
7	UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS)	97HW	$588.0K	3	0.0%
8	NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA)	97AB	$250.0K	2	0.0%
9	DEFENSE MICROELECTRONICS ACTIVITY (DMEA)	9771	$206.5K	2	0.0%
10	NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION	1330	$199.9K	4	0.0%
11	OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (ASA)	7570	$78.5K	2	0.0%
12	FOREST SERVICE	12C2	$9.9K	3	0.0%
13	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY	6800	$2.6K	1	0.0%
14	DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA)	9763	-$3.8K	3	0.0%

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Market concentration

Contractors

2,748 total

Rank	Vendor	UEI	CAGE	Obligations	Actions	Share
1	CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	U2JMKHNS5TG4	80707	$4.17B	2,240	12.2%
2	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (5111)	C1HBCJ9RMBV3	88898	$3.65B	2,476	10.7%
3	ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.	W1NBN156CYF9	4X357	$2.64B	1,078	7.7%
4	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	Q11ZHUFBW741	8L7J1	$1.06B	102	3.1%
5	SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL INCORPORATED	T6LZES9CRKC5	—	$1.04B	2	3.0%
6	SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE	PB11V1KH3KV4	26401	$731.75M	3,052	2.1%
7	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	NPU8ULVAAS23	0UB92	$727.55M	5,303	2.1%
8	ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION	EDHCE4HWXNT9	6MBH6	$575.63M	65	1.7%
9	ORBITAL SCIENCES CORPORATION	C951ZMPKKWM4	0SKU4	$565.83M	225	1.7%
10	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE	SPVKK1RC2MZ3	4B475	$558.27M	6,440	1.6%
11	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE	FTMTDMBR29C7	5L406	$541.02M	4,797	1.6%
12	UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION	VPWMMPGGPJ74	1F731	$444.26M	2,331	1.3%
13	JOHNSON ENGINEERING CORP	EWKGTUFKVBB7	03AB8	$368.87M	115	1.1%
14	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	GNJ7BBP73WE9	03399	$349.94M	3,101	1.0%
15	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	E2NYLCDML6V1	80230	$348.47M	2,672	1.0%

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Classification mix

NAICS industries

50 total

Rank	NAICS	Description	Obligations	Actions	Share
1	541710	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES	$4.41B	4,271	12.9%
2	541712	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)	$2.57B	1,581	7.5%
3	333314	OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING	$2.52B	409	7.4%
4	541330	ENGINEERING SERVICES	$942.60M	661	2.8%
5	336414	GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING	$480.45M	257	1.4%
6	336419	OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING	$227.95M	234	0.7%
7	334511	SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING	$194.33M	85	0.6%
8	927110	SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY	$30.54M	137	0.1%
9	541512	COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES	$22.61M	35	0.1%
10	517919	ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$16.73M	63	0.0%
11	541990	ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES	$9.97M	37	0.0%
12	611310	COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS	$5.07M	29	0.0%
13	541611	ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES	$3.68M	62	0.0%
14	541511	CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES	$3.46M	35	0.0%
15	339111	LABORATORY APPARATUS AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURING	$3.02M	5	0.0%

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Historical activity

Awards

38,532 total

Signed	PIID	Vendor	Agency	Obligations
Aug 11, 2026	80NSSC19K0029	PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$250.8K
Aug 11, 2026	80NSSC19K0912	UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$607.9K
Aug 11, 2026	80NSSC20K1294	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$369.7K
Aug 10, 2026	80NSSC19K0648	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$4.89M
Aug 10, 2026	80NSSC20K0577	UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$258.9K
Aug 10, 2026	80NSSC21K0068	RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$599.0K
Aug 7, 2026	80NSSC20M0087	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$2.41M
Aug 7, 2026	80NSSC20M0210	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, THE	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$563.3K
Aug 6, 2026	80NSSC20K1529	UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$714.5K
Aug 6, 2026	80NSSC20K1533	CORNELL UNIVERSITY	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$666.3K
Aug 5, 2026	80NSSC21K0008	UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$934.9K
Aug 4, 2026	80NSSC19M0194	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, THE	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$4.98M
Aug 4, 2026	80NSSC19M0236	UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$4.75M
Aug 3, 2026	80NSSC19M0212	SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$262.5K
Aug 3, 2026	NNX16AB91A	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES	NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION	$13.31M

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