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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Share of this agency’s prime contract dollars that it coded “not competed”, by fiscal year, from USAspending’s agency totals.

FY2024
35.5%

of contract dollars were not competed: $5.3B of $15.0B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
FY2025
34.0%

of contract dollars were not competed: $5.4B of $15.8B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
FY2026
34.7%

of contract dollars were not competed: $5.5B of $15.9B

USAspendingas of Oct 3
Source: USAspending.govCoverage: Agency contract totals FY2024–FY2026 · Contract awards FY2024–FY2026Updated: Methodology →

Contract dollars by fiscal year

All prime contract obligations of the agency, split by the agency's competition code. Every figure is from USAspending's agency totals.

Contract obligations, non-competed and competed, by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAll contract obligationsNot competedCompetedShare not competed
FY2024Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2024$15.0B$5.3B$9.7B35.5%
FY2025Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2025$15.8B$5.4B$10.4B34.0%
FY2026Oct 1 – Sep 30, 2026$15.9B$5.5B$10.4B34.7%

Source: USAspending.gov agency totals, prime contract types A–D, by contract-action date; fetched Oct 3, 2026. “Not competed” = extent-competed code not available for competition, not competed, not competed under simplified acquisition, or non-competitive delivery order. Orders placed under a competed contract keep its code, so they count as competed.

Largest non-competed awards in our records

A look at the biggest individual awards behind the share. These rows do not add up to the totals above.

Largest non-competed awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, FY2025 (obligated to date)
Source
80NM0025F7004Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004SURFACE BIOLOGY & GEOLOGY (SBG) - THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) - PHASE B (89-224991)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYOct 30, 2024FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$66,076,764USAspending
80NM0025F7014Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004FY2025 - 1ST QUARTER FIXED FEE: THE FIXED FEE IS FOR THE CONTRACT/SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NASA AND THE CALTECH OPERATION OF THE FFRDC KNOWN AS THE JPL.CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYJan 15, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$31,000,000USAspending
80NSSC25C0510SBIR PHASE III - 80NSSC25C0510 - SWIFT SALVOKATALYST SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCSep 19, 2025FY2025Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$29,787,000USAspending
80GRC025C0004HELIUM LIQUEFIERS AND SPARE PART PACKAGES.LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA LLCSep 8, 2025FY2025Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$24,482,000USAspending
80MSFC25C0005CENTER WIDE DEMOLITION OF ABANDONED STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS NO LONGER IN USE BY MSFC OR THE AGENCY LOCATED ON MSFC.AHTNA TARGET JV, LLCJul 9, 2025FY2025Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$21,390,408USAspending
80NM0025F7045Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMay 13, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$20,152,036USAspending
80NM0025F7003Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004REDUNDANT DATA CENTERS (RDC) & SPC SERVER ROOMCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYOct 28, 2024FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$17,990,000USAspending
80KSC025F0005Order under IDV 47PA0425D0019KSC ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICEFLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYJun 30, 2025FY2025Not available for competitionUtilities (FAR 6.302-1(b)(3))$17,580,683USAspending
80MSFC25F7006Order under IDV 80MSFC20D0004LUNAR SURFACE INNOVATION INITIATIVE (LSII) UNDER ARDES II 80MSFC20D0004THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLCDec 17, 2024FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$16,737,112USAspending
80NM0025F7031Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004OBSERVATION PRODUCTS FOR END-USERS FOR REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS (OPERA) IN SUPPORT OF DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE SATELLITE NEEDS WORKING GROUP (SNWG) - CYCLE 4 (88-221253)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYApr 4, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$16,680,742USAspending
