The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recorded $159.08 billion in obligations over 332,272 award actions in the last 10 years, with an average action value of $478,756.2. Spending is concentrated in research and development and guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing, while the largest vendor by obligated amount is the California Institute of Technology.
Federal Agency
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
NASA procurement data for the last 10 years shows 332,272 award actions and $159.08 billion obligated across research, engineering, and space vehicle work.
Annual obligations for 2021 through 2025 remained in a narrow band of about $16.19 billion to $17.36 billion, indicating relatively steady recent spending.
Agency ID
8000
Total Obligated
159.08 billion
159,077,281,443.85
Award Actions
332,272
Average Action Value
478,756.20
About NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 10 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $159.08 billion across 332,272 awards, for an average award value of $478,756.2. The agency’s procurement profile is large, sustained, and heavily oriented toward mission support, research, engineering, and aerospace development work. Agency ID 8000 reflects a consistently active award base rather than reliance on a small number of very large actions.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
NASA’s vendor base is concentrated among a small set of long-running technical and aerospace partners. The California Institute of Technology leads with $24.87 billion across 21,091 awards, followed by Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., and Jacobs Technology Inc., indicating a mix of research institutions, prime contractors, and specialized systems integrators. Award counts vary widely across top vendors, showing that some relationships are driven by high-volume tasking while others are anchored by fewer, higher-value actions.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NASA obligations are dominated by research and development and aerospace manufacturing NAICS codes. The largest category is 541715 at $38.04 billion, followed by 336414 at $25.09 billion and 541712 at $24.43 billion, confirming that core spending is tied to physical sciences R&D and guided missile/space vehicle manufacturing. Engineering services and broader R&D codes also rank prominently, reinforcing the agency’s technical and programmatic procurement focus.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the available recent years have remained broadly stable, clustering between roughly $16.19 billion and $17.36 billion. FY 2023 was the high point in the provided series at $17.36 billion, while FY 2024 and FY 2025 remained near the same range, indicating sustained execution rather than sharp volatility. Award counts have also been steady, with about 30,000 to 34,000 awards per year in the period shown.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query results for NASA, agency ID 8000, using a 10-year analysis window. Totals, rankings, and trends reflect obligated dollars and award counts captured in the provided dataset, with no additional estimation or external supplementation. NAICS and vendor references are limited to the top entries supplied in the source context.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '8000'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 24,866,713,101.14 | 24.87 billion | 21,091 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 9,979,735,918.17 | 9.98 billion | 2,126 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 8,439,332,013.63 | 8.44 billion | 666 |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 7,430,712,742.71 | 7.43 billion | 396 |
| JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. | 5,291,797,156.83 | 5.29 billion | 2,592 |
| BOEING COMPANY | 4,442,877,134.65 | 4.44 billion | 884 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 3,267,327,491.34 | 3.27 billion | 1,207 |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC | 3,265,631,642.41 | 3.27 billion | 242 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 2,593,755,020.52 | 2.59 billion | 1,234 |
| PERATON INC. | 2,276,185,125.71 | 2.28 billion | 626 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NASA obligated $159.08 billion across 332,272 awards, with a relatively low average award value of $478,756.2, indicating a mix of large contract vehicles and high-volume lower-dollar actions. Obligations are concentrated among a small set of contractors: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY alone received $24.87 billion, and the top 10 vendors together account for a substantial share of total obligations. The ranking also reflects vendor name variation and potential disaggregation, as BOEING appears multiple times under different name formats, alongside major aerospace and technical service contractors such as LOCKHEED MARTIN, SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, and JACOBS TECHNOLOGY.
Top NAICS
SELECT
naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '8000'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 38,039,566,205.62 | 38.04 billion | 38,009 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 25,094,180,811.60 | 25.09 billion | 3,812 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 24,425,271,227.62 | 24.43 billion | 30,732 |
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | 10,615,569,838.91 | 10.62 billion | 3,797 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 8,114,900,331.70 | 8.11 billion | 14,781 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 5,788,053,695.14 | 5.79 billion | 8,902 |
| 517919 | ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 3,154,091,260.13 | 3.15 billion | 916 |
| 336415 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING | 3,061,533,634.59 | 3.06 billion | 739 |
| 236210 | INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 2,481,912,371.42 | 2.48 billion | 2,350 |
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 2,467,376,223.37 | 2.47 billion | 933 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NASA’s obligations total $159.08 billion across 332,272 awards, with a relatively broad award base but concentrated funding in a small set of NAICS codes. The top three NAICS categories account for $87.56 billion, or about 55% of total obligations, led by 541715 ($38.04 billion) and 336414 ($25.09 billion). The remaining top NAICS codes are more dispersed, with engineering, facilities support, telecommunications, construction, and freight transportation each representing materially smaller shares of total obligations.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '8000'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,732,395,403.61 | 16.73 billion | 30,077 |
| 2024 | 16,192,101,364.81 | 16.19 billion | 30,151 |
| 2023 | 17,355,256,041.61 | 17.36 billion | 30,667 |
| 2022 | 16,520,570,359.75 | 16.52 billion | 32,585 |
| 2021 | 16,585,802,335.41 | 16.59 billion | 34,034 |
| 2020 | 15,811,466,569.11 | 15.81 billion | 32,346 |
| 2019 | 15,499,603,063.75 | 15.50 billion | 32,516 |
| 2018 | 15,525,800,268.25 | 15.53 billion | 37,362 |
| 2017 | 13,614,155,586.59 | 13.61 billion | 36,093 |
| 2016 | 15,240,130,450.96 | 15.24 billion | 36,441 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NASA obligated $159.08 billion across 332,272 awards, averaging $478,756 per award. Annual obligations were relatively stable, clustered between $13.61 billion and $17.36 billion, with the peak in FY 2023 and the low in FY 2017. Award volume also remained broadly consistent, ranging from 30,077 in FY 2025 to 37,362 in FY 2018, indicating steady procurement activity rather than a sharp concentration in a single year.
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