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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

113

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: October 26, 2026 at 5:05AM ET

Open Opportunities by State

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

Texas — 10 open opportunities California — 9 open opportunities KY — none open GA — none open WI — none open OR — none open MO — none open Virginia — 6 open opportunities TN — none open Louisiana — 1 open opportunity NY — none open ID — none open Florida — 10 open opportunities IL — none open MT — none open MN — none open Maryland — 4 open opportunities IA — none open District Of Columbia — 6 open opportunities WA — none open SD — none open Ohio — 5 open opportunities NE — none open IN — none open MA — none open NV — none open ND — none open AR — none open Mississippi — 3 open opportunities CO — none open NC — none open UT — none open OK — none open WY — none open WV — none open SC — none open ME — none open Alabama — 3 open opportunities 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

* 56 of 113 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.

35 Public Administration (31.8%)
27 Professional Services (24.5%)
24 Manufacturing (31-33) (21.8%)
10 Real Estate (9.1%)
4 Education (3.6%)
4 Information (3.6%)
4 Construction (23) (3.6%)
1 Transportation (0.9%)
···
1 Other Sectors (0.9%)

NAICS
Breakdown

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

35 Space research and technology • 927110 (31.8%)
10 Engineering services • 541330 (9.1%)
10 Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) • 541715 (9.1%)
6 NAICS 53 • 53 (5.5%)
5 Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing • 336414 (4.5%)
4 Professional and management development training • 611430 (3.6%)
4 Software publishers • 513210 (3.6%)
4 NAICS 531 • 531 (3.6%)
···
32 Other NAICS Codes (29.1%)

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

atlas30/30conjunction30/30↓exclusive30/30↓fields30/30↑lunar30/30↓patent30/30ombuds28/30↑regs26/30comp25/30↓spacecraft24/30↓licensing21/30technology transfer21/30↑advocate19/30licenses19/30transfer opportunity19/30aeronautics18/30↑kennedy11/30↑goddard10/30

Open Solicitations

Open federal contracting opportunities from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, posted on SAM.gov. These are projects and services an agency is seeking bids or information for, from early notices through full solicitations.

Showing 1–10 of 113 open solicitations for National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type NAICS Location Posted Deadline
Special Notice virtual instructor-led delivery
Special Notice
Professional And Management Development Training 611430
Anywhere Oct 22, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Virtual Instructor-Led Delivery of HPBRM Workshop Course on Zoom Platform
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Purchase of Haynes alloy sheet
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper And Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, And Extruding 331491
Ohio
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Purchase of Haynes alloy sheet specifically Haynes 230, 233, 244, and 282
Special Notice FY27 SIMULIA Wave6 Renewal
Special Notice
Software Publishers 513210
Texas
Oct 21, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary SIMULIA Wave6 Software License Renewal Services for NASA Contract
Special Notice Custom semiconductor particle detectors
Special Notice
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 334413
Maryland
Oct 21, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Custom semiconductor particle detectors for NASA/NSSC
Sources Sought Ground Systems and Mission Operations-4 (GSMO-4)
Sources Sought
Engineering Services 541330
—United States
Sep 24, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Engineering Services for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Ground Systems
Sources Sought Ground Systems and Mission Operations-4 (GSMO-4)
Sources Sought
Engineering Services 541330
—United States
Oct 1, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Comprehensive Engineering Services for NASA Science and Earth Science Missions
Sources Sought Ground Systems and Mission Operations-4 (GSMO-4)
Sources Sought
Engineering Services 541330
—United States
Oct 6, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Sources Sought Ground Systems and Mission Operations-4 (GSMO-4)
Sources Sought
Engineering Services 541330
—United States
Oct 7, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Engineering Services for Ground Systems and Mission Operations Support Contract
Solicitation Eddy Current Array Instrument (Reddy)
Solicitation
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing 334519
Anywhere Oct 20, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Portable Eddy Current Array Instrument System for NASA Research
Solicitation FLOWMETER, CALIBRATION, AND SIGNAL CONDITIONERS NEEDED FOR PANEL MODIFICATION FOR ESR
Solicitation
Testing Laboratories And Services 541380
—United States
Oct 23, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Turbine Flowmeters

Expiring Contracts

Expiring Contracts (1188)

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

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTIN

Contract Value

$427,974

Sector

Other Services

Description

The contractor shall provide the personnel, materials, and facilities necessary to operate and maintain the transportable laser ranging station (tlrs) at characato observatory in arequipa, peru

End Date

Nov 24, 2026

Start Date

Nov 25, 2024

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: Exercise an Option (G)
Incumbent Vendor

8D PHOTONICS LLC

Contract Value

$224,922

Place of Performance

Rio Rancho, NM

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sbir phase i cryogenic material characterization testbed for very large format infrared detector arrays

End Date

Mar 30, 2027

Start Date

Sep 30, 2026

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

MAINTHIA TECHNOLOGIES INC

Contract Value

$85,709

Place of Performance

Cleveland, OH

Sector

Administrative Services

Description

Institutional maintenance operations and repair clin 7

End Date

Sep 30, 2026

Start Date

Nov 24, 2025

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Incumbent Vendor

VULCAN VENTURA LLC

Contract Value

$149,856

Place of Performance

Concord, NC

Sector

Professional Services

Description

I03.01-0038 - versatile imaging system for terrain & anomaly detection (vista)

End Date

Dec 17, 2026

Start Date

Jul 2, 2026

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

MACLEAN ENGINEERING & APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.

Contract Value

$87,219

Place of Performance

Houston, TX

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Simulation and advanced software services ii (sass ii) firm fixed price task order

End Date

Sep 30, 2026

Start Date

Jan 26, 2026

Award Type: Delivery Order (C)
Incumbent Vendor

MACLEAN ENGINEERING & APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.

