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2026-05-06THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWANational Aeronautics and Space Administration$183,696,367THE TANDEM RECONNECTION AND CUSP ELECTRODYNAMICS RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITE (TRACERS) IS PROPOSED BY THE CONTRACTOR IN RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINSTRATION'S (NASA) 2016 HELIOPHYSICS SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX) ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY (AO). THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DESCRIBES THE WORK TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE PHASE A (TRACERS) PROJECT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES TO PRODUCE THE TRACERS PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) THAT ENCOMPASSES: 1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE (PIPO). 2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE. 3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED TRACERS INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE TRACERS 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 TRACERS SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE TRACERS SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING THE CONTRACTOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND LINES OF AUTHORITY. PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR PIPO AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP A TRACERS INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A TRACERS MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS. THE CONTRACTOR 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. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE A DETAILED INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE COVERING ALL MISSION PHASES, LISTING MAJOR MILESTONES AND INCLUDING A DEFINED CRITICAL PATH AND SCHEDULE RESERVES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE UPDATED INSTRUMENT BUDGETS AND REVIEW AND APPROVE THE OVERALL TRACERS BUDGET. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT.aerospace
2026-04-01THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$181,839,613SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY PROJECT HELIOSEISMIC AND MAGNETIC IMAGER INVESTIGATION (HMI) PHASE B/C/D/E THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, TESTING, CALIBRATION, QUALIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF A FLIGHT INSTRUMENT FOR SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION. DURING SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION, INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT TESTING AND FLIGHT QUALIFICATION, LAUNCH PROCESSING AND LAUNCH. FOLLOWING LAUNCH, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE RESOURCES TO PERFORM INITIAL ON-ORBIT CHECKOUT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INSTRUMENT AND SHALL CONDUCT SCIENCE OPERATIONS FOR THE REMAINING DURATION OF THE MISSION. THE PRINCIPAL HARDWARE DELIVERABLES OF THIS EFFORT ARE THE FLIGHT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSTITUTING THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT PACKAGE AND THE NECESSARY SCIENCE PROCESSING AND SCIENCE OPERATIONS GROUND SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE, PROCESS, DISTRIBUTE AND ARCHIVE THE SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY THE INSTRUMENT.aerospace
2026-05-12ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$178,975,557THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) SCIENCE OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC)aerospace
2026-03-04AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$178,876,188TEST AND EVALUATION CONTRACT PRIMARY MISSION OF WSTF INCLUDING MATERIALS COMPONENTS TESTINGaerospace
2026-04-17THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$170,343,232NASA-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.aerospace
2026-04-30SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space Administration$168,112,735NEW HORIZON -- PLUTO MISSION PHASE Baerospace
2026-04-17PERATON INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$163,493,095OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NASA BALLOON FACILITYaerospace
2026-04-03CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$160,734,496EXOPLANET EXPLORATION ION PROGRAM (EXEP) SCIENCE&RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY (ST&T) 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.aerospace
2026-05-13ASRC FEDERAL FACILITIES LOGISTICS LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$158,959,541THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE REPAIRS, OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE, AND ENGINEERING (ROME) AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GREENBELT AND WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY).aerospace
2026-03-14CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$155,472,798INCUS (INVESTIGATION OF CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS) (89-111155)aerospace
