$1.3MSep 28, 2026
Recent federal contract awards
40 awards in California signed in the last 90 days, worth $89.5M in total. Every item links to the official record.
Some SAM.gov award notices name no place of performance; those are listed by the contracting office's state and marked “office location”.
Who is winning this work
| Recipient | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| BOWHEAD BASE OPERATIONS LLC | 1 | $24.5M |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 8 | $15.1M |
| IMPULSE SPACE, INC. | 1 | $12.5M |
| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1 | $7.1M |
| University Of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles | 1 | $5.7M |
| SRI INTERNATIONAL | 3 | $2.9M |
| MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC. | 2 | $2.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | 1 | $1.8M |
| OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 2 | $1.5M |
| ANTA BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 1 | $1.3M |
Top recipients by total obligated amount for this filter. D&B-restricted records are left out.
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (28) Health and Human Services (4) Homeland Security (3) Defense (2) Transportation (2) Veterans Affairs (1)
$999,189Sep 28, 2026
MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.
BASE AWARD SBIR SECOND PHASE II WEARABLE MULTIMODAL AEROSOLIZED CHEMICAL THREAT DETECTOR
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 70RWMD26C00000005 · Definitive Contract
$756,474Sep 28, 2026
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOP TIME-RESOLVED EMISSION MICROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS AND METROLOGY
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)
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7067 · Delivery Order
$224,996Sep 28, 2026
HEDGEFOG RESEARCH INC.
SBIR PHASE I CRYOGENIC UMBILICAL'S CORD (CRUMS)
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
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0188 · Definitive Contract
$1.7MSep 26, 2026
SRI INTERNATIONAL
NICHD: R&D SERVICES: IN VIVO EFFICACY, VALIDATION AND PRECLINICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR FERTILITY REGULATION, MULTIPURPOSE PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RELATED PRODUCTS (REPRO TASK ORDER): NON-SEVERABLE
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 75N94026F00002 · Delivery Order
$540,464Sep 26, 2026
SRI INTERNATIONAL
NICHD: R&D SERVICES: BIOLOGICAL TESTING FACILITY: SEVERABLE
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 75N94026F00001 · Delivery Order
$192,992Sep 25, 2026
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS
KAISER PERMANENTE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (KPNC) ALCOHOL REGISTRY
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 75N94026C00004 · Definitive Contract
$3.1MSep 24, 2026
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ADVANCED MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEM (AMMOS) FOLLOW-ON (44-233450)
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NM0026F7063 · Delivery Order
$1.3MSep 24, 2026
SAMARA AEROSPACE, INC.
SBIR PHASE II
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0162 · Definitive Contract
$767,052Sep 24, 2026
QUARTUS ENGINEERING INCORPORATED
FY26 SBIR PHASE III - SAGE IV IR TELESCOPE SBIR PHASE 3
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0405 · Definitive Contract
$224,919Sep 24, 2026
OPAL AI INC
SBIR PHASE I SIDEGUARD: SENSOR/SIDE-CHANNEL AUGMENTED GRAPH-EVIDENCE HEALTH MODEL FOR SMALL SPACECRAFT AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
View on USAspending.gov → · Award 80NSSC26C0289 · Definitive Contract
$7.1MSep 21, 2026
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CORPORATION
N66001-21-D-0074_N66001-25-F-0984
View on SAM.gov → · Award N6600126D0082 · Award Notice
$24.5MSep 15, 2026
BOWHEAD BASE OPERATIONS LLC
Notice of Award; Operations, Maintenance, and Technical Services (OMTS)
View on SAM.gov → · Award M6890926D7904 · Award Notice
Also as JSON. USAspending publishes Defense awards about 90 days after signing.