Federal contractor · SAN DIEGO, CA

THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY

THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY received $200K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 1 awards. Since FY2017: $221.7K. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($200K). It also received $756.4K in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$200K
New awards
1
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
SRMEDYXMNF53
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 0FY2017
  2. 21.8KFY2021
  3. 0FY2022
  4. 0FY2023
  5. -10.1FY2024
  6. 200KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$200K100%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$200K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. San Diego County, CA$200K100%

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. ESTCP NH25-8985 TITLE: ADVANCING THE FIELD OF PLANT-POLLINATOR ECOLOGY USING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES: EDNA METABARCODING, CUSTOM CAMERA TRAPS, AND AI CLASSIFICATION MODELS$200K
    Department of the Army· San Diego County, CA· Research & development· Feb 26, 2026 – Mar 5, 2026· W912HQ26CA025

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 SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY received $756.4K in federal assistance in FY2026, on 6 actions (0 new awards), +304% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 15.657 · Endangered Species Recovery Implementation ($415.3K).

Assistance · FY2026
$756.4K
New awards
0
Actions
6
Since FY2021
$6.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 2.8MFY2021
  2. 533.1KFY2022
  3. 212.2KFY2023
  4. 1.7MFY2024
  5. 187.3KFY2025
  6. 756.4KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$756.4K100%

Top programs

  1. 15.657 · Endangered Species Recovery Implementation$415.3K55%
  2. 12.005 · Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations$341.1K45%

Awarding agencies

  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$415.3K55%
    Department of the Interior
  2. Department of the Army$341.1K45%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. TERN AND PLOVER PREDATOR MANAGEMENT$949.7K
    12.005 · Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Apr 27, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026· W9126G2320012
  2. THE SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM HAS PARTNERED WITH CONSERVACIN DE FAUNA DEL NOROESTE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, US FISH AND WILDLIFE…$630.8K
    15.657 · Endangered Species Recovery Implementation· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Cooperative agreement· Jun 4, 2024 – Feb 25, 2026· F24AC01355
  3. THE SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WILL CONTINUE WORK TO REVITALIZE ITS UNIQUE, BUT UNDERUTILIZED AND IMPERILED MARINE INVERTEBRATES…$247.7K
    45.301 · Museums for America· Institute of Museum and Library Services· Project grant· Jul 12, 2024 – Jul 14, 2026· MA-255808-OMS-24
  4. THE SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WILL IMPROVE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND ACCESS TO THEIR MALACOLOGY…$178.4K
    45.301 · Museums for America· Institute of Museum and Library Services· Project grant· Jul 16, 2021 – Apr 13, 2026· MA-249928-OMS-21
  5. FLORISTIC STUDIES, BOTANICAL TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND (SCI), SAN DIEGO, CA.$173.8K
    12.005 · Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Sep 12, 2024 – Sep 18, 2026· W9126G2420077

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: $0 paid out · $524.5K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $240.7K received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $776.7K 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

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

3 companies · $1.5M reported

  1. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION$776.7K
    WASHINGTON, DC · 2 subawards
  2. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE$577.5K
    SACRAMENTO, CA · 2 subawards
  3. PARSONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC.$187.7K
    CENTREVILLE, VA · 1 subaward · Remediation and other waste management services

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 1 market (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING$200K
    MONTREAL, CAN · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development services
  2. AZUL 3D INC$204K−100% in FY2026
    SKOKIE, IL · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development services
  3. EIC LABORATORIES, INC.$215.1K−100% in FY2026
    NORWOOD, MA · 100% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development 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.