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NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR

NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR obligated $189.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 374 contract actions (−9.3% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ($35.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$189.4M
Actions
374
New awards: 71
Sole-source
18%
Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 140.3MFY2017
  2. 223MFY2018
  3. 215.4MFY2019
  4. 229.9MFY2020
  5. 281.7MFY2021
  6. 241.3MFY2022
  7. 234.7MFY2023
  8. 220MFY2024
  9. 208.9MFY2025
  10. 189.4MFY2026
  11. 0FY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$58.1M31%
  2. Equipment maintenance$54M29%
  3. Construction & real property$22M12%
  4. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$21.6M11%
  5. Facilities & utilities$8.6M4.5%
  6. Professional services$7.9M4.2%
  7. Transportation & logistics$7M3.7%
  8. IT & telecom$6M3.2%
  9. Other equipment & supplies$2.5M1.3%
  10. Health & medical$1.1M0.6%
  11. Education & social services$594.6K0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$121.9M64%
  2. Ohio$36.4M19%
  3. Nevada$9.2M4.8%
  4. Maryland$6M3.2%
  5. Mississippi$2.5M1.3%
  6. New York$1.9M1.0%
  7. South Dakota$1.6M0.9%
  8. Virginia$843.3K0.4%
  9. North Carolina$831.5K0.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition40%
    US 39% · $75.1M
  • Sole-source awards18%
    US 30% · $34M
  • Single-offer competitions22%
    US 8.7% · $41.1M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush16%
    US 6.0% · $29.9M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.3%
    US 5.0% · $541.3K
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 29, 2018 – Aug 13, 2026· 80AFRC18C0018
  2. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY· Hamilton County, OH· Research & development· Sep 30, 2021 – Aug 3, 2026· 80AFRC21CA021
  3. VERTEX AEROSPACE LLC· Kern County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Dec 13, 2016 – Aug 28, 2026· NND13AC02C
  4. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION· Kern County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Dec 17, 2020 – Sep 23, 2026· 80AFRC21F0031
  5. INUTEQ, LLC· Kern County, CA· Research & development· Nov 30, 2016 – Sep 2, 2026· NND14AA72C
  6. V2X AEROSPACE LLC· Kern County, CA· Equipment maintenance· Jan 17, 2020 – Sep 24, 2026· 80AFRC20F0054
  7. ASRC FEDERAL SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Nov 4, 2020 – Sep 24, 2026· 80AFRC21C0001
  8. TBP&JJ WORLDWIDE SERVICES LLC· Kern County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Oct 19, 2022 – Sep 28, 2026· 80AFRC23CA004

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.