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R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)

PSC code
AR22
Latest action
Aug 6, 2026
Median award value
Not published

Fewer than the minimum comparable awards under this PSC code.

Awards
1431
Contractors
7

Largest awards under this code

AwardContractorAgencyPlaceFirst actionCurrent value
80NM0018F0615

EUROPA CLIPPER PROJECT: PRE-PHASE A THROUGH PHASE E (40-19123)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 23, 2026$3,889,273,743
80NM0018F0850

DEEP SPACE NETWORK (DSN) (90-700101)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 14, 2026$2,530,537,517
80NM0018F0616

M2020 MARS SCIENCE ROVER PROJECT-PHASE E (EXTENDED MISSION) (40-19107)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 25, 2026$1,475,442,731
80NM0020F0054

NEAR EARTH OBJECT SURVEYOR (NEO SURVEYOR) PROJECT (71-107722)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 17, 2026$922,135,406
80NM0018F0645

PSYCHE: JOURNEY TO A METAL WORLD (41-700010)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAFeb 28, 2026$852,193,231
80NM0018F0710

NASA ISRO SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (NISAR) MISSION 89-17620

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 3, 2026$812,209,401
NNN13D820T

DEEP SPACE NETWORK

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 18, 2026$772,548,320
80NM0018F0652

ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE CORONAGRAPH (ROMAN-CGI) (70-700034)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 18, 2026$397,858,199
80NM0018F0607

MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY (40-8636)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 25, 2026$376,262,224
80NM0018F0561

SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY (SWOT) 83-16443

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 31, 2026$316,070,719
80NM0018F0603

MARS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE PLANNING 60-8583

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAJul 24, 2018$278,305,055
80NM0018F0517

SPHEREX: AN ALL-SKY SPECTRAL SURVEY (70-700089)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAApr 14, 2026$271,268,206
80NM0018F0629

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER: PHASE E (40-10131)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 25, 2026$256,426,543
80NM0020F0080

ADVANCED MULTI-MISSION OPERATING SYSTEM (AMMOS) (93-107877)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 15, 2026$253,070,967
80NM0018F0452

JUNO PHASE E (44-16499)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 11, 2026$191,121,044
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
80NM0019F0044

EXOPLANET EXPLORATION ION PROGRAM (EXEP) SCIENCE&RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY (ST&T) THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE (NMO) CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA - SPONSORED WORK: JPL'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1) SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2) FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3) SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4) DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5) PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: (I) AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, (II) EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND/OR (III) GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6) BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7) JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASA S DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8) JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMay 22, 2019$178,963,041
80NM0020F0035

VERITAS (VENUS EMISSIVITY, RADIO SCIENCE, INSAR, TOPOGRAPHY, AND SPECTROSCOPY) (41-108259)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 23, 2020$167,182,576
80NM0018F0560

PLANETARY SCIENCE PROGRAM SUPPORT 40-15961

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAJul 20, 2018$152,512,468
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
80NM0018F0662

DEEP SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS (DSOC) FLIGHT TERMINAL PROJECT (70-700037)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 27, 2026$134,947,800
80NM0019F0090

JPL CONTRIBUTION TO ENVISION 42-711260

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 25, 2026$133,978,000
80NM0018F0851

EMIT (EARTH SURFACE MINERAL DUST SOURCE INVESTIGATION) THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. THE CONTRACTOR, JPL, IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM WORK THAT IS DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY THE NASA MANAGEMENT OFFICE (NMO) CONTRACTING OFFICERS. NASA - SPONSORED WORK: JPL'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE (SMD) IN CARRYING OUT THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE SMD SCIENCE PLAN. THE FOUR BROAD SCIENTIFIC AREAS ARE: EARTH SCIENCE, PLANETARY SCIENCE, HELIOPHYSICS, AND ASTROPHYSICS. IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT, JPL SHALL: 1) SUPPLY A BROAD BASE OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO NASA PROGRAM AND PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. 2) FOSTER ITS UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TOP-TIER UNIVERSITY TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES IN NASA MISSION AND IN SUPPORTING OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 3) SUPPORT NASA IN ENABLING PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITIES. 4) DEVELOP SPACECRAFT AND INSTRUMENTS THAT ARE SENT TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS WITH OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, INCLUDING EARTH ORBIT, PLANETS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. THESE MISSIONS MAY BE ORBITERS, LANDERS, OR ROVERS, AND TYPICALLY INCLUDE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO MEET SCIENTIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 5) PERFORM PROJECT TASKS INVOLVING: (I) AUTONOMOUS DEEP-SPACE, INNER-SPACE AND EARTH-ORBITING SPACECRAFT OR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS, (II) EXPERIMENTS, INSTRUMENTS, OR OTHER DEVICES WHICH MAY BE CARRIED AS PAYLOAD ON SPACECRAFTS IN MISSIONS MANAGED BY OTHERS, AND/OR (III) GROUND-BASED SYSTEMS. 6) BEYOND ITS PRIMARY MISSION, JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR OTHER NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES OR OFFICES. 7) JPL IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY INSERTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF NASA S DEEP SPACE NETWORK TO PROVIDE TELECOMMUNICATION AND OPERATION SERVICES, INCLUDING DATA ACQUISITION AND DATA DELIVERY REQUIRED TO MEET ESTABLISHED AGENCY OBJECTIVES. 8) JPL IS ALSO REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT AN EDUCATION PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE NASA HEADQUARTERS EDUCATION OFFICE, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND IN SUPPORT TO NASA STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES. WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS: JPL MAY PERFORM WORK FOR NON-NASA SPONSORS. THIS WORK WILL BE DESIGNATED IN TASK ORDERS ISSUED BY NMO CONTRACTING OFFICERS BASED ON TASK PLANS INITIATED BY THE CONTRACTOR.

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCASep 18, 2018$125,385,445
80NM0018F0613

PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION, PLANETARY INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT, (FORMERLY: PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION, CONCEPT STUDIES FOR PLANETARY INSTRUMENTS)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationCAMar 2, 2026$114,811,314

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Totals cover awards where the government recorded this PSC code. Codes are taken as reported; awards are never reclassified into a different code.

  1. 1Awards are grouped by the PSC code the government recorded on the award, taken from USAspending.gov and last refreshed Aug 10, 2026. Miscoded awards stay miscoded here; we do not reassign codes.
PSC AR22 — R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) federal contracts · BidBenchmark