What the National Aeronautics and Space Administration buys, who it buys from, and what's open for bid — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 491 | $678.0M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 706 | $455.5M | -33% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 1,084 | $1.2B | +173% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 1,945 | $1.8B | +46% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE ORIGIN, LLC | $723.9M | 17.3% |
| 2 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $450.6M | 10.7% |
| 3 | HEALTHEON, INC | $125.9M | 3.0% |
| 4 | THE CHENEGA CORPORATION | $121.3M | 2.9% |
| 5 | LUNAR OUTPOST INC | $121.0M | 2.9% |
| 6 | KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE WEST CO | $90.3M | 2.2% |
| 7 | VENTURI ASTROLAB INC | $87.6M | 2.1% |
| 8 | INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC | $78.2M | 1.9% |
| 9 | SIERRA LOBO INC | $75.7M | 1.8% |
| 10 | BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, LLC | $73.5M | 1.8% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $424.7M | 23.7% |
| 8(a) | $35.2M | 2.0% |
| SDVOSB | $7.8M | 0.4% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $9.2M | 0.5% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $1.3B | 73.4% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 43% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
Showing the 10 most recently posted of 60. Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.