80NM0025F7053Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004INSTRUMENT INCUBATOR PROGRAM (IIP) 2023 AWARDED TASKSCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYJun 13, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$13,230,626USAspending
80NM0025F7050Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004DRAGONFLY FLIGHT HARDWARE (43-229350)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYJun 2, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$12,604,429USAspending
80MSFC25F7001Order under IDV 80MSFC20D0004NEW HORIZONS EXTENDED MISSION SUPPORTTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLCNov 6, 2024FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$12,148,688USAspending
80NM0025F7071Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004QUANTUM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER PATHFINDER (QGCPF) PROJECT (87-229597)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYAug 19, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$11,422,687USAspending
80NM0025F7054Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004R*A FY25 - PLANETARY SCIENCECALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYJun 24, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$10,786,878USAspending
80NM0025F7069Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (IST) 2023 AWARDED TASKSCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSep 2, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$8,622,862USAspending
80JSC025FA191Order under IDV 80JSC023AA001TO 167 BASE- GATEWAY REQUIREMENTS, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, AND PRODUCTION ASSESSMENTBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INCSep 25, 2025FY2025Not competed under SAPSAP non-competition (FAR 13)$7,480,461USAspending
80GSFC25CA011THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NASA'S VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) STATIONS.MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYJun 20, 2025FY2025Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)$7,471,251USAspending
80NM0025F7085Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004HIGH PERFORMANCE SPACEFLIGHT COMPUTING (HPSC) INTEGRATION AND SOSA TESTBED FOR AVIONICS READINESS (HISTAR) PROJECT (87-231561)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSep 30, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$7,246,423USAspending
80KSC025C0004DEMOLITION OF VARIOUS STRUCTURES AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTERNUMUNU MARTINEZ JV, LLCSep 29, 2025FY2025Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$7,209,802USAspending
80NM0025F7044Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004MULTISENSOR WORLDWIDE OCEAN WINDS(MWOW)IN SUPPORT OF DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE SATELLITE NEEDS WORKING GROUP (SNWG) CYCLE 4CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMay 19, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$5,597,239USAspending
80KSC025CA003REPAIR BEACH ROAD AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDAJBW 11 SERIES JV LLCSep 15, 2025FY2025Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))$5,412,913USAspending
80NM0025F7007Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004JASON-3 MISSION: EXTENDED ROUTINE OPERATIONS PHASE (88-224872)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNov 25, 2024FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$5,249,254USAspending
80HQTR25F7045Order under IDV 80GSFC19D0011PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENT & MONITORING FOR THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE - SUPPORT THE MISSION ANALYSIS ENGINEERING FUNCTION FOR SMD PROJECTS TO INCLUDE EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL, ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS, PROCESSES AND REPORTING FUNCTIONS.THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONFeb 13, 2025FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$4,680,813USAspending
80NM0025F7011Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FUND (PDRDF) FY 2025 (12-18697)CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYDec 26, 2024FY2025Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)$4,273,853USAspending

