Who buys Product and Service Code AR12 (Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research), who wins it, what's open now and which contracts expire next — 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 | 27 | $90.5M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 37 | $32.9M | -64% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 53 | $334.6M | +918% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 50 | $93.1M | -72% |
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 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $450.6M | 81.8% |
| 2 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $19.2M | 3.5% |
| 3 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | $16.5M | 3.0% |
| 4 | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS | $12.4M | 2.2% |
| 5 | SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION | $9.2M | 1.7% |
| 6 | FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | $8.5M | 1.5% |
| 7 | NANORACKS, LLC | $3.9M | 0.7% |
| 8 | SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION | $3.9M | 0.7% |
| 9 | UNITED SEMICONDUCTORS, LLC | $3.8M | 0.7% |
| 10 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC | $3.3M | 0.6% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $545.3M | 99.0% |
| Department of Defense | $5.7M | 1.0% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | THE MARS MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS SERVICES WILL SUPPORT COMMON MISSION OPERATIONS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR USE ACROSS MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM MISSIONS. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $33.3M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | STANDALONE ORBIT TO LANDING OPNAV (SOLO) SENSOR DEVELOPMENT (40-232608) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $10.4M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | FABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF AN ADVANCED INFRARED SENSOR INSTRUMENT FOR MONITORING WILDLAND FIRES FROM SPACE, INCLUDING DESIGN MODIFICATIONS FOR SPACEFLIGHT, ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, AND INTEGRATION OF S CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $9.0M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR INSPA PHASE 2 UNITED SEMICONDUCTORS, LLC · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $3.8M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | ADVANCED MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEM (AMMOS) FOLLOW-ON (44-233450) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $3.1M |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2027 | IGF::CL::IGF IMAGING X-RAY POLARIMETRY EXPLORER (IXPE) PHASE A BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC. · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $117.7M |
| Nov 14, 2026 | SKYFALL (54-233220)THIS TASK PLAN DOCUMENTS AT HIGH-LEVEL THE EFFORT TO DEVELOP SKYFALL, A LOW-COST MARS TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION MISSION THAT WILL DELIVER THREE (3) HELICOPTERS TO THE ARCADIA PLANITIA REGION OF MARS. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $112.3M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | JPL LUNAR DRONES (54-232663) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $75.7M |
| Nov 21, 2026 | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THE BOEING COMPANY · Department of Defense | $72.9M |
| Dec 27, 2026 | SURFACE BIOLOGY & GEOLOGY (SBG) - THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) - PHASE B (89-224991) CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $66.1M |
171 contracts under this code reach their final end date (options included) in the next 12 months.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $1.0M | 2.0% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $51.9M | 98.0% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 10% 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 12. 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.