National Aeronautics and Space Administration Contracts in Alabama

Agency State Spending Overview

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has obligated $27,780,143,316 in federal contract spending performed in Alabama across 133 contract awards. Of these awards, 100% were competitively bid, meaning multiple companies submitted proposals for the work. Small businesses account for 0% of the agency's contract awards in the state. The top contractor receiving National Aeronautics and Space Administration dollars in Alabama is THE Boeing Company with $14.3B. This spending represents a significant portion of the federal government's economic activity in Alabama and supports jobs across multiple industry sectors.

Overview

Total Spending: $27,780,143,316

Contract Count: 133

Average Contract Size: $208.9M

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Top Contractors

Companies receiving the most National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract dollars in Alabama, ranked by total obligated value.

1. THE Boeing Company — $14.3B (4 contracts)
2. Amentum Technology, Inc. — $3.5B (3 contracts)
3. Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC — $1.7B (1 contracts)
4. Science Applications International Corporation — $1.4B (2 contracts)
5. Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. — $1.4B (12 contracts)
6. Colsa Corp — $583.2M (6 contracts)
7. Bastion Technologies, Inc. — $574.6M (2 contracts)
8. Dynetics, Inc. — $447.9M (5 contracts)
9. Dynetics Technical Solutions Inc — $386.0M (1 contracts)
10. Aerie Aerospace LLC — $351.4M (1 contracts)
11. Manufacturing Technical Solutions, LLC — $306.8M (3 contracts)
12. Interfuze Corporation — $250.8M (1 contracts)
13. GSC Construction, Inc. — $237.2M (1 contracts)
14. Rsi-Quantitech JV LLC — $214.4M (1 contracts)
15. Yulista Tactical Services LLC — $211.9M (2 contracts)
16. Lockheed Martin Corporation — $199.4M (2 contracts)
17. Victory Solutions, LLC — $177.7M (3 contracts)
18. ALL Points Logistics, LLC — $169.4M (1 contracts)
19. CGI Federal Inc. — $163.6M (3 contracts)
20. OAO Corporation — $133.2M (2 contracts)

Spending by Sector

How National Aeronautics and Space Administration's contract spending in Alabama is distributed across industry sectors.

• Other: $11.6B (50 contracts)
• R&D: $9.5B (51 contracts)
• Defense: $3.6B (2 contracts)
• IT: $2.6B (14 contracts)
• Construction: $319.6M (12 contracts)
• Engineering Services: $140.7M (4 contracts)

