Opportunities at NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

100

open solicitations

An updated list of all known open solicitations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Browse active opportunities, response deadlines, and contract details sourced directly from SAM.gov.

Last Updated from SAM: September 10, 2026 at 10:07PM ET

Where the Work Is

Open National Aeronautics and Space Administration opportunities by place of performance.

Texas — 12 open opportunities California — 9 open opportunities KY — none open GA — none open WI — none open OR — none open MO — none open Virginia — 8 open opportunities TN — none open Louisiana — 2 open opportunities NY — none open ID — none open Florida — 6 open opportunities IL — none open MT — none open MN — none open Maryland — 1 open opportunity IA — none open District Of Columbia — 5 open opportunities WA — none open SD — none open Ohio — 3 open opportunities NE — none open IN — none open MA — none open NV — none open ND — none open AR — none open Mississippi — 1 open opportunity Colorado — 1 open opportunity NC — none open UT — none open OK — none open WY — none open WV — none open SC — none open ME — none open Alabama — 1 open opportunity KS — none open RI — none open CT — none open MI — none open DE — none open NM — none open VT — none open NJ — none open PA — none open NH — none open AZ — none open

* 51 of 100 open opportunities are not shown — no location listed, or performed outside the 50 states and DC.

Top
Sectors

The most active sectors for current open opportunities for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

33 Public Administration (33.7%)
23 Manufacturing (31-33) (23.5%)
23 Professional Services (23.5%)
12 Real Estate (12.2%)
3 Health Care (3.1%)
1 Transportation (1%)
1 Other Services (1%)
1 Construction (23) (1%)
···
1 Other Sectors (1%)

NAICS
Breakdown

The most popular NAICS codes for current open opportunities for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

33 Space research and technology • 927110 (33.7%)
12 Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) • 541715 (12.2%)
10 NAICS 53 • 53 (10.2%)
5 Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing • 336414 (5.1%)
3 Analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing • 334516 (3.1%)
3 Ambulance services • 621910 (3.1%)
3 NAICS 54171 • 54171 (3.1%)
2 Measuring, dispensing, and other pumping equipment manufacturing • 333914 (2%)
···
27 Other NAICS Codes (27.6%)

Contract Language (Buzzwords)

18 phrases • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The terms appearing most often across National Aeronautics and Space Administration's open solicitations, tracked daily over the last 30 days. Each figure is how many of those days the phrase appeared — the language an agency uses consistently says more about what it buys than any single day does.

Consistently used

atlas30/30ombuds29/30↓comp25/30regs25/30advocate23/30transfer licensing22/30↓fields21/30↑patent21/30↑technology transfer19/30exclusive17/30↑innovators17/30↑lunar17/30↑spacecraft15/30↑licensing14/30↑conjunction12/30↑

Newly appearing

aeronautics1/30NEWastronaut1/30NEWawareness1/30NEW

Top Matched Vendors

97 open solicitations • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Vendors whose past work most closely matches National Aeronautics and Space Administration's open pipeline. Every open solicitation is matched against more than four million historical contract records, weighing how deep each vendor's relevant experience runs — the industries they have delivered in and where they have performed the work. Scores accumulate across the entire pipeline, so consistent relevance outranks a single close match.

1 Alaska Aerospace Corp HQ: Anchorage, Alaska 33% competitive in 32 contracts
2 Sedaro Corporation HQ: Arlington, Virginia 26% competitive in 32 contracts
3 Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority HQ: Norfolk, Virginia 20% competitive in 32 contracts
4 General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. HQ: Bloomington, Minnesota 13% competitive in 32 contracts
5 Labatt Institutional Supply Co HQ: San Antonio, Texas 12% competitive in 12 contracts
6 Brasada Ford Ltd HQ: San Antonio, Texas 10% competitive in 12 contracts
7 Us Foods Inc HQ: La Mirada, California 9% competitive in 9 contracts
8 Owens & Minor Distribution Inc HQ: Mechanicsville, Virginia 8% competitive in 8 contracts
9 Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. HQ: Virginia Beach, Virginia 8% competitive in 9 contracts
10 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Llc HQ: Laurel, Maryland 7% competitive in 8 contracts

Matched on each solicitation's NAICS code and place of performance against vendors' award history. This measures who is positioned to bid, not who will be selected.

Recent National Aeronautics and Space Administration Winners

The vendors awarded the most by National Aeronautics and Space Administration from Mar 2026 – Aug 2026, ranked by obligated dollars each month. A vendor holding the top spot every month is an incumbent; gaps and movement are where the competition is.

