Data / Federal awards / NAICS 541714 / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts under NAICS 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology): $47.7 million to 16 recipients (FY2024 to FY2027)
Updated October 6, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $47.7 million under NAICS 541714, Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology), across 40 contract awards to 16 named recipients in fiscal years 2024 to 2027. The largest recipients are STI LEGACY, INC. ($24.5 million), ASPERA BIOMEDICINES, INC. ($6.5 million), SIERRA SPACE CORP ($5.6 million). 20 opportunities under this code are open on SAM.gov now.
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- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NAICS code
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Contract awards
- 40
- Obligated
- $47.7 million
- Named recipients
- 16
- Small business share of obligations
- 66%
- Full and open competition share
- 78%
- Set aside share
- 1%
- Latest action
- 2026-09-29
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Incumbents at this agency
Ranked by dollars obligated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027.
| Recipient | Business size | Awards | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STI LEGACY, INC. | Small Business | 15 | $24.5 million | 51.4% |
| ASPERA BIOMEDICINES, INC. | Small Business | 1 | $6.5 million | 13.5% |
| SIERRA SPACE CORP | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $5.6 million | 11.7% |
| REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Other Than Small Business | 9 | $4.7 million | 9.8% |
| NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC. | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $3.7 million | 7.7% |
| SIERRA NEVADA CORP | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $1.9 million | 4.0% |
| EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $259,878 | 0.5% |
| NANOHMICS INC | Small Business | 1 | $156,451 | 0.3% |
| ORBITAL MINING CORPORATION | Small Business | 1 | $150,000 | 0.3% |
| MELANIE SAUER & ASSOCIATES LLC | Small Business | 1 | $110,010 | 0.2% |
| DYNAMIC AVIATION GROUP, INC. | Small Business | 1 | $102,488 | 0.2% |
| CLAREMONT BIOSOLUTIONS LLC | Small Business | 1 | $39,966 | 0.1% |
| OPENTEAMS INC | Small Business | 1 | $25,000 | 0.1% |
| VECTORBUILDER INC | Small Business | 1 | $23,434 | 0.0% |
| ZYAGEN | Small Business | 1 | $17,940 | 0.0% |
| JACKSON LABORATORY | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $15,763 | 0.0% |
Offices buying
| Sub agency | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 40 | $47.7 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $9.9 million |
| FY2025 | $15.5 million |
| FY2026 | $22.3 million |
Products and services bought
| Code | Product or service | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR13 | Space R&d Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Experimental Development | 12 | $21.1 million |
| AR12 | Space R&d Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research | 12 | $8.1 million |
| AR22 | R&d- Space: Science/applications (applied Research/exploratory Development) | 2 | $7.5 million |
| AN23 | Health R&d Services; Health Research and Training; Experimental Development | 1 | $6.5 million |
| AR11 | Space R&d Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Basic Research | 1 | $3.7 million |
| AJ11 | General Science and Technology R&d Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research | 4 | $332,689 |
| AJ14 | General Science & Technology R&d Svcs; General Science & Technology; R&d Administrative Expenses | 2 | $306,451 |
| AF11 | Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&d Svcs; Education Svcs R&d; Basic Research | 2 | $157,626 |
Largest contract awards
| Award ID | Recipient | Agency | Type | NAICS | What it buys | Obligated in window | Award value | Starts | Ends | Place of performance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80JSC024FA073 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | A VIRTUAL ASTRONAUT TISSUE ANALOG RESPONSE (AVATAR) MISSIONS | $10,188,772 | $10,188,772 | February 14, 2024 | December 31, 2026 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC025PA001 | ASPERA BIOMEDICINES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR IN-SPACE PRODUCTION CONCEPTS OF NANOBIOREACTOR MODELS. THIS WAS AWARDED OFF OF THE NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT N | $6,450,000 | $12,984,613 | December 5, 2024 | February 15, 2028 | La Jolla, CA | usaspending.gov |
| 80HQTR19C0019 | SIERRA SPACE CORP | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541714 | BAA R&D - THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) APPENDIX F: LOGISTICS REDUCTION (LR) IN SPACE BY TRASH CO | $5,565,392 | $12,494,436 | May 2, 2019 | September 30, 2028 | Madison, WI | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026FA088 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | NASAS SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE, BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES DIVISION, WILL CONDUCT SIX INVESTIGATIONS TO STUDY HOW HUMAN-DERIVED MIC | $4,740,000 | $4,740,000 | April 10, 2026 | December 31, 2028 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC025PA002 | NATIONAL STEM CELL FOUNDATION INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 541714 | DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING OF GROUND AND FLIGHT UNIT(S) AS WELL AS COMPLETION OF FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION(S) ON THE ISS NATIONAL LAB (NL) | $3,675,000 | $5,294,059 | February 11, 2025 | September 30, 2027 | Louisville, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026FA027 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | PREPARE A FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF LONG-TERM DEEP SPACE AVATAR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. THESE EXPERIMENTS WILL UTILIZE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS EN | $3,444,956 | $3,444,956 | December 12, 2025 | October 30, 2026 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC025F0046 | REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | POTENTIAL