Contracting office · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER

NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER obligated $309.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 799 contract actions (+39% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SIERRA LOBO INC ($75.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$309.1M
Actions
799
New awards: 107
Sole-source
16%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 210.4MFY2017
  2. 272.5MFY2018
  3. 341.7MFY2019
  4. 286.2MFY2020
  5. 239.4MFY2021
  6. 270.5MFY2022
  7. 215.4MFY2023
  8. 190.7MFY2024
  9. 222.8MFY2025
  10. 309.1MFY2026
  11. 0FY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SIERRA LOBO INC$75.7M25%
  2. HX5 LLC$29.5M9.6%
  3. ERIE AFFILIATES INC$24.9M8.1%
  4. SCALED COMPOSITES, LLC$24.6M7.9%
  5. TROY SIERRA JV LLC$18.7M6.0%
  6. DIVERSIFIED CONSTRUCTION OF OKLAHOMA, INC.$13.7M4.4%
  7. LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA LLC$11.5M3.7%
  8. KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC$11.4M3.7%
  9. PINNACLE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.$10.9M3.5%
  10. R.J. RUNGE COMPANY, INC.$9.5M3.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$147.5M48%
  2. Construction & real property$76.2M25%
  3. Professional services$51.5M17%
  4. Facilities & utilities$14.5M4.7%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$11.7M3.8%
  6. Education & social services$6.8M2.2%
  7. Equipment maintenance$667.8K0.2%
  8. Fuel$435.8K0.1%
  9. Health & medical$17.5K0.0%
  10. IT & telecom$14.8K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Ohio$222.4M72%
  2. California$30.9M10.0%
  3. Texas$16.5M5.3%
  4. Maryland$11.5M3.7%
  5. Florida$6.9M2.2%
  6. Virginia$6.2M2.0%
  7. Washington$5.7M1.8%
  8. Kansas$2.6M0.8%
  9. New Jersey$1.5M0.5%
  10. Alabama$1.1M0.4%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition24%
    US 39% · $72.7M
  • Sole-source awards16%
    US 30% · $49.8M
  • Single-offer competitions7.4%
    US 8.7% · $22.8M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush15%
    US 6.0% · $45.7M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.2%
    US 4.2% · $540.6K

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

Largest awards

  1. NASA, THROUGH THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE (STMD,) SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE AN ADVANCED SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (EP) SYSTEM THAT WILL ENABLE FUTURE DEEP SPACE HUMAN AND ROBOTIC EXPLORATION APPLICABLE TO THE UNITED STATES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR SPACE NEEDS. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVANCED ELECTRIC PROPULSION (EP) SYSTEM (AEPS) CONTRACT IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF EP STRING SETS TO SUPPORT AN ADVANCED SEP DEMONSTRATION MISSION. DURING THE CONTRACT BASE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL DEVELOP, TEST, AND DELIVER ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT END ITEMS THAT WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING THE FLIGHT END ITEMS. DURING THE OPTION PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, IF EXERCISED, THE CONTRACTOR WILL DEVELOP, VERIFY, AND DELIVER THE FLIGHT END ITEMS.$232.9M
    AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC.· King County, WA· Research & development· Jan 19, 2017 – Jun 22, 2026· NNC16CA21C
  2. TECHNICAL INFORMATION, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LOGISTICS SERVICES (TIALS 2) TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS OF NASA'S GLENN RESEARCH CENTER. LOGISTICS TASK.$143.2M
    ALCYON TECHNICAL SERVICES (ATS) JV, LLC· Cuyahoga County, OH· Professional services· Nov 23, 2016 – Sep 30, 2026· NNC16JB01T
  3. TECHNICAL INFORMATION, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LOGISTICS SERVICES (TIALS 2) TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS OF NASA'S GLENN RESEARCH CENTER. ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL TASK.$72.7M
    ALCYON TECHNICAL SERVICES (ATS) JV, LLC· Cuyahoga County, OH· Professional services· Nov 23, 2016 – Sep 30, 2026· NNC16JB03T
  4. HYTEC PHASE 2$39.4M
    GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY· Hamilton County, OH· Research & development· Dec 14, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026· 80GRC024CA001
  5. SPACE REACTOR-1 FREEDOM NUCLEAR POWER MODULE POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM DO-14-305$38.5M
    SIERRA LOBO INC· Sandusky County, OH· Research & development· Aug 28, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026· 80GRC026FA019
  6. SPACE REACTOR-1 FREEDOM NUCLEAR POWER MODULE POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM DO-14-304$37.2M
    SIERRA LOBO INC· Sandusky County, OH· Research & development· Aug 28, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026· 80GRC026FA018
  7. TEST ARTICLE - IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT THE CO DIRECTLY.$36.3M
    SCALED COMPOSITES, LLC· Kern County, CA· Research & development· Aug 6, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026· 80GRC024CA024
  8. HELIUM LIQUEFIERS AND SPARE PART PACKAGES.$24.5M
    LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA LLC· Montgomery County, TX· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 8, 2025 – Jun 10, 2026· 80GRC025C0004

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.