Data / Federal awards / NAICS 611310 / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts under NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: $48.7 million to 107 recipients (FY2024 to FY2027)
Updated October 6, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration obligated $48.7 million under NAICS 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, across 223 contract awards to 107 named recipients in fiscal years 2024 to 2027. The largest recipients are MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ($21.2 million), CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ($9.0 million), UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ($1.6 million). 4 opportunities under this code are open on SAM.gov now.
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- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- NAICS code
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contract awards
- 223
- Obligated
- $48.7 million
- Named recipients
- 107
- Small business share of obligations
- 0%
- Full and open competition share
- 46%
- Set aside share
- 0%
- Latest action
- 2026-10-02
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Incumbents at this agency
Ranked by dollars obligated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027.
| Recipient | Business size | Awards | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Other Than Small Business | 8 | $21.2 million | 43.6% |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $9 million | 18.6% |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $1.6 million | 3.3% |
| AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 7 | $1.4 million | 2.8% |
| INSTITUTO PRESBITERIANO MACKENZIE | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $982,335 | 2.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | Other Than Small Business | 5 | $729,008 | 1.5% |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $644,977 | 1.3% |
| RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $635,014 | 1.3% |
| ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 4 | $580,599 | 1.2% |
| WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 8 | $545,560 | 1.1% |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | Other Than Small Business | 4 | $525,475 | 1.1% |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 5 | $499,763 | 1.0% |
| UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $449,414 | 0.9% |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $399,972 | 0.8% |
| UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | Other Than Small Business | 4 | $372,835 | 0.8% |
| TRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $371,250 | 0.8% |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $369,714 | 0.8% |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $351,397 | 0.7% |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $316,375 | 0.6% |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Other Than Small Business | 6 | $295,000 | 0.6% |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | Other Than Small Business | 8 | $254,845 | 0.5% |
| TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $249,982 | 0.5% |
| GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $249,742 | 0.5% |
| TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $244,761 | 0.5% |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $231,011 | 0.5% |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $227,526 | 0.5% |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $215,500 | 0.4% |
| NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE INC. | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $202,500 | 0.4% |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $200,000 | 0.4% |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $196,250 | 0.4% |
| LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $195,000 | 0.4% |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $189,302 | 0.4% |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $183,600 | 0.4% |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $181,720 | 0.4% |
| CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $174,374 | 0.4% |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $155,459 | 0.3% |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $155,000 | 0.3% |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $153,000 | 0.3% |
| NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $150,000 | 0.3% |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $137,182 | 0.3% |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 4 | $136,311 | 0.3% |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $135,000 | 0.3% |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $132,841 | 0.3% |
| LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Other Than Small Business | 7 | $132,000 | 0.3% |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | Other Than Small Business | 7 | $121,424 | 0.2% |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK | Other Than Small Business | 3 | $115,000 | 0.2% |
| UNIVERSITY OF TARTU | Other Than Small Business | 2 | $108,873 | 0.2% |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $105,000 | 0.2% |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | Other Than Small Business | 4 | $104,800 | 0.2% |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Other Than Small Business | 1 | $101,485 | 0.2% |
Offices buying
| Sub agency | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 223 | $48.7 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15.9 million |
| FY2025 | $19.3 million |
| FY2026 | $13.5 million |
| FY2027 | $-52,931 |
Products and services bought
| Code | Product or service | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ11 | General Science and Technology R&d Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research | 38 | $12.4 million |
| 1810 | Space Vehicles | 1 | $11.8 million |
| AR93 | R&d- Space: Other (advanced Development) | 1 | $9 million |
| R499 | Support- Professional: Other | 24 | $1.9 million |
| AJ12 | General Science and Technology R&d Services; General Science and Technology; Applied Research | 9 | $1.5 million |
| AJ95 | R&d- General Science/technology: Other (operational Systems Development) | 1 | $1.4 million |
| AF11 | Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&d Svcs; Education Svcs R&d; Basic Research | 14 | $1.3 million |
| U099 | Education/training- Other | 18 | $941,479 |
Largest contract awards
| Award ID | Recipient | Agency | Type | NAICS | What it buys | Obligated in window | Award value | Starts | Ends | Place of performance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NNG14FC03C | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 611310 | TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE OF THE TESS MISSION. EFFO | $11,753,231 | $110,127,389 | May 22, 2013 | December 1, 2026 | Cambridge, MA | usaspending.gov |
