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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$34.16M
Contract actions32
Awards / PIIDs4
Federal customers1
Contracting offices1
Average action$1.07M
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $34.16M in net contract obligations to CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY across 32 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations$5.90M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$4.17M41
FY 2020$4.30M21+3.1%
FY 2021$4.96M41+15.4%
FY 2022$5.05M61+1.7%
FY 2023$5.00M61−1.0%
FY 2024$4.78M51−4.4%
FY 2025$5.90M51+23.5%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$34.16M32100.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

OfficeCodeAgencyObligationsActionsVendor share
80NSSCNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION$34.16M32100.0%

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$20.77M22160.8%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$13.39M10139.2%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$13.75M20
Competed$20.42M12

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC23M0047Sep 23, 2025$1.00MNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAR11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.