Who buys Product and Service Code AR14 (Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; R&D Administrative Expenses), 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 | 0 | $0 | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 2 | $46.8M | — |
| Q3 FY2026 | 8 | $155.1M | +231% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 1 | $250K | -100% |
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 | INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC | $76.3M | 37.8% |
| 2 | BLUE ORIGIN, LLC | $63.9M | 31.6% |
| 3 | ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC | $44.8M | 22.2% |
| 4 | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC. | $14.6M | 7.2% |
| 5 | THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION | $1.9M | 0.9% |
| 6 | ASCA, INC | $562K | 0.3% |
| 7 | MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | $16K | 0.0% |
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 | $200.3M | 99.1% |
| Department of Energy | $1.9M | 0.9% |
| Department of State | $16K | 0.0% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION (SE&I) SENSOR REPLACEMENT MODERNIZATION STUDY FOR OFFICE OF DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION · Department of Energy | $250K |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2027 | IGF::OT::IGF NASA, THROUGH THE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE (STMD,) SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE AN ADVANCED SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (EP) SYSTEM THAT WILL ENABLE FUTURE DEEP SPACE HUMAN AND ROBOTIC EXPLORATION APPLICABLE TO THE UNITED STATES PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR SPACE NEEDS. THE PURPOSE OF TH AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC. · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $235.6M |
| Aug 31, 2027 | COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER CS-3 FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC. · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $112.8M |
| Oct 2, 2027 | CLPS TASK ORDER CP-11 CLPS PAYLOADS AND RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $85.6M |
| Dec 31, 2026 | COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CS-7 BLUE ORIGIN, LLC · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $55.1M |
| May 31, 2027 | PROVIDE ENGINEERING ANALYSES, HARDWARE & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, INTEGRATION, TEST, EVALUATION, INTEGRATION WITH SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH, INSTRUMENT ACTIVATION, CALIBRATION, VALIDATION, & OPERATIONS THROUGH 60-DAY CHECKOUT FOR TSIS2 PAYLOAD. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $38.7M |
19 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 | $0 | 0.0% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $578K | 100.0% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 0% 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.
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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.