The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recorded 83.39 billion in obligations from 2021 through 2025, averaging 529,388.66 per award action. The largest obligations went to the California Institute of Technology, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Jacobs Technology, while the leading NAICS categories were research and development and guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing.
Federal Agency
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
NASA obligated 83.39 billion across 157,514 award actions in the last 5 years, with spending concentrated in research, engineering, and aerospace manufacturing.
Totals reflect obligated dollars and award actions for the last 5 years and are grouped by vendor, NAICS code, and fiscal year.
Agency ID
8000
Total Obligated
83.39 billion
83,386,125,505.19
Award Actions
157,514
Average Action Value
529,388.66
About NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION federal contract activity
Over the last 5 years, the NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (Agency ID 8000) obligated 83.39 billion across 157,514 awards, with an average award value of 529,388.66. The profile reflects a large, sustained procurement base concentrated in research, engineering, and space systems support.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY is the largest recipient at 12.30 billion across 9,328 awards, indicating its central role in NASA’s research and technical ecosystem. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Jacobs Technology Inc. round out the top five, showing a vendor mix that spans launch services, spacecraft and systems manufacturing, defense-industrial support, and technical services.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The largest obligations are concentrated in NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, at 28.15 billion across 27,496 awards. Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414) is the second-largest category at 13.37 billion, followed by 541712, 541330, and 541710, confirming that NASA spending is anchored in R&D, aerospace manufacturing, and engineering services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations have remained relatively stable over the five-year window, ranging from 16.19 billion in 2024 to 17.36 billion in 2023. Award counts also stayed high and broadly consistent, with a modest decline from 34,034 awards in 2021 to 30,077 in 2025, suggesting steady procurement volume with moderate year-to-year variation in contract value.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS Query obligations for Agency ID 8000 over the last 5 years and aggregates award-level data by vendor, NAICS, and fiscal year. Obligated amounts reflect recorded federal contract obligations in the selected analysis window and are not adjusted for inflation or deobligation timing beyond the source records.
Top Vendors
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total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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SELECT
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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 5 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 | 12,297,043,115.86 | 12.30 billion | 9,328 |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 6,601,500,742.98 | 6.60 billion | 288 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | 3,983,932,885.53 | 3.98 billion | 349 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 3,473,318,941.53 | 3.47 billion | 1,011 |
| JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC. | 2,386,280,654.94 | 2.39 billion | 1,019 |
| BOEING COMPANY, THE | 2,185,813,943.51 | 2.19 billion | 405 |
| BOEING COMPANY | 1,929,439,393.54 | 1.93 billion | 384 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE | 1,829,381,306.37 | 1.83 billion | 683 |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE, INC | 1,798,376,248.71 | 1.80 billion | 93 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 1,797,754,973.01 | 1.80 billion | 805 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NASA obligated $83.39 billion across 157,514 awards, with an average award value of $529,388.66. Funding is concentrated among a small set of vendors: California Institute of Technology led with $12.30 billion, followed by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. with $6.60 billion, while the next tier of vendors each received roughly $1.80 billion to $3.98 billion. Award counts vary significantly, with some top recipients such as California Institute of Technology, Jacobs Technology Inc., and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation receiving high volumes of awards, while others, including Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Aerojet Rocketdyne of DE, Inc., received fewer awards but larger total obligations.
Top NAICS
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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 5 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) | 28,152,055,383.41 | 28.15 billion | 27,496 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 13,368,619,183.13 | 13.37 billion | 2,084 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 7,123,085,543.18 | 7.12 billion | 6,549 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 4,277,896,350.52 | 4.28 billion | 7,287 |
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | 3,640,164,315.20 | 3.64 billion | 1,008 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 2,656,361,392.77 | 2.66 billion | 3,970 |
| 236210 | INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 1,673,436,648.99 | 1.67 billion | 1,332 |
| 517919 | ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 1,394,431,445.00 | 1.39 billion | 404 |
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 1,310,666,840.52 | 1.31 billion | 677 |
| 336415 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING | 1,307,513,461.33 | 1.31 billion | 331 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NASA obligated $83.39 billion across 157,514 awards, with spending concentrated in a small set of NAICS codes. NAICS 541715 accounted for the largest share at $28.15 billion, followed by 336414 at $13.37 billion and 541712 at $7.12 billion; together, these three codes represent roughly half of total obligations. The remaining top NAICS are distributed across engineering, facilities support, construction, telecommunications, transportation, and propulsion-related manufacturing, indicating a procurement profile centered on R&D and space systems support but with a broader set of mission-support expenditures.
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 5 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 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, NASA obligated $83.39 billion across 157,514 awards, with an average award value of $529,388.66. Annual obligations are relatively stable, ranging from $16.19 billion to $17.36 billion, indicating a consistent funding profile rather than sharp year-to-year volatility. Award volume is also steady but trends slightly downward from 34,034 awards in 2021 to 30,077 in 2025, suggesting a modest increase in average award size over the period.
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