2026-05-12CGI FEDERAL INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$152,510,860PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES (CPSS) PROGRAMMATIC SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (SME) IDIQ TASK ORDER FOR MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC).aerospace
2026-05-14PERATON INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$150,212,174NSROC IV CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, FABRICATE, INTEGRATE, & PERFORM FLIGHT QUALIFICATION TESTING OF SUB-ORBITAL PAYLOADS, PROVIDE LAUNCH VEHICLES & ASSOCIATED HARDWARE, & PROVIDE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSEQUENT MISSION LAUNCH OPERATIONSaerospace
2026-04-03ASTRION GROUP, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$148,510,420LABORATORY SUPPORT SERVICES AND OPERATIONS II (LASSO) II CONTRACTaerospace
2026-03-17COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$147,923,745DSN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CDSCCaerospace
2026-05-14KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$147,902,676HHPC2 TOaerospace
2026-03-11CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$147,886,967JUNO PHASE E 44-16499aerospace
2026-05-07YULISTA SOLUTIONS, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$143,551,691THE PURPOSE OF CHARLES IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR AIRCRAFT AT JSC, BASED AT ELLINGTON FIELD IN HOUSTON, AND AT EL PASO, TEXASaerospace
2026-04-01LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$143,095,852TAS::80 0114::TAS THE ATOMOSPHERIC IMAGE ASSEMBLYaerospace
2026-05-13ALCYON TECHNICAL SERVICES (ATS) JV, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$140,896,781IGF::OT::IGF - TECHNICAL INFORMATION, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LOGISTICS SERVICES (TIALS 2) TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS OF NASA'S GLENN RESEARCH CENTER. LOGISTICS TASK.aerospace
2026-04-20BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINENational Aeronautics and Space Administration$139,591,380THIS PROPOSAL FOR A TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF A CONSORTIUM OF NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO NASA Caerospace
2026-04-20BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$137,118,605GEOXO SOUNDER INSTRUMENTaerospace
2026-03-27CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$134,438,225DEEP SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS (DSOC) FLIGHT TERMINAL PROJECT 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.aerospace
2026-04-28UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANational Aeronautics and Space Administration$133,954,352OSIRIS - REX ASTEROID SAMPLE RETURN MISSION. 1.1 OSIRIS - REX DEPUTY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, HEATHER ENOS, OSIRIS - REX BUSINESS MANAGER, DR. DRAKE AND DR. LAURETTA WILL HAVE THE OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF THE OSIRIS - REX PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT. THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS DELINEATED IN PART II OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK. 1.2 THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) WILL INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROPOSED LEVEL 1 SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS, CRITERIA FOR FULL MISSION SUCCESS SATISFYING THE BASELINE SCIENCE MISSION AND CRITERIA FOR MINIMUM MISSION SUCCESS SATISFYING THE THRESHOLD SCIENCE MISSION. 1.3 THE UA MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE GSFC AND LM MANAGEMENT TEAMS TO REFINE THE PROPOSED OSIRIS - REX MISSION COSTS. THE UA MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH GSFC PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LM TO ASSESS THE ROBUSTNESS AND FEASIBILITY OF THE COST AND SCHEDULES. THE UA MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL HAVE THE LEAD FOR THE COST SECTION OF THE REPORT. 1.4 THE UA MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS SUCH AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS AND ITAR LICENSES. 1.5 THE UA MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL OVERSEE THE PHASE A CONTRACT WITH INSTRUMENT LEAD, DR. PHIL CHRISTENSEN, ASU. 1.6 THE UA MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL PROVIDE INPUTS AND VALIDATION SUPPORT TO THE GSFC INTEGRATED MASTER SCHEDULER. 1.7 DEPUTY PI, DR. LAURETTA, WILL LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE E/PO AND STUDENT COLLABORATION PLANS. 1.8 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (UA) WILL SUPPORT THE OSIRIS-REX SITE VISIT AT LOCKHEED MARTIN, LITTLETON, CO.aerospace
2026-05-06HALVIK, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$132,970,632E014042 NASA SITSS-THE SCOPE OF SERVICES SUPPORT SOLUTIONS FOR ENTERPRISE-WIDE PROCUREMENT (SEWP): BUSINESS SUPPORT, PROGRAM LEVEL SUPPORT, CUSTOMER SUPPORT, CONTRACT HOLDER RELATIONSHIP MANGEMENT, PROCUREMENT/ ACQUISITION, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.aerospace
