National Aeronautics and Space Administration Contracts in District of Columbia

Agency State Spending Overview

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has obligated $1,057,327,720 in federal contract spending performed in District of Columbia across 59 contract awards. Of these awards, 100% were competitively bid, meaning multiple companies submitted proposals for the work. Small businesses account for 0% of the agency's contract awards in the state. The top contractor receiving National Aeronautics and Space Administration dollars in District of Columbia is Agile Decision Sciences, LLC with $181.3M. This spending represents a significant portion of the federal government's economic activity in District of Columbia and supports jobs across multiple industry sectors.

Overview

Total Spending: $1,057,327,720

Contract Count: 59

Average Contract Size: $17.9M

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Top Contractors

Companies receiving the most National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract dollars in District of Columbia, ranked by total obligated value.

1. Agile Decision Sciences, LLC — $181.3M (8 contracts)
2. Indyne, Inc. — $135.8M (3 contracts)
3. Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc. — $135.8M (2 contracts)
4. Global Science & Technology, LLC — $88.1M (1 contracts)
5. Guardians of Honor, LLC — $87.6M (1 contracts)
6. SAP Public Services Inc — $50.7M (1 contracts)
7. Lockheed Martin Corporation — $49.8M (1 contracts)
8. Carnegie Institution of Washington — $46.2M (1 contracts)
9. NEW Rights Group, Inc. — $35.7M (2 contracts)
10. Asrc Research and Technology Solutions LLC — $34.1M (1 contracts)
11. National Academy of Sciences — $26.1M (5 contracts)
12. Ernst & Young LLP — $24.6M (2 contracts)
13. Beacon Fusion Joint Venture — $21.2M (1 contracts)
14. Sectek, Inc. — $19.9M (1 contracts)
15. World Technical Services, Inc. — $19.8M (1 contracts)
16. Valador Inc — $18.4M (1 contracts)
17. THE Aerospace Corporation — $18.2M (2 contracts)
18. Media Fusion, LLC — $14.9M (1 contracts)
19. Kpmg LLP — $13.1M (1 contracts)
20. Innovative Technologies, Inc. — $10.9M (1 contracts)

Spending by Sector

How National Aeronautics and Space Administration's contract spending in District of Columbia is distributed across industry sectors.

• IT: $448.3M (12 contracts)
• Other: $383.9M (26 contracts)
• R&D: $225.1M (21 contracts)