FOR SCALABILITY TO CAPTURE SIZEABLE MARKETS, CREATE NEW MARKETS, OR EVEN DISRUPT EXISTING EARTH-BASED TECHNOLOGIES BY TAKING ADVAN | $3,232,051 | $6,550,545 | August 14, 2025 | October 30, 2030 | Greenville, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026FA127 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | FEASIBILITY STUDY OF FLYING ORGANOIDS IN LEO USING THE SAME PAYLOAD MODEL AS FLOWN ON ARTEMIS II. | $2,831,047 | $2,831,047 | July 15, 2026 | December 30, 2027 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80HQTR19C0019 | SIERRA NEVADA CORP | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541714 | BAA R&D - THE NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS -2 (NEXTSTEP-2) APPENDIX F: LOGISTICS REDUCTION (LR) IN SPACE BY TRASH CO | $1,921,598 | $6,929,044 | May 2, 2019 | September 30, 2024 | Madison, WI | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC025FA186 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | AN INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) NATIONAL LABORATORY TITLED: "BIOENGINEERING HUMAN TUMOR ORGANOID NANOBIOREACTORS I | $820,000 | $820,000 | September 23, 2025 | March 16, 2027 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026FA108 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | DEVELOP A CARTILAGE TISSUE CONSTRUCT WITH IMMUNOMODULATORY PROPERTIES CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING HEALTHY CARTILAGE CELL FUNCTION UNDER CHALLENGI | $585,000 | $650,000 | October 31, 2028 | October 31, 2028 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC023FA162 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | FOUR FULL SERVICE PAYLOAD INTERGRATION USES | $500,000 | $1,760,000 | April 25, 2023 | December 31, 2026 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC024FA005 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | A VIRTUAL ASTRONAUT TISSUE ANALOG RESPONSE (AVATAR) EXPERIMENT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS | $450,400 | $450,400 | October 13, 2023 | May 30, 2024 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026F0011 | REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | MVP PLANT -02 (SAFETY THROUGH FLIGHT) | $415,628 | $415,628 | December 22, 2025 | December 30, 2026 | Greenville, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC024FA086 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | A VIRTUAL ASTRONAUT TISSUE ANALOG RESPONSE (AVATAR) MISSIONS | $332,500 | $332,500 | March 12, 2024 | May 5, 2027 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026F0063 | REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | ISS: GRAVITY-DEPENDENCE OF DENSE GRANULAR FLOWS: EXPERIMENTS AND DIGITAL TWINS | $300,000 | $600,273 | July 15, 2026 | August 1, 2028 | Greenville, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC023FA213 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | SPACE TANGO TASK ORDER 80JSC023FA213 TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND CRYOPRESERVATION IN LOW-EARTH ORBIT | $285,000 | $575,000 | August 4, 2023 | February 1, 2027 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026F0014 | REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | ADIPOSE TISSUE MECHANOSENSING IN TRUE MICROGRAVITY (PDR THROUGH FLIGHT) | $231,435 | $396,881 | January 28, 2026 | December 31, 2027 | Greenville, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026F0009 | REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | BIOFILM GROWTH AND ARCHITECTURE IN POROUS MEDIA: EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF GRAVITATIONAL AND INTERFACIAL FORCES ON BIOFILM GROWTH PATTERNS. | $181,989 | $181,989 | December 18, 2025 | March 31, 2027 | Greenville, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC023FA191 | STI LEGACY, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | SPACE TANGO: REAL-TIME SENSING OF EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX REMODELING DUING FIBROBLAST PHENOTYPE SWITCHING AND VASCULAR NETWORK FORMATION | $180,000 | $450,000 | June 1, 2023 | December 31, 2026 | Lexington, KY | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PB239 | NANOHMICS INC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 541714 | FY24 SBIR PHASE I- VOLUME-CONSTRAINED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED POLYMERS FOR INTEGRATED ROBUST ELECTRONICS (VAMPIRE) | $156,451 | $156,451 | August 7, 2024 | February 6, 2025 | Austin, TX | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC25C0287 | ORBITAL MINING CORPORATION | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541714 | PHASE I SBIR - LUNAR SCRUB: LUNAR SURFACE CLEANING ROBOTIC UNIT WITH ELECTRON-BEAM | $150,000 | $150,000 | September 29, 2025 | March 27, 2026 | Golden, CO | usaspending.gov |
| 80JSC026F0006 | REDWIRE SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Delivery Order | 541714 | NSF | $140,000 | $175,000 | January 28, 2026 | June 30, 2027 | Greenville, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PC063 | EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 541714 | OBTAIN HIGH SPEED X-RAY VIDEOGRAPHY WHILE TRIGGERING AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT. | $139,686 | $139,686 | August 15, 2024 | August 15, 2025 | France | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC25PA673 | MELANIE SAUER & ASSOCIATES LLC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 541714 | DEVELOPMENT OF SUCR FOR IN-SITU AND REMOTE CHARACTERIZATION OF LUNAR SURFACE | $110,010 | $110,010 | January 1, 2025 | December 31, 2026 | Sierra Madre, CA | usaspending.gov |
Public U.S. federal spending data (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Obligations are the contract actions dated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027 of the USAspending.gov award archive of 2026-10-06; a contract's total value is its current value as USAspending reports it, including earlier years. Recipients are matched on their SAM.gov UEI, never on the name, and are shown as the government prints them. Sole proprietorships and opted-out entities count in the totals and are not named. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.