Largest non-competed awards from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, FY2025 (obligated to date)

  • 80NM0025F7004Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004SURFACE BIOLOGY & GEOLOGY (SBG) - THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) - PHASE B (89-224991)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Oct 30, 2024FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $66,076,764
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7014Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004FY2025 - 1ST QUARTER FIXED FEE: THE FIXED FEE IS FOR THE CONTRACT/SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NASA AND THE CALTECH OPERATION OF THE FFRDC KNOWN AS THE JPL.
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Jan 15, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $31,000,000
    USAspending
  • 80NSSC25C0510SBIR PHASE III - 80NSSC25C0510 - SWIFT SALVO
    KATALYST SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Signed
    Sep 19, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $29,787,000
    USAspending
  • 80GRC025C0004HELIUM LIQUEFIERS AND SPARE PART PACKAGES.
    LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA LLC
    Signed
    Sep 8, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $24,482,000
    USAspending
  • 80MSFC25C0005CENTER WIDE DEMOLITION OF ABANDONED STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS NO LONGER IN USE BY MSFC OR THE AGENCY LOCATED ON MSFC.
    AHTNA TARGET JV, LLC
    Signed
    Jul 9, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $21,390,408
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7045Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    May 13, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $20,152,036
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7003Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004REDUNDANT DATA CENTERS (RDC) & SPC SERVER ROOM
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Oct 28, 2024FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $17,990,000
    USAspending
  • 80KSC025F0005Order under IDV 47PA0425D0019KSC ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE
    FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
    Signed
    Jun 30, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not available for competitionUtilities (FAR 6.302-1(b)(3))
    Obligated to date
    $17,580,683
    USAspending
  • 80MSFC25F7006Order under IDV 80MSFC20D0004LUNAR SURFACE INNOVATION INITIATIVE (LSII) UNDER ARDES II 80MSFC20D0004
    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
    Signed
    Dec 17, 2024FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $16,737,112
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7031Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004OBSERVATION PRODUCTS FOR END-USERS FOR REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS (OPERA) IN SUPPORT OF DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE SATELLITE NEEDS WORKING GROUP (SNWG) - CYCLE 4 (88-221253)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Apr 4, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $16,680,742
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7053Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004INSTRUMENT INCUBATOR PROGRAM (IIP) 2023 AWARDED TASKS
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Jun 13, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $13,230,626
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7050Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004DRAGONFLY FLIGHT HARDWARE (43-229350)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Jun 2, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $12,604,429
    USAspending
  • 80MSFC25F7001Order under IDV 80MSFC20D0004NEW HORIZONS EXTENDED MISSION SUPPORT
    THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
    Signed
    Nov 6, 2024FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $12,148,688
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7071Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004QUANTUM GRAVITY GRADIOMETER PATHFINDER (QGCPF) PROJECT (87-229597)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Aug 19, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $11,422,687
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7054Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004R*A FY25 - PLANETARY SCIENCE
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Jun 24, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $10,786,878
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7069Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (IST) 2023 AWARDED TASKS
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Sep 2, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $8,622,862
    USAspending
  • 80JSC025FA191Order under IDV 80JSC023AA001TO 167 BASE- GATEWAY REQUIREMENTS, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, AND PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT
    BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC
    Signed
    Sep 25, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competed under SAPSAP non-competition (FAR 13)
    Obligated to date
    $7,480,461
    USAspending
  • 80GSFC25CA011THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NASA'S VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) STATIONS.
    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Jun 20, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedOnly one source-other (FAR 6.302-1 other)
    Obligated to date
    $7,471,251
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7085Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004HIGH PERFORMANCE SPACEFLIGHT COMPUTING (HPSC) INTEGRATION AND SOSA TESTBED FOR AVIONICS READINESS (HISTAR) PROJECT (87-231561)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Sep 30, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $7,246,423
    USAspending
  • 80KSC025C0004DEMOLITION OF VARIOUS STRUCTURES AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
    NUMUNU MARTINEZ JV, LLC
    Signed
    Sep 29, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $7,209,802
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7044Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004MULTISENSOR WORLDWIDE OCEAN WINDS(MWOW)IN SUPPORT OF DATA PRODUCTS FOR THE SATELLITE NEEDS WORKING GROUP (SNWG) CYCLE 4
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    May 19, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $5,597,239
    USAspending
  • 80KSC025CA003REPAIR BEACH ROAD AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA
    JBW 11 SERIES JV LLC
    Signed
    Sep 15, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not available for competitionAuthorized by statute (FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i))
    Obligated to date
    $5,412,913
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7007Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004JASON-3 MISSION: EXTENDED ROUTINE OPERATIONS PHASE (88-224872)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Nov 25, 2024FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $5,249,254
    USAspending
  • 80HQTR25F7045Order under IDV 80GSFC19D0011PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENT & MONITORING FOR THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE - SUPPORT THE MISSION ANALYSIS ENGINEERING FUNCTION FOR SMD PROJECTS TO INCLUDE EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL, ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS, PROCESSES AND REPORTING FUNCTIONS.
    THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Signed
    Feb 13, 2025FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $4,680,813
    USAspending
  • 80NM0025F7011Order under IDV 80NM0018D0004PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FUND (PDRDF) FY 2025 (12-18697)
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Signed
    Dec 26, 2024FY2025
    Competition
    Not competedMobilization, essential r&d (FAR 6.302-3)
    Obligated to date
    $4,273,853
    USAspending
The 25 largest non-competed awards of $1M+ signed in FY2025 (rule r5-v1). “Obligated to date” is the total committed on the award so far, including later modifications, not spending in a fiscal year. Source: USAspending.gov award records.