| NNG08FD60C | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 611310 | NUSTAR IS A PRICIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI)-LED SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX) MISSION THAT PERFORMS SURVEYS AND POINTED OBSERVATIONS. THIS ACQUISITION IS | $9,048,031 | $149,322,030 | February 29, 2008 | May 31, 2028 | Pasadena, CA | usaspending.gov |
| 80GSFC25CA011 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 611310 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NASA'S VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) STATIONS. | $7,471,251 | $7,471,251 | June 22, 2025 | June 21, 2027 | Westford, MA | usaspending.gov |
| 80GSFC20C0078 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 611310 | SUPPORT FOR THE NASA SPACE GEODESY PROJECT (SGP) IN DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NASA'S VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) STATIONS, | $1,500,244 | $14,824,588 | June 22, 2020 | June 21, 2025 | Westford, MA | usaspending.gov |
| 80GSFC20C0100 | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 611310 | MARONET SYS CONSIST OF A SITE W/2 INSTRUMENTED BUOY W/ASSOCIATED CALIBRATION DEVICES TO MAINTAIN INSTRUMENT TRACEABILITY. IT'S DESIGNED TO P | $1,430,912 | $4,616,851 | July 1, 2020 | December 31, 2025 | Coral Gables, FL | usaspending.gov |
| 80GSFC25CA043 | INSTITUTO PRESBITERIANO MACKENZIE | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 611310 | THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, FACILITIES NECESSARY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE VLBI GNSS STATION AND OBSERVATORY IN | $982,335 | $982,335 | April 8, 2025 | April 7, 2027 | Brazil | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC26P0227 | UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | VERY HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE AND SUPPLEMENTARY HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE TESTING OF ADDITIVE ALLOYS | $349,814 | $349,814 | February 16, 2026 | February 15, 2029 | Toledo, OH | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC26P1218 | AUBURN UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | CORRELATION OF PROCESS-INDUCED DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE IN LPBF | $300,000 | $300,000 | August 6, 2026 | February 5, 2027 | Auburn, AL | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PC176 | UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | TORUS STRAP INDENTATION TESTING | $286,336 | $286,336 | August 23, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | Orono, ME | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC26P0366 | UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | SUPERHERO ALIGNMENT MONITORING SYSTEM (AMS) CONTRACT | $253,472 | $253,472 | March 27, 2026 | December 31, 2030 | Durham, NH | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC25PA500 | AUBURN UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION AND DATA DISSEMINATION | $249,999 | $249,999 | January 31, 2025 | August 31, 2025 | Auburn University, AL | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PC114 | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | DEVELOP AND TEST HLS GEOFM FOR LAND USE, CHANGE ATTRIBUTION AND BIOMASS PREDICTION | $249,972 | $249,972 | August 19, 2024 | August 31, 2026 | Huntsville, AL | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PC446 | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | DEVELOP AND TEST HLS GEOFM FOR SCIENCE-DRIVEN ADVANCES FOR EARTH OBSERVATION | $249,955 | $249,955 | September 1, 2024 | December 31, 2026 | Tempe, AZ | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC25PB690 | AUBURN UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION AND FINAL REPORTING SUPPORTING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ALLOY H | $249,949 | $249,949 | August 11, 2025 | September 30, 2026 | Huntsville, AL | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PA976 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | PROVIDES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION OF A HACKWEEK, FOCUSED ON CRYOSPHERIC SCIENCE APPLICATIONS OF ICESAT-2. | $249,946 | $249,946 | April 15, 2024 | April 15, 2025 | Seattle, WA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PB611 | PURDUE UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | HYPERFIRE SYSTEM MODIFICATION AND TESTING SUPPORT AT NASA LANGLEY | $249,912 | $249,912 | August 1, 2024 | May 31, 2025 | West Lafayette, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC26P0414 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | PHYSICS-INFORMED PARTICLE IMPACT IGNITION MODEL | $249,903 | $249,903 | March 31, 2026 | March 30, 2027 | Cambridge, MA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PC377 | GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | SDO AI HELIO FOUNDATION MODEL (HELIOFM) FOR IMPROVED SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING | $249,742 | $249,742 | August 15, 2024 | October 1, 2026 | Atlanta, GA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PA226 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | OT : BUILD-UP OF THE SEB PH/HV MODULES [MOMA PREPARATION FOR BUILDING PH6] | $249,285 | $249,285 | December 7, 2023 | July 31, 2024 | Ann Arbor, MI | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PC091 | TRUSTEES OF CLARK UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | HLS GEOFM FOR AQUACULTURE AND WETLANDS, BIOMASS EST AND DEFORESTATION | $247,425 | $247,425 | August 1, 2024 | January 31, 2026 | Worcester, MA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PA725 | UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | UNDUCTED ANCF PROCUREMENT | $247,000 | $247,000 | March 19, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | Notre Dame, IN | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC25PA803 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | HACKWEEK SUPPORT | $245,687 | $245,687 | April 15, 2025 | April 14, 2026 | Seattle, WA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PC130 | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | HARMONIZED LANDSAT SENTINEL-2 (HLS) AI GEOSPATIAL FOUNDATIONAL MODEL (GEOFM) FOR SPECTRAL, SPATIAL, TEMPORAL, CHANGE AND DISTURBANCE ANALYSE | $244,761 | $244,761 | September 1, 2024 | August 31, 2026 | Boston, MA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PB495 | WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | PLAN AND FABRICATE TRUSS ELEMENTS | $244,416 | $244,416 | June 17, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | Wichita, KS | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24PA403 | RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Purchase Order | 611310 | DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING (EAC) PERFORMANCE OF RUSSIAN ALLOY AMG6NOP, WITH FOCUS ON ISS ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL FATI | $235,014 | $235,014 | April 1, 2024 | April 30, 2026 | Charlottesville, VA | 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.