Recent federal contract awards

28 awards in California signed in the last 90 days, worth $43.9M in total. Every item links to the official record.

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Recipient	Awards	Total
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	8	$15.1M
IMPULSE SPACE, INC.	1	$12.5M
OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORP	2	$1.5M
ANTA BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	1	$1.3M
ASTRAQUA INC	1	$1.3M
MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.	1	$1.3M
QUSPECTRA INC.	1	$1.3M
SAMARA AEROSPACE, INC.	1	$1.3M
SPACE ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	1	$1.3M
SOL ROBOTICS, INC	1	$1.3M

Top recipients by total obligated amount for this filter. D&B-restricted records are left out.

$1.3MOct 7, 2026

ASTRAQUA INC

SBIR PHASE II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Santa Monica, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC27C0006 · Definitive Contract

$1.3MOct 7, 2026

QUSPECTRA INC.

PHASE II SBIR

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · San Diego, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC27C0040 · Definitive Contract

$224,986Oct 6, 2026

OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORP

SBIR PHASE I METAL FLUORIDE PURIFICATION AND MICROGRAVITY FIBER PREFORM MANUFACTURING FOR FIBER MEMORY LOOPS IN QUANTUM COMPUTING

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Los Angeles, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC27C0042 · Definitive Contract

$1.3MOct 5, 2026

ANTA BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

SBIR 2025-II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · San Diego, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC27C0037 · Definitive Contract

$1.3MSep 30, 2026

OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORP

PHASE II SBIR

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Los Angeles, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0144 · Definitive Contract

$1.3MSep 30, 2026

MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.

SBIR PHASE II - HIGH PRESSURE, IN-SITU HYDROGEN SENSOR FOR SPACE BASED REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Chico, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0125 · Definitive Contract

$599,979Sep 30, 2026

FREEDOM PHOTONICS LLC

FY25 SBIR PHASE III - FIBERTEK

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Goleta, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0427 · Definitive Contract

$290,322Sep 30, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

FIRE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY II (51-233415)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7072 · Delivery Order

$113,289Sep 30, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

IMPROVING GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL HYDROLOGY SIMULATIONS THROUGH BIAS CORRECTION AND DATA ASSIMILATION IN THE RAPID2 MODEL (52-233482)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7071 · Delivery Order

$1.3MSep 29, 2026

EARTHTRAQ CORPORATION

SBIR PHASE II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · San Carlos, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0183 · Definitive Contract

$1.3MSep 29, 2026

FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC

PHASE I SBIR

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Huntington Beach, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0121 · Definitive Contract

$1.2MSep 29, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DATA SCIENCE ANALYSIS ARCHITECTURES AND STANDARDS (52-233581)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7070 · Delivery Order

$630,000Sep 29, 2026

LEWIZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

FY26 SBIR PHASE III - SCALABLE, VARIABLE-SPEED TIME- SENSITIVE ETHERNET

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · San Jose, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0408 · Definitive Contract

$435,665Sep 29, 2026

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION

SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION (SCAN) PROGRAM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · El Segundo, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80HQTR26F7107 · Delivery Order

$250,000Sep 29, 2026

M4 ENGINEERING, INC.

PHASE III - IXGEN,

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Long Beach, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0443 · Definitive Contract

$114,861Sep 29, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

JPL SUPPORT OF NASA KIDS SCIENCE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORT

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7065 · Delivery Order

$12.5MSep 28, 2026

IMPULSE SPACE, INC.

PHASE III - GEOSPACE DYNAMICS CONSTELLATION (GDC) TRAILBLAZER PROJECT

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Redondo Beach, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0437 · Definitive Contract

$9.0MSep 28, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

FABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF AN ADVANCED INFRARED SENSOR INSTRUMENT FOR MONITORING WILDLAND FIRES FROM SPACE, INCLUDING DESIGN MODIFICATIONS FOR SPACEFLIGHT, ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, AND INTEGRATION OF SPECIALIZED DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7064 · Delivery Order

$1.3MSep 28, 2026

SPACE ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

SBIR PHASE II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Pacific Palisades, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0166 · Definitive Contract

$1.3MSep 28, 2026

SOL ROBOTICS, INC

SBIR PHASE II

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Belmont, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0165 · Definitive Contract

$756,474Sep 28, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOP TIME-RESOLVED EMISSION MICROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS AND METROLOGY

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7066 · Delivery Order

$477,626Sep 28, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

LEVERAGING OPERA, NISAR, AND SENTINEL-1 SURFACE MOTION PRODUCTS FOR LEVEE AND DAM MONITORING (52-234101)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7067 · Delivery Order

$224,996Sep 28, 2026

HEDGEFOG RESEARCH INC.

SBIR PHASE I CRYOGENIC UMBILICAL'S CORD (CRUMS)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · San Pedro, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0250 · Definitive Contract

$224,989Sep 28, 2026

ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, LLC

SBIR PHASE I FLASH LIDAR MOBILITY PRODUCTS FOR SAFE AUTONOMOUS AND SUPERVISED LUNAR SURFACE OPERATIONS

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AJ11 · Goleta, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0188 · Definitive Contract

$3.1MSep 24, 2026

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ADVANCED MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEM (AMMOS) FOLLOW-ON (44-233450)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NAICS 541715 · PSC AR12 · Pasadena, CA

View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7063 · Delivery Order

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