Contract Value

$223,939

Place of Performance

Houston, TX

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sbir phase i - lunar autonomy and mobility simulation

End Date

Mar 30, 2027

Start Date

Sep 30, 2026

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC

Contract Value

$224,920

Place of Performance

Harwood, MD

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sbir phase i optical sensor for five-centimeter discovery and one-centimeter custody of orbital debris

End Date

Mar 30, 2027

Start Date

Sep 30, 2026

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Incumbent Vendor

ASTRAL FORGE, LLC

Contract Value

$899,803

Place of Performance

Palo Alto, CA

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sbir phase ii ignite - development of a high-temperature microgravity assisted crystal growth furnace for in-space manufacturing of low defect wide bandgap semiconductors

End Date

Sep 26, 2026

Start Date

Sep 27, 2024

Award Type: Definitive Contract (D)
Action Type: Supplemental Agreement (B)
Incumbent Vendor

MINDRUM PRECISION INC.

Contract Value

$1,660,000

Place of Performance

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Sector

Manufacturing (31-33)

Description

Dragonfly mass spectrometer (drams) microvalves

End Date

Sep 4, 2026

Start Date

Dec 22, 2021

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

LONGWAVE PHOTONICS LLC

Contract Value

$225,000

Place of Performance

Mountain View, CA

Sector

Professional Services

Description

Sbir phase i - receiver for space weather atomic oxygen measurement

End Date

Mar 30, 2027

Start Date

Sep 30, 2026

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)
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Recent National Aeronautics and Space Administration Winners

The vendors awarded the most by National Aeronautics and Space Administration from May 2026 – Oct 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 Oct
26
Sep
26
Aug
26
Jul
26
Jun
26
May
26
Total Contracts
Blue Origin, Llc
HQ: Merritt Island, Florida
· · 1 · · 1 $710.8M 3
HQ: Pasadena, California
1 1 6 · 1 4 $150.2M 45
HQ: New Orleans, Louisiana
· · 3 3 · 5 $118.1M 7
Kiewit Infrastructure South Co
HQ: Peachtree City, Georgia
· · · 1 · · $90.3M 1
HQ: Fremont, Ohio
· · 2 · · · $75.7M 2
HQ: Arvada, Colorado
· · · · · 2 $44.0M 1
HQ: Hawthorne, California
· · · · · 3 $43.8M 1
HQ: Tulsa, Oklahoma
· · 4 · · · $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 4
HQ: Centennial, Colorado
· · · · 4 · $25.0M 1
HQ: Ocean Springs, Mississippi
· 2 · 4 · · $21.3M 2
HQ: Jacksonville, Florida
· · 5 · · · $17.2M 1
HQ: Houston, Texas
· · · · 5 · $13.7M 2
HQ: Cedar Park, Texas
· · · · 6 · $13.3M 1
HQ: Reston, Virginia
· 4 · · · 10 $11.8M 10
HQ: Seal Beach, California
· · · · 7 · $11.4M 1
HQ: Reston, Virginia
· 6 · 9 · · $10.3M 5
Palantir Usg Inc
HQ: Palo Alto, California
· · · · 8 · $10.0M 1
HQ: Palo Alto, California
3 · · · · 7 $9.9M 2
HQ: New Berlin, Wisconsin
· 3 · · · · $9.3M 1
Ares Technical Services Corporation
HQ: Mclean, Virginia
· · 7 · · · $9.1M 5
HQ: Houston, Texas
· · · 5 · · $8.7M 1
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
HQ: Dulles, Virginia
· · · · · 6 $8.5M 3
HQ: Reno, Nevada
· · · · 9 · $8.4M 1
HQ: Alabaster, Alabama
2 · · · · · $8.4M 1
HQ: Beltsville, Maryland
· · · · 10 · $7.6M 5
Erie Affiliates Inc
HQ: Wickliffe, Ohio
· 5 · · · · $6.9M 3
Anna Lisa Luna Construction, Inc.
HQ: Ojai, California
· · · 6 · · $6.6M 1
Apache Electrical Contractors Inc
HQ: Huntsville, Alabama
· · · 7 · · $6.0M 1
HQ: Port Clinton, Ohio
· · 8 · · · $5.3M 1
HQ: Laurel, Maryland
· · · 8 · · $5.1M 2
HQ: Andalusia, Alabama
· · · · · 8 $4.8M 2
HQ: Leesburg, Virginia
· 7 · · · · $4.6M 4
HQ: Arlington, Virginia
· 8 · · · · $4.6M 1
HQ: Norman, Oklahoma
· · · 10 · · $4.6M 1
HQ: Mclean, Virginia
· · · · · 9 $4.4M 5
HQ: Reston, Virginia
· 9 · · · · $4.2M 8
HQ: Irvine, California
· 10 · · · · $4.1M 1
HQ: Chantilly, Virginia
· · 9 · · · $3.5M 4
HQ: Rialto, California
· · 10 · · · $3.4M 1
HQ: Syracuse, New York
4 · · · · · $2.5M 2
Chenega Global Protection, Llc
HQ: Chantilly, Virginia
5 · · · · · $2.1M 3
HQ: Riverside, California
6 · · · · · $2.1M 1
HQ: Houston, Texas
7 · · · · · $2.0M 1
Constellation Energy Solutions, Llc
HQ: Baltimore, Maryland
8 · · · · · $1.8M 1
Anyglabs, Inc.
HQ: San Diego, California
9 · · · · · $1.3M 1
HQ: Niles, Illinois
10 · · · · · $1.3M 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.