Contracts

• THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INTEGRATED IT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS, AND IT-RELATED MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES, EXCEPT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY ODIN TO ALL MISSION DIRECTORATES AND MISSION SUPPORT OFFICES AT NASA HQ — $106.1M
• SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) SOLICITATION PEER REVIEW PROGRAM PORTFOLIO SUPPORT — $102.7M
• IGF::OT::IGFS THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATES (SMDS) SOLICITATION AND PEER REVIEW PROGRAM PORTFOLIO AS DESCRIBED IN THE REMAINDER OF THIS STATEMENT OF WORK. THE PORTFOLIO CONSISTS OF SOLICITATIONS, SUBORDINATE PROGRAM ELEMENTS, SCIENCE PLANNING WORKSHOPS, AND AD HOC MEETINGS THAT SUPPORT THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OR DEFINITION OF SMDS STRATEGIC RESEARCH OBJECTIVES. THE CONTRACTOR'S ACTIVITIES ASSIST NASA WITH DEVELOPING AND ANNOUNCING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; RECEIVING, PROCESSING, AND EVALUATING PROPOSALS; AND MAKING SELECTION DECISIONS THAT RESULT IN RESEARCH AWARDS. THE CONTRACTOR'S WORK ALSO FACILITATES SCIENCE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATION IN EVENTS THAT ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NASAS RESEARCH STRATEGY. — $96.7M
• CONSOLIDATED PEER REVIEW SUPPORT SERVICES — $88.1M
• NASA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (NSTEM) INCREMENTAL FUNDING TASK ORDER FOR CLIN 0002 BASE - IDIQ EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES — $87.6M
• IFMP CORE FINANCIAL SOFTWARE (HAD TO PUT $1.00 ON CONTRACT TO VALIDATE; DEDUCTED ON MOD 2) — $50.7M
• NRESS-II MANAGEMENT AND IT SUPPORT — $50.1M
• PROVIDE OUTSOURCING DESKTOP INITIATIVE FOR NASA (ODIN) DESKTOP SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR PROVIDING AND MANAGING THE VAST MAJORITY OF NASA'S DESKTOP, SERVER, AND INTRA-CENTER COMMUNICATION ASSETS AND SERVICES. ODIN WILL INCLUDE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ACQUISITION, AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE, HELPDESK, AND OTHER ANCILLARY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR GENERAL PURPOSE WORKSTATIONS FOR NASA CIVIL SERVANTS AND ON-SITE CONTRACTORS. — $49.8M
• MESSENGER DISCOVERY PROJECT ( PIS TO MANAGE PROJECT TO ORBIT AND EXPLORE PLANET MERCURY) — $46.2M
• IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT COORDINATES AND INTEGRATES ALL OTHER TASK ORDERS ON THE CONTRACT; PROVIDES FOR A GENERAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND FUNCTIONAL DIRECTION; AND PROVIDES FOR THE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINMENT AND DELIVERY OF A COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. — $39.1M
• SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING SERVICES AND PROGRAMMATIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ENGINEERING STUDIES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT RELATED TO: (A) DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY SERVICES, (B) SPACE COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING SERVICES (C) PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL CONTROL TOOLS AND SERVICES; AND, (D) SPACE COMMUNICATION EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH SERVICES. SUCH SUPPORT SHALL INCLUDE: (A) ENGINEERING STUDIES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT RELATED TO THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AS REQUIRED FOR NEAR EARTH AND DEEP SPACE RESEARCH; (B) U.S. DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SPECTRUM REGULATORY ISSUES, (C) SPACE COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; (D) SUPPORT FOR ALL FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PROJECT SCHEDULING; (E) AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MASTER SCHEDULE; AND, SUPPORT FOR WEB APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 15 SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION (SCAN) PROGRAM WEBSITES; (F) TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR OUTREACH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INCLUDING TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS; AND, (G) OTHER AGENCY PROGRAMS IMPACTED BY THE WORK AREAS DESCRIBED HEREIN. — $34.1M
• DEVELOPMENT SEED WILL SUPPORT THE INTER-AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION AND ADVANCED CONCEPTS TEAM (IMPACT), WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF CIVIL SERVICE AND CONTRACTORS THAT WORK TO FURTHER NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE DATA SYSTEM (ESDS) PROGRAM. — $31.7M
• THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT STUDIES ON QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE AND/OR RELATING TO SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES. — $23.2M
• IGF::OT::IGF HQ OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION. HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A VARIETY OF ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND LABOR SUPPORT SERVICES TO NASA HEADQUARTERS (HQ). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OVERALL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CONTRACT ARE MET IN AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. THE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY COVERED BY THIS STATEMENT OF WORK ARE: HQ LIBRARY, ARCHIVAL SUPPORT, MAIL CENTER, MAIL LIST SERVICES, MAIL SCREENING SERVICES, INFORMATION CENTER, AUDIO VISUAL/ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION, HELP DESK, MOVER AND HANDYMAN SERVICES, DRIVER/COURIER SERVICES, CUSTODIAL SERVICES, ELECTRICAL SERVICES, AND EXECUTIVE DRIVER SERVICES. — $21.2M
