Federal contractor · EL SEGUNDO, CA

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION received $1.1B in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 179 awards (−21% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $11.6B. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($940.1M). It also received $563.6K in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$1.1B
New awards
179
Sole-source
99.8%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofit
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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, $1.1B in FY2026 together.

  1. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONEL SEGUNDO, CA · Family page
    $1.1B
  2. AEROSPACE CORPORATION, THEEL SEGUNDO, CA
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 945.4MFY2017
  2. 1BFY2018
  3. 1.1BFY2019
  4. 1.1BFY2020
  5. 1.2BFY2021
  6. 1.2BFY2022
  7. 1.3BFY2023
  8. 1.3BFY2024
  9. 1.4BFY2025
  10. 1.1BFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Air Force$940.1M85%
    1 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$112.9M10%
    142 awards
  3. Department of Energy$31.9M2.9%
    4 awards
  4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$16.1M1.5%
    15 awards
  5. U.S. Geological Survey$3.3M0.3%
    4 awards
  6. Federal Aviation Administration$2.5M0.2%
    13 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$960.7M87%
  2. Research & development$146.3M13%

Where the work was performed

  1. Los Angeles County, CA$1.1B96%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$13.7M1.2%
  3. Montgomery County, MD$7.8M0.7%
  4. Madison County, AL$7.7M0.7%
  5. Prince George's County, MD$6.9M0.6%
  6. Brevard County, FL$4.1M0.4%
  7. Cuyahoga County, OH$3.1M0.3%
  8. Santa Clara County, CA$214.5K0.0%
  9. Harris County, TX$51K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition99.8%
    US 39% · $1.1B
  • Sole-source awards99.8%
    US 30% · $1.1B
  • 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.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$112.9M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 45 awards
  2. Department of Energy$31.9M
    Department of Energy · 2 awards
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$16.1M
    Department of Commerce · 3 awards
  4. U.S. Geological Survey$3.3M
    Department of the Interior · 2 awards

Largest awards

  1. FY19 ENGINEERING SERVICES$8.4B
    Department of the Air Force· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Oct 1, 2018 – May 7, 2026· FA880219C0001
  2. NASA-WIDE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (NSEETS) TO PROVIDE ON/OFF-SITE PROJECT INDEPENDENT MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES, TESTING, CONSULTING, CONTRACTOR-ON-SITE MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMS.$195.3M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Sep 29, 2020 – Sep 21, 2026· 80JSC020F0350
  3. NASA-WIDE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (NSEETS)$141.2M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Prince George's County, MD· Research & development· Sep 27, 2019 – Jul 6, 2026· 80GSFC19F0127
  4. NASA-WIDE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION AND TEST SERVICES (NSEETS).$59.6M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· Sep 23, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026· 80GSFC24F0033
  5. SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE&I) SUPPORT AND INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS FOR THE OFFICES OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND DEFENSE PROGRAMS$36.9M
    Department of Energy· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· May 31, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026· 89233125FNA400697
  6. SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE&I) SUPPORT AND INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS FOR THE OFFICES OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION (DNN - NA-20)$20.5M
    Department of Energy· Los Angeles County, CA· Research & development· May 31, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026· 89233125FNA400696
  7. SPACE SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT / ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR OSGS.$11.7M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 20, 2022 – May 13, 2026· 1332KP22FNEEG0046
  8. NASA-WIDE SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION, AND TEST SERVICES SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE.$10.6M
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Brevard County, FL· Research & development· Sep 22, 2023 – Sep 25, 2026· 80KSC023F0093

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.

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION received $563.6K in federal assistance in FY2026, on 10 actions (1 new awards), −61% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 43.001 · Science ($563.6K).

