Federal contractor · LONGMONT, CO

HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC

HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC received $13.2M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 7 awards (−40% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $152.3M. Its largest customer was National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($13.2M). It also received $2.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$13.2M
New awards
7
Sole-source
9.3%
Single offer
3.8%
UEI
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Other than small business
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

2 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $13.2M in FY2026 together.

  1. HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLCLONGMONT, CO · Family page
    $13.2M
  2. HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLCALTADENA, CA
    $0

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-09-30

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 30.8KFY2017
  2. 0FY2018
  3. 309.8KFY2019
  4. 14.8MFY2020
  5. 10.8MFY2021
  6. 28.7MFY2022
  7. 52.7MFY2023
  8. 9.7MFY2024
  9. 22.1MFY2025
  10. 13.2MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$13.2M100%
    7 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Other equipment & supplies$11.2M85%
  2. Research & development$2M15%

Where the work was performed

  1. Los Angeles County, CA$11.2M85%
  2. Boulder County, CO$1.6M12%
  3. Prince George's County, MD$421.9K3.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition13%
    US 39% · $1.7M
  • Sole-source awards9.3%
    US 30% · $1.2M
  • Single-offer competitions3.8%
    US 8.8% · $499K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

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

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.2M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. DRAGONFLY RELOADABLE LANDER TO EXPLORE TITAN'S PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY AND HABITABILITY ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY NNH16ZD011O$120.8M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Los Angeles County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Dec 17, 2018 – Aug 7, 2026· 80GSFC19C0022
  2. EO14042 - FY23 PHASE III - PNEUMATIC EXCAVATION MECHANISM FOR LUNAR RESOURCE UTILIZATION$2M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Boulder County, CO· Research & development· Apr 4, 2023 – Sep 29, 2026· 80NSSC23CA040
  3. FY26 SBIR PHASE III - SAMPLE COLLECTION TOOLS AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT$725.2K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Boulder County, CO· Research & development· Aug 27, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026· 80NSSC26C0424
  4. SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR THE SAMPLE MANIPULATION SYSTEM (SMS) FOR THE SAM INSTRUMENT OPERATING ON-BOARD THE CURIOSITY ROVER ON THE SURFACE OF MARS. THIS CONTRACT ENCOMPASSES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE SMS$421.9K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Prince George's County, MD· Research & development· Oct 2, 2025 – Jun 15, 2026· 80GSFC26C0002
  5. SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC26C0080 SUPPORT FOR VOLATILE INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) MISSION$295K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Boulder County, CO· Research & development· Jul 28, 2026 – Jul 28, 2026· 80NSSC26C0080
  6. PROCUREMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR TECHNOLOGY R&D EFFORT$248.5K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Prince George's County, MD· Research & development· Jul 31, 2025 – Apr 20, 2026· 80NSSC25PB598
  7. TRIDENT DRILL MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT$142.2K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Boulder County, CO· Research & development· Mar 17, 2025 – Jan 7, 2026· 80NSSC25PA731

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC received $2.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 7 actions (2 new awards), −7.5% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.001 · Science ($2.7M).

Assistance · FY2026
$2.7M
New awards
2
Actions
7
Since FY2024
$5.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 253KFY2024
  2. 2.9MFY2025
  3. 2.7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$2.7M100%

Top programs

  1. 43.001 · Science$2.7M100%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$2.7M100%

Largest awards

  1. THE ROSES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY GOALS ARE: EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL…$2M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· May 15, 2025 – Sep 11, 2026· 80NSSC25K7271
  2. LUNAR WEATHER ARRAY$1.8M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· May 21, 2025 – Apr 8, 2026· 80NSSC25K7422
  3. EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE…$445K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Jul 10, 2026 – Jul 10, 2026· 80NSSC26K0923
  4. EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE…$299.8K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Mar 3, 2025 – Apr 22, 2026· 80NSSC25K7136
  5. EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROMTHE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE…$200K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Aug 27, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026· 80NSSC26K1108

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $800K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: -$32.1K (1 subaward)

2 primes

  1. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY$800K100%
    TEMPE, AZ · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $3.2M received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $4M received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $3.3M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $1.6M received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $1.7M received
  • FY2026: $0 paid out · $767.9K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

9 companies · $15.1M reported

  1. BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.$4.3M
    YORK, PA · 4 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$3.2M
    PASADENA, CA · 1 subaward
  3. SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$1.9M
    SPARKS, NV · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 3 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. STELLAR SOLUTIONS INC$45.7M−32% in FY2026
    LOS ALTOS, CA · 81% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. ARES TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION$82.9M+35% in FY2026
    MCLEAN, VA · 2 entities · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Architectural, engineering, and related servicesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. TESLA LABORATORIES INC.$29.5M+257% in FY2026
    ARLINGTON, VA · 53% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Architectural, engineering, and related services

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Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.