Contracting office · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER obligated $336.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 680 contract actions (+12% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION ($70.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$336.4M
Actions
680
New awards: 83
Sole-source
11%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 598.1MFY2017
  2. 551.4MFY2018
  3. 460.4MFY2019
  4. 518.8MFY2020
  5. 359.2MFY2021
  6. 346.5MFY2022
  7. 339.1MFY2023
  8. 299.4MFY2024
  9. 300.5MFY2025
  10. 336.4MFY2026
  11. 3.3MFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$70.2M21%
  2. INUTEQ, LLC$66M20%
  3. CHENEGA GLOBAL PROTECTION, LLC$26.5M7.9%
  4. AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.$21.5M6.4%
  5. ANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC.$17.7M5.3%
  6. ABB INC.$17M5.1%
  7. ERADRIVE, INC.$12.3M3.7%
  8. IRONWOOD COMMERCIAL BUILDERS INC$12.1M3.6%
  9. SEA PAC ENGINEERING INC$9.4M2.8%
  10. AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.$8.9M2.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$106.2M32%
  2. Construction & real property$71M21%
  3. IT & telecom$67.6M20%
  4. Professional services$38.9M12%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$30.9M9.2%
  6. Facilities & utilities$20.9M6.2%
  7. Transportation & logistics$651.8K0.2%
  8. Equipment maintenance$303.9K0.1%
  9. Fuel$27.6K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$250.6M74%
  2. Virginia$71.7M21%
  3. New York$5.7M1.7%
  4. Tennessee$3.3M1.0%
  5. New Hampshire$3.1M0.9%
  6. New Mexico$857.9K0.3%
  7. Missouri$476.3K0.1%
  8. Maine$457.1K0.1%
  9. Massachusetts$250K0.1%
  10. Washington$250K0.1%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition14%
    US 39% · $47.6M
  • Sole-source awards11%
    US 30% · $37.6M
  • Single-offer competitions3.0%
    US 8.7% · $10M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush24%
    US 6.0% · $81.7M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing2.2%
    US 4.2% · $7.5M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. OTHER FUNCTIONS FILMSS WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE SUSTAINED PROJECT MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES THAT ENCOMPASS ALL PHASES OF MISSION AND PROJECT LIFECYCLES FOR FLIGHT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS AND FUNCTIONAL OFFICES AT AMES. THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR SUCH EFFORTS AS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) BIOSCIENCES FLIGHT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (E.G., MISSION IMPLEMENTATION, INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT EFFORTS), COLLABORATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMS (E.G., ASTROBIOLOGY, VIRTUAL INSTITUTES), AERONAUTICS RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND VARIOUS AMES OFFICES.$364.7M
    KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC· Santa Clara County, CA· Professional services· Oct 19, 2016 – Jul 1, 2026· NNA14AB82C
  2. THE AMES RESEARCH CENTER (ARC) CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SERVICES (ACITS) 3 CONTRACT PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE CATEGORIES IT SYSTEMS&GOVERNANCE SUPPORT, IT SECURITY SUPPORT, NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS&SUPPORT, APPLICATION MANAGEMENT&SUPPORT, SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING SYSTEMS&SUPPORT, INNOVATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND OUTREACH/INFORMATIONAL SYSTEMS&SUPPORT$280.2M
    ASRC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Oct 11, 2016 – Sep 10, 2026· NNA13AB88C
  3. THE NASA ACADEMIC MISSION SERVICES (NAMS) CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE ARC WITH CAPABILITIES TO FULFILL MISSION REQUIREMENTS FROM FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FIELD-TEST DEPLOYMENTS AND OPERATIONAL SCIENCE MISSIONS. THIS CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE ACADEMIC OR UNIVERSITY-BASED PROGRAM AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TEAMS AT THE CENTER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL POSSESS EFFECTIVE METHODS FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING LEADING EDGE RESEARCHERS AND FACILITATING INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS WITH ARC EMPLOYEES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEMONSTRATE CAPABILITY IN THE FORMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS AND IN THE PURSUIT OF COLLABORATIONS TO MEET GOVERNMENT SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.$248.4M
    UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Nov 14, 2016 – Sep 23, 2026· NNA16BD14C
  4. NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT THE NASA AMES FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (AFSS) CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EXECUTION OF A COMPREHENSIVE RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM) PROGRAM FOR ARC COVERING THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL AREAS: ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, PIPEFITTING, INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY SERVICES HEATING, VENTILATING, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION (HVAC/R) SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, AND BUILDING TRADE SERVICES. THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WILL BE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RCM STRATEGIES TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM MIX OF PREVENTIVE, PROGRAMMED, PREDICTIVE, REACTIVE, AND PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES IN AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES. THE FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES PROCURED THROUGH THIS EFFORT WILL PERFORM MAINTENANCE FOR ALL FACILITIES AT ARC, EXCEPT FOR NON-INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED SYSTEMS INSIDE WIND TUNNELS.$244M
    AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Santa Clara County, CA· Construction & real property· Oct 12, 2016 – Aug 20, 2026· NNA15BB23C
  5. INTELLIGENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT-2(ISRDS-2) CONTRACT FOR AMES RESEARCH CENTER INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS DIVISION THAT SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGIES, BUILDS APPLICATIONS AND INFUSES AND DEPLOYS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES INTO NASA MISSIONS AND OTHER FEDERAL GOVENMENT PROJECTS.$241.8M
    KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Oct 18, 2016 – Jul 13, 2026· NNA14AA60C
  6. AEROSPACE TESTING AND FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (ATOM-4) SERVICES (ARC WIND TUNNEL DIVISION AND THERMO-PHYSICS FACILITIES) CONTRACT. WORK TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDES TESTING AND FACILITY OPERATION, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND OPERATION OF SUPPORT FACILITIES, PERFORMANCE OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, AND ADMINISTRATION.$239.3M
    AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Santa Clara County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Oct 19, 2016 – Aug 18, 2026· NNA16BD26C
  7. THE AMES RESEARCH CENTER(ARC)PROJECT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES (PESS)$202.6M
    MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SERVICES, LLC· Santa Clara County, CA· Research & development· Oct 21, 2016 – Jul 27, 2026· NNA13AC87C
  8. ORS RAPID RESPONSE BRANCH. COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE RRSW IDIQ CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH ALL LABOR, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, TRAVEL, OTHER DIRECT COSTS, AND FEES NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED TASK ORDER.$133.3M
    AXIENT LLC· Arlington County, VA· Research & development· Nov 16, 2016 – Jul 27, 2026· NNA13AA01T

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.