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Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

NAICS code
541710
Latest action
Aug 4, 2026
Median award value
Not published

Fewer than the minimum comparable awards under this NAICS code.

Awards
451
Contractors
28

Largest awards under this code

AwardContractorAgencyPlaceFirst actionCurrent value
DEAC5207NA27344

TAS::89 0240::TAS THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (PBMC) IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY IS ONE OF DOES OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAM MULTI-PROGRAM LABORATORIES. THE LABORATORY IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION (ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND OPERATED UNDER THIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING (M&O) CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN FAR 17.6 AND DEAR 917.6.

LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLCDepartment of EnergyCAMay 8, 2007$60,213,858,745
DEAC3243AL00036

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY (M&O CONTRACT-W-7405-ENG-36)

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THEDepartment of EnergyNMMay 6, 2026$35,295,925,219
DEAC0576RL01830

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE/PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORY OPERATING AND MANAGING CONTRACT

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEDepartment of EnergyWAOct 12, 1978$34,746,252,962
DEAC0276SF00515

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE LINEAR ACCELLERATOR

THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYDepartment of EnergyCANov 20, 1978$24,976,833,219
DEAC0205CH11231

THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (PBMC) IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY (LBNL). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY IS ONE OF THE DOE?S OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC) MULTI-PROGRAM LABORATORIES. THE LABORATORY IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND OPERATED UNDER THIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING (M&O) CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN FAR 17.6 AND DEAR 917.6.

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIADepartment of EnergyCAApr 19, 2005$21,256,597,249
DEAC0206CH11357

PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRACT FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY

UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLCDepartment of EnergyILJul 31, 2006$18,015,991,227
NNJ06TA25C

ORION CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE CONTRACT

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCOMar 26, 2026$15,716,527,609
F0470102C0002

DE-OB MOD. R&D- SPACE: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPDepartment of DefenseCAMar 11, 2026$7,293,203,068
DEAC0506OR23177

MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY (APPROPRIATED FUNDS: -$5,181,387.76; NON-APPROPRIATED FUNDS: $0)

JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLCDepartment of EnergyVAMar 30, 2026$3,388,410,365
NAS503127

THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES COVERED BY THIS EFFORT SPAN THE MAJOR PHASES OF THE MISSION BEGINNING WITH FORMULATION THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING, AND ENDING ONE YEAR AFTER LAUNCH WITH THE INITIATION OF THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST) SCIENCE PROGRAM. THESE MAJOR ACTIVITIES ARE SEPARATED INTO THE BASELINE PROGRAM AND SPECIAL STUDIES. THE BASELINE PROGRAM INCLUDES: A. MISSION REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND OBSERVATORY/MISSION DESIGN SUPPORT INCLUDING: TRADESTUDY GENERATION, SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS IMPACT ANALYSIS, SCIENCE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT, AND DESIGN REFERENCE MISSION ANALYSIS. B. GROUND SEGMENT DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS INCLUDING: OPERATIONS SUPPORT OF SI, FGS, ISIM, AND OBSERVATORY INTEGRATION AND TEST (I&T), MISSION SIMULATIONS, AND DOCUMENTATION MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS LOW COST OPERATIONS CONCEPTS. C. SCIENCE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDING: MISSION PLANNING SUPPORT, SCIENCE PROGRAM DEFINITION SUPPORT, PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT AND USER GRANT ADMINISTRATION, OBSERVER ASSISTANCE, SCIENCE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND STAFF RESEARCH. D. COMMISSIONING PERIOD AND ROUTINE SCIENCE OPERATIONS INCLUDING: PROPOSAL GENERATION, OBSERVATION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING, OBSERVING AND USER SUPPORT, DATA PROCESSING AND PRODUCT GENERATION, ARCHIVAL AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, CALIBRATION ASSISTANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS, AND ENGINEERING OPERATIONS SUPPORT. E. FLIGHT OPERATIONS INCLUDING: SUBSYSTEM (INCLUDING INSTRUMENTS) HEALTH AND SAFETY MONITORING, COMMAND GENERATION AND UPLOAD, SCHEDULE EXECUTION ASSURANCE, TRENDING, AND ANOMALY INVESTIGATION. F. SUPPORT AND EXECUTION OF THE ON-ORBIT COMMISSIONING PROGRAM. G. GENERATION OF PERFORMANCE, SCIENCE RETURN, AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATIONAL REPORTS TO THE JWST PROJECT. H. ASTRONOMICAL COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC/EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE: A. FOLLOW-ON MISSION STUDIES. B. ENGINEERING NECESSARY TO RESPOND TO NEW JWST PROJECT TASKS.