2026-03-05THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$131,260,088GAMMA RAY LARGE AREA SPACE TELESCOPE (GLAST). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING NASA REVIEWS&DIRECTED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, OBSERVATION PLANNING, MISSION SCHEDULING, SATELLITE OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING SUPPORT, SPACECRAFT HEALTH/SAFETY/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS, INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE SUPPORT ANALYSIS, FLIGHT/GROUND SYSTEM&SOFTWARE, AND ANOMALY RESOLUTION&ANALYSIS.aerospace
2026-05-18AXIOM SPACE INCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$131,014,257EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY (EVA) DEMONSTRATIONaerospace
2026-03-25CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$125,725,762JPL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENVISION 42-711260aerospace
2026-04-20HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$118,767,276DRAGONFLY RELOADABLE LANDER TO EXPLORE TITAN'S PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY AND HABITABILITY ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY NNH16ZD011Oaerospace
2026-04-27BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$117,747,492IGF::CL::IGF IMAGING X-RAY POLARIMETRY EXPLORER (IXPE) PHASE Aaerospace
2026-04-17REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THENational Aeronautics and Space Administration$117,734,431THE COMPTON SPECTROMETER AND IMAGER (COSI)aerospace
2026-02-23THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONational Aeronautics and Space Administration$117,283,142NASA HEADQUARTERS (HQ) MANAGES THE MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM (MEP), WHICH SELECTED THE MARS ATMOSPHERE AND VOLATILE EVOLUTION (MAVEN) PROJECT AS A MARS SCOUT MISSION. THE MAVEN PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) IS DR. BRUCE JAKOSKY, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, LABORATORY FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE PHYSICS (LASP) IN BOULDER, CO. THE PI WILL HAVE OVERALL CONTROL OF THE MAVEN PROJECT. HE WILL PROVIDE SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FOR THE MAVEN MISSION AND MANAGE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH. THIS EFFORT APPLIES TO LASP AND COVERS PHASES A, B, C, D, AND E OF THE MAVEN MISSION. UNDER PHASE A OF THIS CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORTS, AND MISSION REVIEWS. UNDER PHASE B, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS, PROJECT PLANS, PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEWS, MONTHLY STATUS REVIEWS, QUARTERLY TEAM MEETINGS, E/PO ACTIVITIES, AND THE PRELIMINARY SCIENCE DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN. UNDER PHASES C AND D, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING MONTHLY STATUS REVIEWS, QUARTERLY TEAM REVIEWS, RESPONDING TO ACTION ITEMS THAT RESULT FROM MEETINGS/REVIEWS, SUPPORTING FORMAL REVIEWS AND LAUNCH SITE ACTIVITIES, AND MANAGEMENT OF E/PO ACTIVITIES. UNDER PHASE E, THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE MAVEN SCIENCE PROGRAM AND DATA ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES, ENSURING DELIVERY OF MAVEN SCIENCE DATA PRODUCTS, MISSION DOCUMENTATION, AND ANALYTICAL SOFTWARE TOOLS INTO PDS, PARTICIPATING IN ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION OF SPACECRAFT ANOMALIES, AS NECESSARY, PROVIDING OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF E/PO ACTIVITIES PER E/PO PLAN, PRESENTING SCIENTIFIC RESULTS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND IN SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, AND PROVIDING CONTRACT CLOSEOUT SUPPORT.aerospace
2026-04-07SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$115,774,074GATEWAY LOGISTICS SERVICES (GLS) CONTRACT AWARD - SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES (SPACEX)aerospace
2026-03-30CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$114,069,475PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION, CONCEPT STUDIES FOR PLANETARY INSTRUMENTSaerospace
2026-03-04DYNCORP TECHNICAL SERVICES INCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$113,430,191MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION OF NASA JSC ASSIGNED AIRCRAFTaerospace
2026-04-22ARES TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$112,899,709KENNEDY EXPLORATION GROUND SYSTEMS (EGS) PROGRAM (LX) SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT THREE (KLXS III).aerospace
2026-03-30FIREFLY AEROSPACE INCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$112,770,706COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER CS-3aerospace
2026-05-14NOVA SPACE SOLUTIONS, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$110,531,682THIS COSMIC TASK ORDER IS CREATED FOR FUNDING OF THE COST PLUS INCENTIVE FEE CLIN 9004 OF 80SSC025D0001aerospace
2026-04-28CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$110,052,932RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS (R&A), EARTH SCIENCE, CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGEaerospace
2026-04-27CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$109,080,342EMIT (EARTH SURFACE MINERAL DUST SOURCE INVESTIGATION) 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.aerospace
2026-04-21CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$108,809,296PLANETARY SCIENCE PROGRAM SUPPORT 40-15961aerospace
