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Southwest Research Institute

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

prime recipient of federal awards · UEI PB11V1KH3KV4 Source
$161.7M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
52%
From National Aeron…
32%
Non-competed
10
States
97%
In Texas
10
Industries

In FY2026, Southwest Research Institute received $161.7M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 52% of it from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with 97% of the work performed in Texas. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.7B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$84.5M
Department of Defense$56.9M
Department of Energy$10.2M
Department of Transportation$4.8M
Nuclear Regulatory Commission$2.8M
Department of Commerce$1M
Department of the Treasury$789.5K
National Science Foundation$359.6K

Where the work lands

Source
Texas$156.9M
District Of Columbia$4.1M
Colorado$1.6M
South Carolina$577.1K
Michigan$279K
Wisconsin$80K
North Carolina$4.9K
Alabama$500

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Southwest Research Institute received $161.7M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $318.9M in FY2025.
  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration accounted for 52% of it.
  • Of its $142.5M in contract obligations, 32% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), at $67.5M.

Obligations by year

Computed
$230.9M
FY20
$272.9M
FY21
$201.6M
FY22
$261.4M
FY23
$299M
FY24
$318.9M
FY25
$161.7M
FY26 partial
▲ 38%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
AS the Principal Investigator (Pi) Institution for the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)…NNG04EB99CNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$389.4M2004-04-212026-11-15Texas
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Has Selected Juno New Frontiers Mission…NNM06AA75CNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$188.1M2006-02-232029-09-30Texas
New Horizon -- Pluto Mission Phase BHQTR0200204DNASW02008National Aeronautics and Space Administration$168.1M2002-03-152029-09-30Texas
Under This Contract, the Contractor Will Provide the Personnel, Materials, Equipment, and…80GSFC18C0014National Aeronautics and Space Administration$143.6M2017-11-222027-12-02Texas
Lucy Is a Planned NASA Space Probe That Will Tour Five Jupiter Trojans, Asteroids Which…NNM16AA08CNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$77.2M2015-11-132034-02-28Texas
Solar Orbiter Measurement Investigation "Heavy Ion Sensor". The Contractor Shall Be…NNG10EK25CNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$54.6M2009-12-222028-04-30Texas
Research, Development, Test, Evaluation (Rdt&e), and Production Engineering of Special…FA807521F0009Department of Defense$54.4M2020-12-072026-10-31Indiana
Dimple: Dating an Irregular Mare Patch with a Lunar Explorer80NSSC24M0001National Aeronautics and Space Administration$44.6M2023-09-012028-02-29Texas

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record started in FY2026.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$67.5M
Engineering Services$32M
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing$25.9M
Science$15.5M
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$6.2M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$2.7M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$2.3M
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$1.8M

Competition

32%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $142.5M in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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