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMDJun 6, 2003$1,792,300,654
MSFC0200308DNAS803060

FOLLOW ON CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND SCIENCE TO SUPPORT THE CXO

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMAMar 13, 2026$1,406,417,924
DEAC0207CH11358

MULTI-PROGRAM NATIONAL PHYSICAL RESEARCH INCLUDING RARE EARTHS AND USE OF AMES MPC.

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDepartment of EnergyIADec 4, 2006$1,150,625,344
GSFC0200208DNAS502105

OBLIGATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CONTINUED CONTRACT PERFORMANCE FOR JWST SWIFT ULTRAVIOLET&OPTICAL TELESCOPES X-RAY TELESCOPE, GROUND STATION SYSTEM (NIRCAM)

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONANational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAZMay 13, 2026$466,115,825
NNJ04AA03C

ISS CARGO MISSION CONTRACT (CMC)

LOCKHEED MARTIN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXMar 4, 2026$415,122,097
NNJ06HC01C

TEST AND EVALUATION CONTRACT PRIMARY MISSION OF WSTF INCLUDING MATERIALS COMPONENTS TESTING

AMENTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNMMar 4, 2026$270,899,316
GSFC0200210DNAS502139

SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY PROJECT HELIOSEISMIC AND MAGNETIC IMAGER INVESTIGATION (HMI) PHASE B/C/D/E THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR DESIGN, ANALYSIS, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, TESTING, CALIBRATION, QUALIFICATION AND DELIVERY OF A FLIGHT INSTRUMENT FOR SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION. DURING SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION, INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT TESTING AND FLIGHT QUALIFICATION, LAUNCH PROCESSING AND LAUNCH. FOLLOWING LAUNCH, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE RESOURCES TO PERFORM INITIAL ON-ORBIT CHECKOUT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INSTRUMENT AND SHALL CONDUCT SCIENCE OPERATIONS FOR THE REMAINING DURATION OF THE MISSION. THE PRINCIPAL HARDWARE DELIVERABLES OF THIS EFFORT ARE THE FLIGHT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CONSTITUTING THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT PACKAGE AND THE NECESSARY SCIENCE PROCESSING AND SCIENCE OPERATIONS GROUND SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED TO ANALYZE, PROCESS, DISTRIBUTE AND ARCHIVE THE SCIENCE MEASUREMENTS PERFORMED BY THE INSTRUMENT.

THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAOct 15, 2002$186,336,824
NNM06AA75C

THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION HAS SELECTED JUNO NEW FRONTIERS MISSION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) DR. SCOTT BOLTON TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THE JUNO MISSION WILL ENTER PHASE B IN EARLY FISCAL YEAR 2006. THE JUNO MISSION WILL BE MANAGED BY THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM OFFICE. KEY JUNO TEAM MEMBERS INCLUDE DR. BOLTON'S HOME INSTITUTION, THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI), THE JUNO IMPLEMENTATION TEAM LEADER JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL) AND THE SPACECRAFT BUS PROVIDER THE LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION (LM/SS). THE PI'S TEAM AT SWRI NEEDS TO BEGIN WORK ON A SUBSET OF PHASE B ACTIVITIES AS EARLY IN FY06 AS POSSIBLE. THIS SOW PROVIDES A LIST OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO BEGIN WORK IN FY06 AND THEIR ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES. THE JUNO MISSION IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI), JPL, LOCKHEED MARTIN (LM), AND A COMPLEMENTARY TEAM OF UNIVERSITIES AND FIELD CENTERS. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, DR. SCOTT BOLTON, IS AT SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI) AND IS RESPONSIBLE TO NASA FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE MISSION INCLUDING ACHIEVING ALL SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES AND MISSION GOALS. JPL PROVIDES THE PROJECT MANAGER WHO OVERSEES THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT AND WILL REPORT TO THE PI. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) DR. SCOTT BOLTON IS RESPONSIBLE TO NASA FOR MEETING THE SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE JUNO MISSION WITHIN COST AND SCHEDULE. AS PI, DR. BOLTON HAS DIRECT ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE NASA NEW FRONTIERS PROGRAM OFFICE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JUNO. ALL JUNO SCIENCE CO-IS, THE DEPUTY PI AND PROJECT SCIENTIST, THE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION OFFICE MANAGER, THE E/PO EFFORT, THE JUNO ADVISORY BOARD AND THE PM REPORT DIRECTLY TO DR. BOLTON. THE PI DELEGATES THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT TO THE PROJECT MANAGER (PM), RICK GRAMMIER. THE PROJECT SYSTEM ENGINEER, PAYLOAD MANAGER, FLIGHT SYSTEM MANAGER, MISSION MANAGER, SCIENCE OPS CENTER, BUSINESS MANAGER, LM CONTRACT CTM, AND MISSION ASSURANCE MANAGER ALL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE PM.