Vendor Aug
26 		Jul
26 		Jun
26 		May
26 		Apr
26 		Mar
26 		Total Contracts
HQ: Pasadena, California
 3 · 1 4 1 7 $157.4M 42
HQ: New Orleans, Louisiana
 1 3 · 5 · · $118.1M 7
Kiewit Infrastructure South Co
HQ: Peachtree City, Georgia
 · 1 · · · · $90.3M 1
HQ: Houston, Texas
 · · 5 · · 1 $60.6M 3
Blue Origin, Llc
HQ: Merritt Island, Florida
 · · · 1 · · $50.8M 2
HQ: Arvada, Colorado
 · · · 2 · · $44.0M 1
HQ: Hawthorne, California
 · · · 3 · · $43.8M 1
HQ: Centennial, Colorado
 · · 4 · · 6 $31.3M 2
HQ: Tulsa, Oklahoma
 2 · · · · · $30.9M 1
HQ: Falls Church, Virginia
 · · 2 · · · $30.3M 1
HQ: Wilmington, North Carolina
 · 2 · · · · $29.4M 1
HQ: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 · · 3 · · · $28.4M 3
Agile Decision Sciences, Llc
HQ: Huntsville, Alabama
 · · · · · 2 $16.9M 11
A & H-Ambica Jv Llc
HQ: Livonia, Michigan
 · · · · 2 · $13.8M 1
HQ: Ocean Springs, Mississippi
 · 4 · · 9 · $13.6M 2
HQ: Cedar Park, Texas
 · · 6 · · · $13.3M 1
HQ: Mclean, Virginia
 4 · · 9 · 5 $13.1M 11
HQ: Arvada, Colorado
 · · · · · 3 $12.8M 5
HQ: Seal Beach, California
 · · 7 · · · $11.4M 1
HQ: Arlington, Virginia
 · · · · 3 · $11.4M 1
HQ: Rochester, New York
 · · · · 4 · $11.3M 1
Mississippi Power Co
HQ: Gulfport, Mississippi
 · · · · 5 · $11.3M 1
HQ: Houston, Texas
 8 5 · · · · $10.3M 2
Palantir Usg Inc
HQ: Palo Alto, California
 · · 8 · · · $10.0M 1
HQ: Boulder, Colorado
 · · · · 6 · $9.4M 1
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
HQ: Dulles, Virginia
 · · · 6 · · $8.5M 3
HQ: Reno, Nevada
 · · 9 · · · $8.4M 1
HQ: Fort Worth, Texas
 10 · · 7 · · $8.0M 4
HQ: Edmond, Oklahoma
 · · · · · 4 $7.7M 2
HQ: Beltsville, Maryland
 · · 10 · · · $7.6M 5
The Regents Of The University Of Colorado
HQ: Boulder, Colorado
 · · · · 7 · $7.3M 2
Anna Lisa Luna Construction, Inc.
HQ: Ojai, California
 · 6 · · · · $6.6M 1
HQ: Laurel, Maryland
 9 8 · · · · $6.6M 5
Apache Electrical Contractors Inc
HQ: Huntsville, Alabama
 · 7 · · · · $6.0M 1
HQ: Great Falls, Virginia
 · · · · 8 · $5.3M 6
HQ: Reston, Virginia
 · 9 · · · · $4.8M 2
HQ: Andalusia, Alabama
 · · · 8 · · $4.8M 2
HQ: Norman, Oklahoma
 · 10 · · · · $4.6M 1
HQ: Saint Petersburg, Florida
 · · · 10 · · $4.4M 3
HQ: Concord, California
 · · · · · 8 $4.0M 1
HQ: Vienna, Virginia
 · · · · 10 · $3.8M 2
HQ: Boston, Massachusetts
 · · · · · 9 $3.7M 1
HQ: Hampton, Virginia
 · · · · · 10 $2.8M 2
HQ: Huntsville, Alabama
 5 · · · · · $2.2M 3
HQ: Mc Lean, Virginia
 6 · · · · · $2.2M 12
HQ: Key West, Florida
 7 · · · · · $2.1M 1

Each cell is that vendor's rank for the month; a dot means they weren't in that month's top ten. Hover a rank for the month's dollars and contract count.

