Federal contractor · BOSTON, MA

NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION

NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION received $1.1M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 4 awards (−31% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $10M. Its largest customer was National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ($1.1M). It also received $245.7K in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.1M
New awards
4
Sole-source
69%
Single offer
34%
UEI
UUKAGAEN4ST3
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 497.1KFY2017
  2. 592KFY2018
  3. 530.2KFY2019
  4. 552.4KFY2020
  5. 688.1KFY2021
  6. 830.2KFY2022
  7. 1.1MFY2023
  8. 2.6MFY2024
  9. 1.6MFY2025
  10. 1.1MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$1.1M100%
    4 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$1.1M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Norfolk city, VA$712.7K66%
  2. York County, ME$369.7K34%
  3. Juneau City and Borough, AK$27K2.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $1.1M
  • Sole-source awards69%
    US 30% · $739.7K
  • Single-offer competitions34%
    US 8.7% · $369.7K
  • 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.

Largest awards

  1. PROTECTED SPECIES AERIAL SURVEYS IN THE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND WIND ENERGY AREAS$3.5M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Norfolk city, VA· Facilities & utilities· Aug 31, 2022 – Aug 18, 2026· 1305M322CNFFM0049
  2. GULF OF MAINE - AERIAL SURVEY FOR PROTECTED SPECIES$1.6M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· York County, ME· Facilities & utilities· Sep 12, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026· 1305M324C0103
  3. PROTECTED SPECIES AERIAL SURVEY SERVICES IN THE GULF OF MAINE - RIGHT WHALES$807.4K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Suffolk County, MA· Professional services· Jan 8, 2024 – Apr 17, 2026· 1305M324C0003
  4. SERVICES, NON-PERSONAL, TO PROVIDE ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS (UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN) NECESSARY FOR PROVIDING COLD-STUNNED SEA TURTLE TRIAGE AND REHABILITATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORK.$81K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Juneau City and Borough, AK· Professional services· Jul 16, 2024 – Jul 6, 2026· 1333MF24P0116

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.

NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION received $245.7K in federal assistance in FY2026, on 3 actions (1 new awards), −73% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 45.301 · Museums for America ($245.7K).

Assistance · FY2026
$245.7K
New awards
1
Actions
3
Since FY2021
$17.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 10.6MFY2021
  2. 2MFY2022
  3. 3.1MFY2023
  4. 597.4KFY2024
  5. 924.3KFY2025
  6. 245.7KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$245.7K100%

Top programs

  1. 45.301 · Museums for America$245.7K100%

Awarding agencies

  1. Institute of Museum and Library Services$245.7K100%

Largest awards

  1. THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM WILL LAUNCH A MULTI-TIERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR STAFF TO LEARN NEW EVALUATION METHODS TO ENHANCE…$245.7K
    45.301 · Museums for America· Institute of Museum and Library Services· Project grant· Jul 14, 2026 – Jul 14, 2026· ME-260082-OMS-26
  2. THIS AGREEMENT SUPPORTS CONTINUED MONITORING OF NURSE SHARK BREEDING POPULATIONS AT DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK. THE RECIPPIENT WILL COLLECT…$48.2K
    15.944 · Natural Resource Stewardship· National Park Service· Cooperative agreement· Jun 12, 2025 – May 28, 2026· P25AC00509
  3. RECIPIENT NAME: NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUMCOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NUMBER: G25AC00453PROJECT TITLE: DATA ANALYSIS TO QUANTIFY THE FINE-SCALE…$26.4K
    15.808 · U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection· U.S. Geological Survey· Cooperative agreement· Sep 9, 2025 – May 5, 2026· G25AC00453

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2021–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

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $292.4K paid out · $133.9K received
  • FY2022: $376.8K paid out · $68.5K received
  • FY2023: $385K paid out · $1.7M received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $554K received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $405.9K 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

7 companies · $1.1M reported

  1. SEAAHEAD, INC.$546.5K
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2 subawards
  2. ASPEN HELICOPTERS INC$201.7K
    OXNARD, CA · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  3. BAHAMAS MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION$159.1K
    MARSH HARBOUR, BHS · 1 subaward

Primes that pay it

11 companies · $2.9M reported

  1. MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY CENTER$999.9K
    BOSTON, MA · 2 subawards
  2. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION$774.1K
    WOODS HOLE, MA · 4 subawards
  3. DUKE UNIVERSITY$478.7K
    DURHAM, NC · 1 subaward

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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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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. QUANTECH INC$2.6M+48% in FY2026
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 47% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  2. MARINERS MUSEUM$2.1M+1,033% in FY2026
    NEWPORT NEWS, VA · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. POWTEC/T-A-G JV, LLC$2.1M−100% in FY2026
    BREMERTON, WA · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Management, scientific, and technical consulting 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.