UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY

1. Department of the Air Force$106.9M70%
   28 awards
2. Missile Defense Agency$28.2M18%
   20 awards
3. Department of the Navy$13.9M9.1%
   3 awards
4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$4.4M2.9%
   2 awards

1. SNAPET TO 08 ADVANCED ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS$75.5M
   Department of the Air Force· Cache County, UT· Research & development· Mar 16, 2022 – May 11, 2026· FA945322F0005
2. THE ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EXPERIMENT (AWE) IS PROPOSED BY THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (USURF) IN RESPONSE TO NASAS 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORERS MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT NNH12ZDA005O-HPEXMO. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DESCRIBES THE WORK TO BE CONDUCTED BY USURF DURING THE PHASE A (AWE) CONCEPT STUDIES. USURF SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES TO PRODUCE THE AWE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) THAT ENCOMPASSES: 1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE. 2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE. 3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED AWE INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE AWE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SYSTEM. 5. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL FIELD OPERATIONS 6. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS, FLIGHT OPERATIONS. 7. DEVELOP PLANS FOR AND LEAD THE AWE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS.USURF SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE AWE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT. USURF SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING USURF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND LINES OF AUTHORITY. PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE USURF PI PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE.. USURF SHALL DEVELOP A AWE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A AWE MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. USURF SHALL DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS. USURF SHALL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSTRUMENT-LEVEL REVIEWS OF THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT DESIGN. CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRADE STUDIES, ANALYSES, MODELING AND SIMULATIONS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS. USURF SHALL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM. USURF SHALL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST.$55.9M
   National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Cache County, UT· Research & development· Feb 23, 2018 – Sep 1, 2026· 80GSFC18C0007
3. ENGINEERING SUPPORT.$44.1M
   Department of the Air Force· Cache County, UT· Professional services· Mar 12, 2024 – Apr 22, 2026· FA820424F0001
4. FUTURE OPERATIONALLY RESILIENT GROUND EVOLUTION(FORGE) MISSION DATA PROCESSING(MDP) OPEN REPOSITORY AND CODE ESCROW(FORCE): FORGE WILL ACHIEVE A MODERN AND OPEN ARCHITECTURE FOR STRATEGIC WARNING ACQUISITION DELTA (SNW) GROUND CAPABILITIES.$32.6M
   Missile Defense Agency· Cache County, UT· Research & development· Sep 28, 2022 – Feb 25, 2026· HQ085422F0065
5. ENGINEER & INTEGRATION LABOR (RDT&E) CONTRACT IN SUPPORT OF DCGS$32M
   Department of the Navy· Cache County, UT· Professional services· Jan 31, 2024 – May 27, 2026· M6785424C2010
6. SDL UARC 22D2005 TASK ORDER #2.$30M
   Department of the Navy· Cache County, UT· Research & development· Jul 22, 2024 – Apr 20, 2026· N0017324F2019
7. PRECISION ATOMIC CLOCKS, MAGNETOMETERS & NAVIGATION FOLLOW-ON (PACMAN-FO) AND COMMUNICATIONS AND PNT CONVERGENCE$29.3M
   Department of the Air Force· Cache County, UT· Research & development· Aug 3, 2023 – May 8, 2026· FA945323F0006
8. VIP-C HPC ENHANCEMENTS$28.9M
   Department of the Air Force· Cache County, UT· Professional services· May 15, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026· FA239825FB005

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY received $0 in federal assistance in FY2026, on 0 actions (0 new awards).

Assistance · FY2026

$0

New awards

0

Actions

0

Since FY2021

$212.2K

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–FY2024.

Its reported sub-contracts equal 3.7% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

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.

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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.

Compared on 21 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

1. ASSURED INFORMATION SECURITY, INC.$228.8M−17% in FY2026
   ROME, NY · 2 entities · 38% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Computer systems design and related servicesNavy · Scientific research and development services
2. ICR, INC.$219.9M−24% in FY2026
   AURORA, CO · 36% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Computer systems design and related servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Scientific research and development services
3. CQ JV, LLC$365.3M−7.1% in FY2026
   HUNTSVILLE, AL · 39% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Architectural, engineering, and related services

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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.