Federal contractor · LANHAM, MD

SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.

SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC. received $60.9M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 6 awards (−53% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $1.6B. Its largest customer was National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($60.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$60.9M
New awards
6
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 83.7MFY2017
  2. 73.6MFY2018
  3. 163.8MFY2019
  4. 225.3MFY2020
  5. 214.4MFY2021
  6. 213.3MFY2022
  7. 225.8MFY2023
  8. 190.1MFY2024
  9. 130MFY2025
  10. 60.9MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$60.8M99.7%
    3 awards
  2. U.S. Geological Survey$187K0.3%
    1 awards
  3. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards
  4. Agricultural Research Service-$29.3K0.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$60.2M99%
  2. Professional services$680.4K1.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Prince George's County, MD$60.9M100.0%
  2. Madison County, AL$5000.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition0.0%
    US 39% · $0
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • 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. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SYSTEMS SERVICES THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES AND RELATED WORK TO EED, ISTD, SED, MESA, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER NASA CENTERS AND LOCATIONS SPECIFIED IN TASK ORDERS, FOR THE STUDY, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TESTING, VERIFICATION, AND OPERATIONS OF SPACE FLIGHT, AIRBORNE, AND GROUND SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE FUTURE SPACE AND SCIENCE MISSIONS.$671.1M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Aug 30, 2018 – Jul 7, 2026· 80GSFC18C0120
  2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SERVICES THAT CONCEIVES, DEVELOPS AND APPLIES SPACE, FIELD-DEPLOYED (I.E. AIRBORNE AND IN SITU) AND LABORATORY BASED TECHNOLOGIES AND OBSERVATIONS OF THE EARTH SYSTEMS.$493.3M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Prince George's County, MD· Research & development· Jan 29, 2020 – Sep 24, 2026· 80GSFC20C0044
  3. SUPPORT FOR ATMOSPHERES, MODELING, AND DATA ASSIMILATION (SAMDA)$257.2M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Prince George's County, MD· Research & development· Nov 14, 2016 – Jun 4, 2026· NNG17HP01C
  4. US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) LANDSAT SCIENCE TEAM$187K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Prince George's County, MD· Research & development· Dec 16, 2025 – Dec 16, 2025· 140G0126C0005
  5. SENIOR ENGINEER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 08/01/2022-07/31/2023 SENIOR ENGINEER, FULL-TIME, 12 MONTHS$146.7K
    Agricultural Research Service· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Apr 22, 2022 – Feb 19, 2026· 12305B22F0048
  6. SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER.$500
    Missile Defense Agency· Madison County, AL· Research & development· Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025· HQ085926FF093

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.

SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC. received -$17.1K in federal assistance in FY2026, on 13 actions (0 new awards), −101% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.001 · Science (-$17.1K).

Assistance · FY2026
-$17.1K
New awards
0
Actions
13
Since FY2021
$13.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 3.6MFY2021
  2. 2.4MFY2022
  3. 2MFY2023
  4. 2.5MFY2024
  5. 3.2MFY2025
  6. -17.1KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants-$17.1K0.0%

Top programs

  1. 43.001 · Science-$17.1K0.0%

Largest awards

  1. STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS IMPACT EARTH S ENERGY BUDGET THROUGH THEIR DIRECT RADIATIVE EFFECTS.$2.7M
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Sep 16, 2021 – Jun 16, 2026· 80NSSC21K1665
  2. 23-PACE23-0018 FRESH AND COASTAL WATER PRODUCT REFINEMENT AND EXTENSION FOR THE PACE OBSERVATION SUITE$749.9K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Sep 5, 2024 – Aug 27, 2026· 80NSSC24K1563
  3. COASTAL AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS ARE AMONG THE MOST PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEMS. THEY ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE (E.G…$730.5K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Feb 9, 2021 – Jan 5, 2026· 80NSSC21K0499
  4. ENABLING INTERDISCIPLINARY AQUATIC SCIENCE STUDIES FROM THE EMIT ARCHIVE$546K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Jul 26, 2024 – Apr 21, 2026· 80NSSC24K0862
  5. THE PROPOSED WORK IS ALSO BROADLY RELEVANT TO NASA S EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM GOALS OF IMPROVING THE CAPABILITY TO PREDICT EXTREME…$365.2K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Sep 28, 2021 – Sep 15, 2026· 80NSSC21K1729
  6. EO14042 USING AIRS AND CRIS RADIANCES IN AREAS AFFECTED BY CLOUDS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PROCESSES AFFECTING TROPICAL CYCLONE STRUCTURE IN A…$362.7K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Aug 30, 2022 – Jun 11, 2026· 80NSSC22K1160

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 · 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

  • Sub-contracts: $382.6K (4 subawards)

4 sub-recipients

  1. ESOLUTIONS CONSULTING LLC$207K54%
    SEVERNA PARK, MD · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA$62.9K16%
    MISSOULA, MT · 1 subaward
  3. MACH 33 ENGINEERING LLC$62.3K16%
    BELTSVILLE, MD · 1 subaward
  4. BLACKWATCH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$50.3K13%
    MCLEAN, VA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $2.1M (19 subawards)

2 primes

  1. EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC$1.8M84%
    CONCORD, MA · 18 subawards
  2. KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC$343.8K16%
    GREENBELT, MD · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 0.6% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $61.4M paid out · $5M received
  • FY2022: $37M paid out · $1.1M received
  • FY2023: $37.5M paid out · $272K received
  • FY2024: $3.1M paid out · $750K received
  • FY2025: $178.3K paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $382.6K paid out · $2.1M 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

67 companies · $139.5M reported

  1. AVO PHOTONICS, INC$22.5M
    HORSHAM, PA · 4 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. DESIGN INTERFACE INC$17.7M
    FINKSBURG, MD · 4 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. GLOBAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, LLC$17.3M
    GREENBELT, MD · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

6 companies · $9.2M reported

  1. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$6.6M
    RESTON, VA · 11 subawards · Computer systems design and related services
  2. EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC$1.8M
    CONCORD, MA · 18 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. ASRC FEDERAL FACILITIES LOGISTICS, LLC$352.3K
    FAIRFIELD, NJ · 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 5 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. SPACE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LLC$276.2M−20% in FY2026
    HOUSTON, TX · 72% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  2. AERODYNE-SGT ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC$258.1M−31% in FY2026
    CAPE CANAVERAL, FL · 68% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. ADNET SYSTEMS INC$218.2M−21% in FY2026
    BETHESDA, MD · 57% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

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.