2026-04-02MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$108,699,389TRANSITING 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.aerospace
2026-04-23SYNCOM SPACE SERVICES LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$107,686,680SYNERGY-ACHIEVING CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, COST PLUS INCENTIVE FEE - INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITYaerospace
2026-03-09SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$106,478,131SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ASSURANCE SERVICES 2 (SAS2) THE PRINCIPLE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO ACQUIRE SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ASSURANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING IV&V AND SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE ANALYSIS ON SELECTED SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE BEING DEVELOPEDaerospace
2026-03-24BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$104,047,006SPACE WEATHER FOLLOW ON - LAGRANGE 1 (SWFO-L1) SPACECRAFTaerospace
2026-05-06CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$102,480,722SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS (R&A), FOR ASTROPHYSICS ROSES AWARDS AND GUEST OBSERVER AWARD SUPPORTaerospace
2026-03-19NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$101,978,516THIS EFFORT IS FOR WORK PERFORMED DURING PHASE B THROUGH F OF THE TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MISSION. THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH OF THESE PHASES ARE PRESENTED IN INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS BELOW. THE EFFORT ALSO INCLUDES TASKS TO: DESIGN, ANALYZE, VALIDATE, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND DELIVER THE TESS SPACECRAFT; INTEGRATE, TEST, AND OPERATE THE TESS OBSERVATORY; AND DEVELOP, TEST, OPERATE, AND SUSTAIN THE ASSOCIATED MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC). THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPACECRAFT AND CAMERA ACCOMMODATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE SUNSHADE. THE TESS INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF THE CAMERA STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY, DATA HANDLING UNIT AND HARNESS, WILL BE PROVIDED AS GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT AND THE SPACECRAFT WITH INSTRUMENT PERSONNEL SUPPORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THESE ACTIVITIES.aerospace
2026-04-22SYNCOM SPACE SERVICES LLCNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$100,113,730SYNERGY - ACHIEVING CONSILIDATED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (SACOM)aerospace
2026-05-18NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$98,316,751PROVIDE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND CONTROL STATION (GCS) SPARE PARTS AND PROVIDE ENGINEERING, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN, LOGISTICS TECHNICIAN AND PILOT SUPPORT.aerospace
2026-02-13CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$95,711,042CRISTAL PROJECT - FORMULATION PHASE A/B (89-210198)aerospace
2026-05-08AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space Administration$94,846,806IGF::CT::IGF THIS "TASK ORDER" HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT MODULE (CMM) SYSTEM FOR FUNDING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN ACTUAL TASK ORDER WITH A STATEMENT OF WORK AND OTHER TASK ORDER REQUIREMENTS. THIS "TASK ORDER" HAS BEEN CREATED FOR FUNDING OBLIGATIONS ONLY AND TO ACCOUNT FOR CMM AND SAP FINANCIAL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY. THIS "TASK ORDER" IS TO FUND NNL13AA14C CLIN 403 (CPFF IDIQ). CENTER MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND ENGINEERING (CMOE) CONTRACT. REQUIREMENT FOR THE MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND ENGINEERING OF LARC'S INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES AND HIGHLY TECHNICAL RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR MISSION SUCCESS. THE CMOE CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE CORE SUPPORT SERVICES TO LARC IN THE AREAS OF INSTITUTIONAL AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND ENGINEERING (OME). THESE TECHNICAL SERVICES INCLUDE: RESEARCH FACILITIES OPERATIONS (E.G., HIGHLY SPECIALIZED WIND TUNNELS, LABORATORIES, TEST STANDS, INSTRUMENTATION CALIBRATION/REPAIR); CENTRAL UTILITIES OPERATIONS (E.G., STEAM, COMPRESSED AIR, ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION, POTABLE WATER); TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/ADMINISTRATION (E.G., FACILITY AUTOMATION SYSTEMS [FAS], DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS [DAS]); RESEARCH AND INSTITUTIONAL FACILITY MAINTENANCE (E.G., PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, TROUBLE CALLS, RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE [RCM], FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT [FCA]); AND FACILITY ENGINEERING (E.G., DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, TACTICAL ENGINEERING, PRESSURE SYSTEM RECERTIFICATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT/PLANNING SUPPORT).aerospace