01 / Vendor Profile
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Federal Contracts and Awards
UEI Q7N8CH7NR418 · CAGE 1PPP1
Federal contract activity attributed to this vendor identity across FY 2020–FY 2026. Obligations are FPDS accounting transactions, not company revenue.
02 / Federal Business Size
Federal contract market at a glance
Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.
Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $587.92M in net contract obligations to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION across 1,055 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.
03 / Spending Trend
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 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$77.99M
FY 2026ObligationsHistorical spending range
| Fiscal year | Obligations | Actions | Federal customers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020 | $70.20M | 142 | 1 | — |
| FY 2021 | $83.90M | 164 | 1 | +19.5% |
| FY 2022 | $89.90M | 147 | 1 | +7.2% |
| FY 2023 | $82.71M | 142 | 1 | −8.0% |
| FY 2024 | $90.12M | 141 | 1 | +9.0% |
| FY 2025 | $93.11M | 179 | 1 | +3.3% |
| FY 2026 | $77.99M | 140 | 1 | −16.2% |
04 / Federal Customers
Which federal agencies buy from SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.
| Agency | Code | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8000 | $587.92M | 1,055 | 100.0% |
05 / Contracting Offices
Which contracting offices buy from SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.
| Office | Code | Agency | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80MSFC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $459.57M | 136 | 78.2% | |
| 80NSSC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $109.17M | 879 | 18.6% | |
| 80LARC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $17.25M | 29 | 2.9% | |
| 80GSFC | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $1.93M | 10 | 0.3% | |
| 80JSC0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | $0 | 1 | 0.0% |
06 / Top NAICS Industries
Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?
| NAICS | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | $453.27M | 96 | 1 | 77.1% |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $17.37M | 38 | 1 | 3.0% |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $8.64M | 50 | 1 | 1.5% |
07 / Top Product and Service Codes
What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?
| PSC | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR91 | R&D- SPACE: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH) | $441.74M | 60 | 1 | 75.1% |
| AJ11 | GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH | $85.60M | 471 | 1 | 14.6% |
| AR21 | R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH) | $41.16M | 393 | 1 | 7.0% |
| AR22 | R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $11.52M | 42 | 1 | 2.0% |
| AR11 | SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | $4.84M | 48 | 1 | 0.8% |
| AR12 | SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | $1.84M | 15 | 1 | 0.3% |
| AJ14 | GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | $470.1K | 3 | 1 | 0.1% |
| AR13 | SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | $326.0K | 10 | 1 | 0.1% |
| AF11 | EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, & SOCIAL SVCS R&D SVCS; EDUCATION SVCS R&D; BASIC RESEARCH | $243.6K | 2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1820 | SPACE VEHICLE COMPONENTS | $125.6K | 8 | 1 | 0.0% |
08 / Competition Pattern
How was SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’s federal work competed?
Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.
09 / Recent Contract Awards
What contract actions were recorded most recently for SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION?
The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.
| Award / PIID | Signed | Obligation | Agency / office | NAICS | PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC26K0359 | Sep 29, 2026 | $0 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | — | AJ11 |
10 / Interpreting the Profile
How should you evaluate SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 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.
Separate obligations from revenue
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Follow customer concentration
Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.
Test market overlap
NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.
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