Contracts

• PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL HARDWARE AND TEST ARTICLES, AND MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLE ARES I UPPER STAGES. THE UPPER STAGE (US) ELEMENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE AND PROVIDES THE SECOND STAGE OF FLIGHT. THE US ELEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROLL CONTROL DURING THE FIRST STAGE BURN AND SEPARATION; AND WILL PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION, COMMAND AND DATA HANDLING, AND OTHER AVIONICS FUNCTIONS FOR THE ARES I DURING ALL PHASES OF THE ASCENT FLIGHT. THE US ELEMENT IS A NEW DESIGN THAT EMPHASIZES SAFETY, OPERABILITY, AND MINIMUM LIFE CYCLE COST. THE OVERALL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (DDT&E), PRODUCTION, AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING EFFORTS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THREE ORGANIZATIONS; THE NASA DESIGN TEAM (NDT), THE UPPER STAGE PRODUCTION CONTRACTOR (USPC) AND THE INSTRUMENT UNIT PRODUCTION CONTRACTOR (IUPC). FOR CLARITY, THE USPC WILL BE REFERRED TO AS THE CONTRACTOR THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE PRIMARY ELEMENTS OF THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE INCLUDING: THE FIRST STAGE, US INCLUDING INSTRUMENT UNIT (IU), AND US ENGINE; AND WILL ALSO INTEGRATE THE ARES I LAUNCH VEHICLE AT THE LAUNCH SITE. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DDT&E, INCLUDING TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC INTEGRATION OF THE US SUBSYSTEMS AND GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. NASA WILL LEAD THE EFFORT TO DEVELOP THE REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE US ELEMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS, AND ALL DESIGN DOCUMENTATION, INITIAL MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY PROCESS PLANNING, LOGISTICS PLANNING, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT PLANNING. DEVELOPMENT, QUALIFICATION, AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED BY NASA AND THE CONTRACTOR TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS AND FOR RISK MITIGATION. NASA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL UPPER STAGE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PROCESS AND WILL REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF THE UPPER STAGE TEST FLIGHT AND OPERATIONAL UPPER STAGE UNITS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF UPPER STAGE INSTRUMENT UNIT, THE GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED US ENGINE, BOOSTER SEPARATION MOTORS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE NASA MANAGED AND PERFORMED EFFORTS IS CONTAINED IN THE US WORK PACKAGES AND WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE NDT, IUPC, AND CONTRACTOR DURING THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE US ELEMENT. THE US CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DESCRIBED IN THE USO-CLV-SE-25704 US DESIGN DEFINITION DOCUMENT (DDD) IS THE BASELINE DESIGN FOR THIS CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTORS EARLY ROLE WILL BE TO PROVIDE PRODUCIBILITY ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO NASA VIA THE ESTABLISHED US OFFICE STRUCTURE AND TO PROVIDE INPUTS INTO THE FINAL DESIGN CONFIGURATION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND STANDARDS. NASA WILL TRANSITION THE MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY, LOGISTICS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AND THE SUSTAINING ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS TO THE CONTRACTOR AT THE KEY POINTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY PLANNED TO OCCUR NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING MAJOR MILESTONES: MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY US PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (PDR) LOGISTICS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE US PDR CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT US CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW CDR) SUSTAINING ENGINEERING US DESIGN CERTIFICATION REVIEW (DCR) AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN ORDERLY TRANSITION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CONTRACTOR, NASA WILL ASSUME AN INSIGHT ROLE INTO THE CONTRACTORS PRODUCTION, SUSTAINING ENGINEERING, AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT OF THE ARES I US TEST PROGRAM AND FLIGHT HARDWARE. AFTER DCR, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUSTAINING ENGINEERING PER SOW SECTION 4.7, AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE US CONFIGURATION AND FOR PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT. — $10.5B
• SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM (SLS) STAGES PRODUCTION AND EVOLUTION CONTRACT (SPEC) — $2.4B
• ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SCIENCE CAPABILITY AUGMENTATION (ESSCA) — $1.9B
• RAPID DDT&E AND DEMONSTRATION OF S SUSTAINABLE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM INTEGRATED LANDER. — $1.7B
• UNIFIED NASA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (UNITES) — $1.4B
• INTERIM CRYOGENIC PROPULSION STAGE FOR SLS — $1.3B
• ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY — $874.0M
• IGF::CL,CT::IGF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE SERVICES AND SKILLS AUGMENTATION (ESSSA) — $712.9M
• SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT&OPERATIONS SUPPORT A PRIMARY MISSION OF THE MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (MSFC) IS TO SUPPORT NASA'S HUMAN EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE (HEDS) ENTERPRISE AND THE OFFICE OF BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL RESEARCH (OBPR) ENTERPRISE WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO FACILITATE LONG-TERM EXPLORATION OF SPACE. MSFC SERVES AS NASA'S LEAD CENTER FOR THE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY DISCIPLINES AND SERVES OTHER CUSTOMERS AND SPONSORS WITHIN THE AGENCY. THE PURPOSES OF THIS CONTRACT ARE TO FURTHER THE SCIENCE GOALS OF THE AGENCY BY 1) DEVELOPING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING FACILITIES AND PAYLOADS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) AND OTHER VEHICLES AND CARRIERS, 2) PROVIDING SCIENCE, TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO INVESTIGATORS, AND 3) PROVIDING MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO MSAD. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, AND EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES (NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT) REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL TASKS BROADLY DEFINED IN THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) AND MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE TASK/DELIVERY ORDER (ORDER) AND TECHNICAL DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE PLANNING, COORDINATION, TECHNICAL DIRECTION, AND SURVEILLANCE OF THE ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO ASSURE DISCIPLINED PERFORMANCE OF WORK AND TIMELY APPLICATION OF RESOURCES FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ALL ORDERS ISSUED UNDER THE CONTRACT APPROVED BY MSAD. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT, AND MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL REPORTING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NASA FAR SUPPLEMENT (NFS) 1852.242-73 AND NASA PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES (NPG) 9501.2D. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT EFFORT REQUIRED TO INTEGRATE TECHNICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC FUNCTIONS NECESSARY FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONTRACT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP, SUBMIT, AND MAINTAIN DETAILED MASTER SCHEDULES BASED ON A LOGIC DRIVEN NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS APPLICABLE MSAD PROJECT AND ISS PROGRAM MANAGED MILESTONES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS: THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CREATE, MAINTAIN AND SUBMIT IN THE FORMAT SPECIFIED BY MSAD, MISCELLANEOUS GRAPHICS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS SUPPORTING THE PAYLOADS AND THE RESEARCH PROGRAM, AND THE MAJOR MSAD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEFINE, DESIGN, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, ASSEMBLE, TEST, DELIVER, INTEGRATE AND OPERATE MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE PAYLOADS AND FACILITIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEFINE THE RESOURCES, STRUCTURE, APPROACH, AND PROCESSES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FINAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY, TEST, INTEGRATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND RETIREMENT OF THE REQUIRED HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPORT OR CONDUCT TECHNICAL REVIEWS APPROPRIATE FOR INDIVIDUAL PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT AND TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDER. — $397.2M
• MITS (MSFC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES) THE DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRACTOR'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY MANAGERIAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE OCIO IN MEETING THE IT NEEDS OF MSFC, EXCLUDING LAN SERVICES AND DESKTOP SERVICES, AS FOLLOWS: INFORMATION TECHNOLOTY (IT) SECURITY SERVICES IT PLANNING, POLICY, ARCHITECTURE&INTEGRATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES APPLICATIONS AND WEB SERVICES COMPUTER SERVICES AUDIO VISUAL INFORMATION SERVICES — $386.0M
• IGF::CT::IGF MISSION OPERATIONS AND INTEGRATION (MO&I) CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT INVOLVES OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT INCLUDING MISSION PREPARATION, CREW AND FLIGHT CONTROLLER TRAINING, AND REAL-TIME OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACEFLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPPORT. THE CORE SERVICES PORTION OF THE CONTRACT ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS FOR PAYLOAD OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) PROGRAM, WHILE TASK ORDERS ISSUED UNDER THE INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) COMPONENT WILL PROVIDE THE CAPABILITY TO ADD OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR OTHER PROGRAM OR PROJECT REQUIREMENTS. — $371.5M
• IGF::CL,CT::IGF MARSHALL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADES SUPPORT (METTS) SERVICES COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND OTHER TRADE SKILLS TO PERFORM TESTING GROUND AND SPACE BASED RESEARCH TEST OPERATIONS DATA ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTATION CALIBRATION MACHINE AND ELECTRICAL SHOP OPERATIONS AND OTHER TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES — $351.4M
• SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE SERVICES TO SUPPORT MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, STENNIS SPACE CENTER, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AND MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY — $337.3M
• MARSHALL OPERATIONS SYSTEMS, SERVICES, AND INTEGRATION II (MOSSI II) — $253.6M
• MARSHALL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADES SUPPORT (METTS) SERVICES — $250.8M
• WORK REQUIRED FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, TEST, LAUNCH, DEMONSTRATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM INTEGRATED LANDER. — $239.7M
• PROVIDE SUPPORT OF THE SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE OFFICE AT MSFC, STENNIS AND OTHER SITES AS NEEDED — $237.4M
• CONSTRUCT REPLACEMENT BUILDING 4601 — $237.2M
• MARSHALL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADES SUPPORT (METTS III) COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADE SKILLS TO PERFORM TESTING GROUND AND SPACE BASED RESEARCH TEST OPERATIONS DATA ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTATION CALIBRATION — $214.4M
• IGF::OT::IGF LAUNCH VEHICLE/STAGES ADAPTER — $205.5M

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does National Aeronautics and Space Administration spend on contracts in Alabama?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration has $27.8B in federal contracts performed in Alabama across 133 awards.

What is the competition rate for National Aeronautics and Space Administration contracts in Alabama?

100% of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's contracts in Alabama were competitively awarded.

Which contractors win the most National Aeronautics and Space Administration work in Alabama?

The top contractors include THE Boeing Company, Amentum Technology, Inc., Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC.

What industries receive National Aeronautics and Space Administration contract dollars in Alabama?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's spending spans Other, R&D, Defense.

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