Open Solicitations

Showing 1–10 of 100 open solicitations for National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type NAICS Location Posted Deadline
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation the Air Lock Part 10038-01
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing 333996
 Anywhere Sep 9, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Solicitation Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) Access to Space (ATS) “GLIMR ATS"
Solicitation
Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) 541715
Virginia
 Aug 5, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Special Notice Launch Vehicle Probabilistic Reliability Risk Analysis Services
Special Notice
Custom Computer Programming Services 541511
California
 Aug 27, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Summary Probabilistic Reliability Risk Analysis Services for Nuclear Launch Vehicles
Solicitation Geostationary Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) Access to Space (ATS) “GLIMR ATS"
Solicitation
Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) 541715
Virginia
 Aug 11, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Special Notice Intalight DREAM VG200D Swept Source Complete System (includes delivery, installation & training).
Special Notice
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 339115
Texas
 Sep 8, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Summary Intalight DREAM VG200D Swept Source Complete System
Special Notice Kratos Ultraspec CobotScan System
Special Notice
Engineering Services 541330
Virginia
 Sep 8, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Summary Ultrasonic Inspection System for Thick Materials
Solicitation To Support the development and fabrication of Superconducting Coil Systems
Solicitation
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 339999
—United States
 Sep 3, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Summary Rare Earth Barium Copper Oxide Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Device
Special Notice 2026 Request for White Papers: NASA SBIR Phase II Sequential Awards
Special Notice
Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) 541715
 Anywhere Aug 12, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Solicitation AFP for NASA Headquarters in District of Columbia
Solicitation
53
District of Columbia
 Aug 19, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left
Special Notice 2026 Request for White Papers: NASA SBIR/STTR Phase II Sequential Awards
Special Notice
Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) 541715
 Anywhere Aug 19, 2026 Sep 11, 2026
0 days left

Expiring Contracts

Expiring Contracts (1068)

Contracts from National Aeronautics and Space Administration that we believe have the best chance for a re-compete. Filtered to award types A, C, and D with values of $15K or more, ending between 3 months ago and 6 months from now.

Incumbent Vendor

VOLTA SPACE TECHNOLOGIES U.S., LLC

Contract Value

$148,498

Place of Performance

Mclean, VA

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sttr phase i 80nssc25c0400 system with ultra-stable magnetic inertial control regulation for orbital beaming (submicro)

End Date

Oct 28, 2026

Start Date

Sep 29, 2025

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

L2 SOLUTIONS LLC

Contract Value

$619,777

Place of Performance

Houston, TX

Sector

Transportation

Description

Vadr umbrella task order

End Date

Feb 3, 2027

Start Date

Mar 29, 2023

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Action Type: M (M)
Incumbent Vendor

DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH CORPORATION

Contract Value

$156,491

Place of Performance

Lawrence, KS

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sbir i simulation and flight-testing of pitch & rpm thrust control for evtol aircraft

End Date

Oct 28, 2026

Start Date

Sep 29, 2025

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

AXOMETRICS INC

Contract Value

$849,927

Place of Performance

Huntsville, AL

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Phase ii sbir , 80nssc25c0052, retardation mapping system for astronomical mirrors

End Date

Jul 29, 2026

Start Date

Jul 30, 2025

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

JUNO PROPULSION INC.

Contract Value

$25,000

Place of Performance

Federal Way, WA

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Phase iii sbir 80nssc25c0412 rotating detonation combustion satellite thruster using novel, non-toxic propellants

End Date

Oct 7, 2026

Start Date

Sep 12, 2025

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

SPATIAM CORPORATION

Contract Value

$149,979

Place of Performance

Allen, TX

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sttr phase i - hybrid dtn qos control system

End Date

Oct 28, 2026

Start Date

Sep 29, 2025

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

EXPLORATION INSTITUTE LLC

Contract Value

$500,000

Place of Performance

Cheyenne, WY

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Ccrpp - neuromorphic spacecraft fault monitor

End Date

Aug 11, 2026

Start Date

Aug 12, 2024

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: M (M)
Incumbent Vendor

ARROW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.

Contract Value

$64,040

Place of Performance

Webster, TX

Sector

Transportation

Description

New award of umbrella task order.

End Date

Feb 3, 2027

Start Date

Aug 22, 2024

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Action Type: Supplemental Agreement (B)
Incumbent Vendor

HB&A - THE SCHREIFER GROUP JOINT VENTURE

Contract Value

$975,621

Place of Performance

Orlando, FL

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Nasa kennedy space center master planning support.

End Date

Aug 10, 2026

Start Date

Aug 10, 2022

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Action Type: D (D)
Incumbent Vendor

THE COMMON POOL LLC

Contract Value

$7,349,694

Place of Performance

Santa Monica, CA

Sector

Professional Services

Description

External crowdsourcing

End Date

Sep 30, 2026

Start Date

Mar 15, 2021

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Action Type: M (M)
Incumbent Vendor

ROBUST INTELLIGENCE LLC

Contract Value

$149,822

Place of Performance

Cleveland, OH

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sttr phase i- hyperdimensional ai for autonomous anomaly response in smart habitats

End Date

Oct 28, 2026

Start Date

Sep 29, 2025

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

ARES CORPORATION

Contract Value

$8,446,085

Place of Performance

Mclean, VA

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Engineering, system integration, and analysis support services (esiass)

End Date

Nov 30, 2026

Start Date

Dec 1, 2021

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Action Type: Exercise an Option (G)
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