Assistance · FY2026
$563.6K
New awards
1
Actions
10
Since FY2021
$7.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.2MFY2021
  2. 1.6MFY2022
  3. 1.4MFY2023
  4. 1.5MFY2024
  5. 1.4MFY2025
  6. 563.6KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$563.6K100%

Top programs

  1. 43.001 · Science$563.6K100%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$563.6K100%

Largest awards

  1. SPACE DEBRIS DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING AN IN-SITU LIDAR SENSOR PLATFORM$852.7K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Apr 19, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026· 80NSSC23K0685
  2. STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) FOR GTOSAT: A 6U CUBESAT IN GEOSYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER ORBIT TO STUDY RADIATION BELT DYNAMICS A PROPOSAL TO BE…$800.7K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Apr 2, 2021 – May 26, 2026· 80NSSC18K1050
  3. 23-LWS23_2-0001 CONDUCTIVITY ACROSS SPACE AND TIME AS INFORMED BY PARTICLE PRECIPITATION$704.6K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Jun 25, 2024 – Sep 2, 2026· 80NSSC24K1103
  4. EO14042 MINIATURIZED CHARGING MITIGATION SHELL INSTRUMENT FOR MAGNETOSPHERIC COLD PLASMA SENSORS$695.8K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Mar 31, 2023 – Feb 4, 2026· 80NSSC23K0696
  5. A HIGH-LEVEL SCIENCE GOAL FROM NASA S HELIOPHYSICS DECADAL SURVEY IS TO DETERMINE THE DYNAMICS&COUPLING OF EARTH S MAGNETOSPHERE IONOSPHERE…$524.4K
    43.001 · Science· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Nov 3, 2021 – Mar 5, 2026· 80NSSC20K0725
  6. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE PRESSURE CONTROL CAPABILITY OF A CRYOGENIC LIQUID STORAGE TANK IN LOW GRAVITY VIA…$487.7K
    43.012 · Space Technology· National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Project grant· Jun 8, 2021 – Mar 18, 2026· 80NSSC21K0682

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: $11.2M (57 subawards)

54 sub-recipients

  1. SPECTROLAB, INC.$1.5M14%
    SYLMAR, CA · 1 subaward
  2. SOLAERO TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$1.3M11%
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 1 subaward
  3. MAURY MICROWAVE, INC.$975.3K8.7%
    ONTARIO, CA · 1 subaward
  4. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$743.6K6.6%
    MCLEAN, VA · 1 subaward
  5. INNOVATE FUTURES CONSULTING LLC$640K5.7%
    EL SEGUNDO, CA · 1 subaward
  6. SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS SERVICES, INC.$570K5.1%
    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 3 subawards
  7. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$548.3K4.9%
    CLEARWATER, FL · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH$328.4K2.9%
    BOULDER, CO · 1 subaward
  9. PERSISTENT AGILITY INC$300K2.7%
    ASHBURN, VA · 1 subaward
  10. KONGSBERG SATELLITE SERVICES AS$297K2.7%
    TROMSOE, NOR · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $344.9K (5 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $1.8M (8 subawards)

7 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$541.1K26%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 3 subawards
  2. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$495K23%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 1 subaward
  3. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$370.7K18%
    CLEMSON, SC · 1 subaward
  4. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE$257.3K12%
    CHESTNUT HILL, MA · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE$257.2K12%
    DURHAM, NH · 5 subawards
  6. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$150.3K7.1%
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE$45K2.1%
    IRVINE, CA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 1.0% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $17.6M paid out · $673.3K received
  • FY2022: $16.8M paid out · $2M received
  • FY2023: $12.7M paid out · $431.8K received
  • FY2024: $22.8M paid out · $2.6M received
  • FY2025: $32M paid out · $1.6M received
  • FY2026: $11.2M 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

306 companies · $113M reported

  1. TWIN OTTER INTERNATIONAL LTD$4.9M
    LAS VEGAS, NV · 6 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. IRON MOUNTAIN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LLC$4.4M
    PORTSMOUTH, NH · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  3. MISSIONOPS LLC$3.5M
    CYPRESS, TX · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

15 companies · $9.5M reported

  1. SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$2.8M
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 4 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE$2.2M
    DURHAM, NH · 27 subawards · Other telecommunications
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$1.1M
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 6 subawards

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 9 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$4.1B−20% in FY2026
    LEXINGTON, MA · 2 entities · 87% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  2. ODYSSEY SYSTEMS CONSULTING GROUP, LTD.$1.2B−5.4% in FY2026
    WAKEFIELD, MA · 31% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  3. MANTECH TSG-2 JOINT VENTURE$1.1B−34% in FY2026
    FAIRFAX, VA · 29% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · 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.