Data / Federal awards / NAICS 541715 / STARFISH SPACE INC.
STARFISH SPACE INC.: 13 federal contract awards, $98.7 million obligated (FY2024 to FY2027)
STARFISH SPACE INC. (UEI QM7PN38M94U7), Tukwila, WA, received 13 federal prime contract awards with $98.7 million obligated in fiscal years 2024 to 2027, from 2 agencies under 2 NAICS codes. Its largest buyer is Department of Defense ($82.8 million) and its largest code is NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
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- QM7PN38M94U7UEI
- Tukwila, WALocation
- Small BusinessBusiness size
- 13Contract awards
- $98.7 millionObligated
- 2023-11-29First action in window
- 2026-09-01Latest action
Where the work is
NAICS codes, with the other winners in each.
| NAICS | Industry | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | 12 | $50.2 million |
| 481212 | Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation | 1 | $48.5 million |
Buying agencies
| Agency | Awards | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | 8 | $82.8 million |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 5 | $15.9 million |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $7.8 million |
| FY2025 | $30.3 million |
| FY2026 | $60.6 million |
Contract awards
All 13 awards in fiscal years 2024 to 2027.
| Award ID | Agency | Type | NAICS | What it buys | Obligated in window | Award value | Starts | Ends | Place of performance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA881126CB001 | Department of Defense | Definitive Contract | 481212 | STARFISH SPACE, INC. OTTER SBIR PHASE III WITH THE APFIT PROGRAM | $48,500,000 | $48,500,000 | January 30, 2026 | June 30, 2034 | Tukwila, WA | usaspending.gov |
| FA252124C0013 | Department of Defense | Definitive Contract | 541715 | STRATEGIC FUNDS INCREASE (STRATFI) PROJECT FOR SPACE MOBILITY AND LOGISTICS (SML) TECH USING STARFISH SPACE OTTER SPACECRAFT TO IMPROVE MANE | $32,623,083 | $33,319,387 | July 1, 2024 | September 30, 2027 | Canaveral Air Station, FL | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC24CA187 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541715 | FY24 SBIR PHASE III - SSPICY - STARFISH SPACE ORBITAL DEBRIS INSPECTION MISSION | $14,999,999 | $14,999,999 | August 16, 2024 | June 15, 2027 | Tukwila, WA | usaspending.gov |
| FA864924P0384 | Department of Defense | Purchase Order | 541715 | SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR MANTA, AN ARTICULATING THRUSTER BOOM ENABLING RESPONSIVE SERVICING BY THE OTTER SPACE VEHICLE | $1,699,856 | $1,699,856 | January 2, 2024 | April 3, 2025 | Tukwila, WA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC23CA154 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541715 | E014042 - SBIR PHASE II CETACEAN: AUTONOMOUS AND MODULAR ONBOARD RELATIVE NAVIGATION SOFTWARE FOR ON-ORBIT PROXIMITY OPERATIONS & DOCKING | $386,000 | $1,235,931 | June 23, 2023 | January 2, 2026 | Austin, TX | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC26C0422 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541715 | SBIR PHASE III - LRO REPOSITIONING BASELINE PHASE | $174,636 | $174,636 | August 5, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Tukwila, WA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC25C0362 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541715 | SBIR PHASE I - PROJECT THESEUS: ORBITAL INFRASTRUCTURE OUTFITTING ENABLED BY A UNIVERSAL OSAM CONNECTOR FOR COST-EFFECTIVE IN-SPACE ASSEMBLY | $149,995 | $149,995 | September 29, 2025 | March 27, 2026 | Tukwila, WA | usaspending.gov |
| 80NSSC25C0426 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Definitive Contract | 541715 | SBIR PHASE III 80NSSC25C0426 STARFISH SPACE'S OTTER AS AN EFFICIENT, HIGH V CARGO DELIVERY AND RETURN VEHICLE BETWEEN LEO AND THE LUNAR VICI | $149,995 | $149,995 | September 4, 2025 | June 3, 2026 | Tukwila, WA | usaspending.gov |
| FA864922P1027 | Department of Defense | Purchase Order | 541715 | THE OTTER SPACE TUG: HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW COST IN-SPACE LOGISTICS | $0 | $749,985 | April 29, 2022 | July 29, 2023 | Kent, WA | usaspending.gov |
| FA864923P0559 | Department of Defense | Purchase Order | 541715 | DEVELOPMENT OF OTTER AUTONOMOUS SATELLITE SERVICING VEHICLE AND DESIGN FOR UMBRA SATELLITE DISPOSAL MISSION | $0 | $1,699,995 | February 16, 2023 | May 17, 2024 | Kent, WA | usaspending.gov |
| FA864923P0561 | Department of Defense | Purchase Order | 541715 | INTEGRATION OF CEPHALOPOD FLIGHT SOFTWARE ONTO ASTRANIS MICROGEO SPACECRAFT TO ENABLE NOVEL PROXIMITY OPERATIONS FOR SERVICING AND SPACE DOM | $0 | $1,700,000 | February 16, 2023 | May 17, 2024 | Kent, WA | usaspending.gov |
| FA864923P0567 | Department of Defense | Purchase Order | 541715 | DEVELOPING CALCULATOR FOR USING EXTERNAL TOOLS, ANALYZING, AND COMBINING FOR ESTIMATING ACCURATE NAVIGATION COMPUTER VISION-BASED RELATIVE N | $0 | $1,700,000 | February 16, 2023 | May 17, 2024 | Kent, WA | usaspending.gov |
| FA864923P1238 | Department of Defense | Purchase Order | 541715 | NAUTILUS CAPTURE MECHANISM CONFIGURATION: A STUDY TO COMPARE TOLERANCES OF ELECTROSTATIC AND GECKO-LIKE ADHESION OF SPACECRAFT DOCKING SYSTE | $0 | $1,500,000 | July 17, 2023 | October 17, 2024 | Kent, WA | usaspending.gov |
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- Open opportunities under NAICS 541715
Updated October 6, 2026. Read from 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.