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTENational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationTXJun 29, 2026$184,270,441
NNG04EA00C

ATMOSPHERIC IMAGE ASSEMBLY MISSION OPERATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR THE NASA SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 1, 2026$146,711,460
GSFC0200005DNAS500147

GAMMA RAY LARGE AREA SPACE TELESCOPE (GLAST). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING NASA REVIEWS&DIRECTED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, OBSERVATION PLANNING, MISSION SCHEDULING, SATELLITE OPERATIONS, SCIENCE DATA PROCESSING SUPPORT, SPACECRAFT HEALTH/SAFETY/PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS, INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE SUPPORT ANALYSIS, FLIGHT/GROUND SYSTEM&SOFTWARE, AND ANOMALY RESOLUTION&ANALYSIS.

THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 3, 2000$132,603,830
GSFC0200004DNAS500136

SWIFT ULTRAVIOLET&OPTICAL TELESCOPES X-RAY TELESCOPE, GROUND STATION SYSTEM

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPAMar 17, 2026$83,541,958
NNM07AA01C

HINODE - FOCAL PLANE PACKAGE MISSION OPERATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS. HINODE IS A CONTINUATION OF A JOINT INTERNATIONAL VENTURE BETWEEN THE U.S, G.B., AND JPN TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT POWERS THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE AND DRIVES SOLAR ERUPTIONS.

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 9, 2026$66,059,549
GSFC0200210DNAS502140

EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET VARIABILITY EXPERIMENT (EVE) FOR THE SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY(SDO)

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADONational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCOOct 15, 2002$61,617,391
NNN16AA09T

VAN ALLEN PROBE PHASE E EXTENDED MISSION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. THE OVERALL SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED WILL SUPPORT ALL OF NASA'S MISSION DIRECTORATES. THESE EFFORTS CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES). THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE TASKS TO BE DEVELOPED WILL BE TO CONDUCT SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPACE SCIENCE AND SPACE EXPLORATION AND ASSIST NASA IN THE FORMULATION AND EXECUTION OF ITS PROGRAMS BY PROVIDING NASA WITH TECHNICAL ADVICE, STUDIES, AND REPORTS OF INVESTIGATIONS. EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CONTRACTOR, IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ASSIGNED TASKS, WHICH INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, PARTNERING AND COMMERCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES, SHALL SEEK TO ENHANCE THE VALUE AND CONTRIBUTION OF TECHNOLOGY TO THE NATION IS TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS, PROSPERITY, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND OTHER NATIONAL PRIORITIES. INDIVIDUAL TASK ORDERS WILL FALL WITHIN ONE OF TWO BROAD CATEGORIES: 1) ESSENTIAL RESEARCH CAPABILITY OF SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND RELATED WORK IN THE SUPPORTING ESSENTIAL RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF SYSTEMS TEST AND EVALUATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND SIMULATION, MODELING AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS. TASK ORDERS WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF ESSENTIAL RESEARCH CAPABILITIES ARE INTENDED TO PRESERVE THE NATION IS CAPABILITIES TO PERFORM ROBOTIC SPACE MISSIONS OVER THE FULL MISSION LIFE CYCLE FROM CONCEPT FORMULATION THROUGH MISSION OPERATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS. NASA IS CONTRACTING FOR SUPPORT IN SEVERAL KEY RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCIES THAT ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE MISSIONS. 2) OTHER AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT. TASK ORDERS WITHIN THE CATEGORY OF OTHER AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT ARE INTENDED TO INCLUDE A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. REGARDLESS OF CATEGORY, TASK ORDERS MAY BE ISSUED RELATED TO AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER DEVICES THAT MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOADS ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE OR ON OTHER SPACECRAFT. TASK ASSIGNMENTS WILL EXPLICITLY DESCRIBE A BROAD RANGE OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS, AND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS INCLUDING PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLCNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMDJun 22, 2026$57,814,837
W31P4Q21FC003

ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE AVIATION AND MISSILE CENTER (AVMC), SYSTEMS READINESS DIRECTORATE (SRD) RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY (RAM) AND SYSTEM ASSESSMENT (SA)

MTA INCDepartment of DefenseALMar 19, 2026$49,576,339
NNM07AB07C

THE HINODE PHASE E MISSION IS A CONTINUATION OF A JOINT "INTERNATIONAL" VENTURE TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUN THROUGH OBSERVATION IN EARTH'S ORBIT. THE CONTINUATION OF THIS PHASE IS TITLED, "HINODE," FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOLAR-B X-RAY TELESCO

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMAMar 2, 2026$49,218,185

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