National Aeronautics and Space Administration — Contract Spending Analysis

Budget Overview

Total Obligated: $19,449,910,555,173

Contract Count: 10593

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

• Other: $5.3B (17 contracts)

Top Contractors

1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — $1.3B (5 contracts)
2. RAYTHEON COMPANY — $1.2B (1 contracts)
3. SYNCOM SPACE SERVICES LLC — $817.5M (1 contracts)
4. AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC. — $712.9M (1 contracts)
5. ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC — $314.0M (1 contracts)
6. AXIOM SPACE INC — $312.9M (1 contracts)
7. S P KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE PUBLIC CORPORATION ENERGIA — $192.5M (1 contracts)
8. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION — $166.7M (2 contracts)
9. BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC. — $133.6M (1 contracts)
10. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — $108.7M (1 contracts)
11. HX5 LLC — $1.4M (2 contracts)

Recent Contracts

• ENERGIA WILL PROVIDE HARDWARE AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION — $192.5M
• EXPLORATION EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY SERVICE (XEVAS) ARTEMIS PROGRAM — $312.9M
• GEARS INTERN PROGRAM GRC TO-0580 — $484.4K
• 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. — $166.3M
• IGF::CL,CT::IGF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE SERVICES AND SKILLS AUGMENTATION (ESSSA) — $712.9M
• MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER: PHASE E 62-10131 — $205.9M
• GEOXO SOUNDER INSTRUMENT — $133.6M
• VOLATILES INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) DELIVERY — $314.0M
• NUSTAR IS A PRICIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI)-LED SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX) MISSION THAT PERFORMS SURVEYS AND POINTED OBSERVATIONS. THIS ACQUISITION IS IN RESPONSE TO HQ AO NNG07ZDA003O AND EXTENDS THE BRIDGE PHASE B EFFORT FROM MARCH 1, 2008 TO JUNE 30, 2008. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL: 1. MANAGE THE PROPOSED NUSTAR TASKS, PROVIDE COST AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION TO NASA AS REQUIRED; 2. WORK WITH JPL TO DEVELOP THE NUSTAR PROJECT REQUIREMENTS TO BE READY FOR SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS REVIEW (SSR). 3. DESIGN THE FOCAL PLANE ASSEMBLY, PERFORM REQUIRED ANALYSES, IDENTIFY ALL LONG LEAD PARTS, AND INITIATE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS AS REQUIRED. 4. DESIGN THE INSTRUMENT ENCLOSURES, SHIELD, AND APERTURE, PERFORM REQUIRED ANALYSES, IDENTIFY ALL LONG LEAD ITEMS, AND INITIATE LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS AS REQUIRED. 5. COMPLETE THE GLASS PRODUCTION FACILITY, PRODUCE THE NUSTAR GLASSES TO VERIFY THE PRODUCTION CAPABILITY. 6. DEVELOP PROTOTYPES FOR THE OPTICS ASSEMBLY, DESIGN THE OPTICS ASSEMBLY AND THE PRODUCTION FACILITY, AND PERFORM REQUIRED ANALYSIS. 7. COMPLETE THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE MAST, CANISTER AND INSTRUMENT STRUCTURE, IDENTIFY LONG LEAD PROCUREMENTS. 8. COMPLETE THE SPACECRAFT REQUIREMENTS, PERFORM SYSTEM ENGINEERING ANALYSES, AND CONTINUE THE BASELINE SPACECRAFT DESIGN. 9. COMPLETE THE MOS (MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEM) REQUIREMENTS AND THE PRELIMINARY MOS PLAN. — $139.4M
• IGF::OT::IGF SYNERGY-ACHIEVING CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, COST PLUS INCENTIVE FEE - INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY — $817.5M
• MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY 67-8636 — $306.8M
• GEARS INTERN PROGRAM JSC TO 0577 — $895.0K
• NASA SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, EVALUATION, AND TEST SERVICES (NSEETS) TASK ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM (CCP) SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE&I) SUPPORT. — $332.3K
• ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY-2 (OCO-2) TAILORED FORMULATION 85-15362 — $82.4M
• IGF::CL::IGF INSIGHT (INTERIOR STRUCTURE FOR SEISMIC INVESTIGATION, GEODESY, HEAT TRANSFER) THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE (NMO) CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA SPONSORED WORK: JPL S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1) SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2) FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3) SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4) DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5) PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: (I) AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, (II) EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND/OR (III) GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6) BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7) JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASA S DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8) JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR. — $564.2M
• ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE DELIVERY OF THE VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGER RADIOMETER (VIRS) INSTRUMENT AND SUPPORT. — $1.2B
• TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE OF THE TESS MISSION. EFFORTS INCLUDED, BUT LIMITED TO, ARE AS FOLLOWS: DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, AND SCHEDULES DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SYSTEMS REQUIREMENT REVIEW PERFORM THE TECHNICAL TRADE STUDIES OUTLINED IN THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT, AND ANY OTHER TRADES IDENTIFIED DURING PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE PROVIDE OVERALL MANAGEMENT FOR THE PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE TESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT IN COORDINATION WITH THE GSFC PROJECT SYSTEMS ENGINEER (PSE) MANAGE THE CONTRACTS OF VENDORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS AS NECESSARY DURING THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE ESTABLISH THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF TESS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS EACH DOCUMENT IS BASELINED. MAINTAIN COMPLETE TRACEABILITY AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF ALL TESS PROJECT REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS. DELIVER DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. — $108.7M