National Aeronautics and Space Administration Contracts in Utah

Agency State Spending Overview

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has obligated $8,684,602,454 in federal contract spending performed in Utah across 10 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 Utah is Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation with $4.4B. This spending represents a significant portion of the federal government's economic activity in Utah and supports jobs across multiple industry sectors.

Overview

Total Spending: $8,684,602,454

Contract Count: 10

Average Contract Size: $868.5M

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Top Contractors

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

1. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation — $4.4B (1 contracts)
2. ATK Launch Systems LLC — $4.1B (2 contracts)
3. Utah State University — $63.3M (1 contracts)
4. Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory — $51.5M (1 contracts)
5. ATK Space Systems Inc. — $14.6M (1 contracts)
6. Oxeon Energy LLC — $6.9M (2 contracts)
7. Electric Power Systems Inc — $2.5M (1 contracts)
8. Care Weather Technologies Inc — $2.1M (1 contracts)

Spending by Sector

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

• Defense: $8.5B (2 contracts)
• R&D: $108.9M (7 contracts)
• Other: $63.3M (1 contracts)

Contracts

• FIRST DDT AND E, ARES I-X, AND FLIGHT TESTS. FIRST STAGE WILL BE A FIVE SEGMENT, SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER DERIVED FROM THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM (SSP) SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER (SRB)/REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR (RSRM). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH THE NECESSARY MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, LABOR, FACILITIES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR FIRST STAGE DEVELOPMENT, QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: REDESIGN AND TESTING OF THE MOTOR TO INCORPORATE THE FIFTH SEGMENT AND PRODUCTION OF FIVE FULL SCALE GROUND STATIC TEST MOTORS: TWO DEVELOPMENT MOTORS (DMS)-AND THREE QUALIFICATION MOTORS (QMS); STRUCTURAL TEST ARTICLE (STA), GROUND VIBRATION TEST MOTORS (GVTMS) AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT TESTING; REDESIGN OF THE AVIONICS, DECELERATION, SEPARATION, AND FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM (FTS) SUBSYSTEMS; ARES I-X: SIMULATED ARES I OUTER MOLD LINE/MASS PROPERTIES USING MODIFIED SRB/RSRM; AND THREE FLIGHT TEST VEHICLES. TAS::80 0124::TAS — $4.4B
• SPACE SHUTTLE REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTORS — $4.1B
• CONTRACT CHANGED FROM COST/FEE TYPE TO FIXED PRICE TYPE BY MOD 34 — $63.3M
• 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. — $51.5M
• IGF::OT::IGF SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM (SLS) ADVANCED BOOSTER ENGINEERING DEMONSTRATION AND/OR RISK REDUCTION — $31.3M
• JWST INTEGRATED SCIENCE INSTRUMENT MODULE — $14.6M
• PHASE II - SEQUENTIAL - MARS OXYGEN AND METHANE SYSTEM (MOMS) — $4.0M
• PHASE III - SUSTAINED ON ORBIT PROPELLANT ENABLED RUGGEDIZED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL (SOOPER SOFC) — $2.9M
• ACTIVE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH PHYSICS BASED LIFE MODELING TOPOLOGY — $2.5M
• STTR PHASE III CONTRACT # 80NSSC25C0471 TITLED: CONSTELLATION OF NANOSATELLITE RADARS FOR NEAR-HOURLY, GLOBAL OCEAN SURFACE VECTOR WINDS — $2.1M

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does National Aeronautics and Space Administration spend on contracts in Utah?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration has $8.7B in federal contracts performed in Utah across 10 awards.

What is the competition rate for National Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts in Utah?

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

Which contractors win the most National Aeronautics and Space Administration work in Utah?

The top contractors include Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, ATK Launch Systems LLC, Utah State University.

What industries receive National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract dollars in Utah?

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

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