• NASA SECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES — $19.9M
• HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY, OPERATIONS SERVICES, MAIL CENTER OPERATIONS SERVICES, JANITORIAL SERVICES, HELPDESK SERVICES, AND ARCHIVAL SERVICE — $19.8M
• THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE INTEGRATED IT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS, AND IT-RELATED MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES, EXCEPT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY ODIN TO ALL MISSION DIRECTORATES AND MISSION SUPPORT OFFICES AT NASA HQ — $18.5M
• IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - THIS ORDER IS FOR ON-SITE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. PROVIDE PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, AS REQUIRED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION RELATED MISSIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR PRE-LAUNCH CONFERENCES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, PROJECT MANAGERS MEETINGS, INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUPS, PARTICIPATING IN SPECIAL ACTION COMMITTEES FOR THE EDUCATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE SUCH AS EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF PILOT PROJECTS. PROVIDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT TO ASSIGNED ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SCOPING THE EFFORT, IDENTIFYING REQUIREMENTS, MAPPING OUTCOMES TO THE NASA EDUCATION STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK (AS APPROPRIATE), IDENTIFYING AND PURSUING POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND DEVELOPING SCHEDULES, MILESTONES, PROVIDING AND MONITORING WORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS, ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, EVALUATING, AND PROVIDING DOWN-AND-IN AND UP-AND-OUT REPORTING. PROVIDE SUPPORT THAT IMPROVES DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS, EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS, AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF WORK PERFORMED ACROSS NASA EDUCATION. PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN DEVELOPING END-USER SURVEYS TO COLLECT DATA THAT SUPPORTS PART AND OTHER MEASURES OF IMPACT AND EFFECTIVENESS. ALIGN DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES TO STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES, ASSIST IN DEVELOPING TOOLS TO FACILITATE MEANINGFUL DATA COLLECTION, AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND EXPERTISE ON EVALUATING AND IMPROVING UTILITY OF NASA EDUCATION PROJECTS. PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDING THE AFFILIATE SURVEY, NETWORK PARTICIPATION AND RESPONSIVENESS, PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS REPORT, AND LOGISTICS. PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE SUMMER OF INNOVATION PROJECT INCLUDING ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT SCHEDULES AND MILESTONES, COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE AGENCY WITH NASA EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT OUTCOMES, DATA COLLECTION, AND EVALUATION. TRACK SCHEDULES, MILESTONES, ACTIONS, ETC., FOR NASA OFFICE OF EDUCATION INTEGRATION TEAM AND SPACE GRANT PROGRAM (MS PROJECT AND/OR VISIO PROFICIENCY). PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE COLLECTION, ERROR ANALYSIS, AND CORRECTIONS TO 2010 SPACE GRANT PERFORMANCE DATA (MS EXCEL PROFICIENCY). CREATE AND EDIT OF PROGRAMMATIC CORRESPONDENCE, ANALYTICAL REPORTS, AND OTHER DELIVERABLES. ASSIST THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN PREPARING FOR MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND BRIEFINGS (POWERPOINT PROFICIENCY). — $18.4M
• INDEPENDENT AUDIT SERVICES — $17.8M
• THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE SYSTEM ENGINEERING, SPECIAL STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS SUPPORT TO MEET NASA S MISSION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUPPORT IS TO PROVIDE NASA MANAGEMENT WITH TIMELY, OBJECTIVE SYSTEM ENGINEERING, SPECIAL STUDIES AND ASSESSMENTS OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND/OR STRATEGIC ISSUES. THE KEY TECHNICAL AREAS OF SUPPORT INCLUDE CONCEPT DESIGN, ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS, TECHNOLOGY READINESS, RISK IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION, LIFE CYCLE COST, AND SCHEDULE EVALUATION. — $17.7M

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does National Aeronautics and Space Administration spend on contracts in District of Columbia?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration has $1.1B in federal contracts performed in District of Columbia across 59 awards.

What is the competition rate for National Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts in District of Columbia?

100% of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's contracts in District of Columbia were competitively awarded.

Which contractors win the most National Aeronautics and Space Administration work in District of Columbia?

The top contractors include Agile Decision Sciences, LLC, Indyne, Inc., Arctic Slope Technical Services, Inc..

What industries receive National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract dollars in District of Columbia?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's spending spans IT, Other, R&D.

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