Contractor profile

The Aerospace Corporation

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 YA8LJBJCND19 Source
$1.1B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
6
Funding agencies
84%
From Defense
100%
Non-competed
9
States
96%
In California
5
Industries

In FY2026, The Aerospace Corporation received $1.1B in federal awards from 6 agencies, 84% of it from the Department of Defense, with 96% of the work performed in California. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $8.6B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIO
Defense
$0.9B
NASA
$0.1B
4 other agencies
$0.1B
The Aerospace Corporation
$1.1B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
California$1.1B
Maryland$14.7M
District Of Columbia$13.4M
Alabama$7.9M
Florida$5.4M
Ohio$3.1M
Texas$51K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Aerospace Corporation received $1.1B in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $1.4B in FY2025.
  • It ranked #81 among federal contractors by contract obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Defense accounted for 84% of it.
  • Of its $1.1B in contract obligations, 100% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.1B
FY20
$1.2B
FY21
$1.2B
FY22
$1.3B
FY23
$1.3B
FY24
$1.4B
FY25
$1.1B
FY26 partial
▲ 25%
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
FY19 Engineering ServicesFA880219C0001Department of Defense$8.6B2018-10-012028-09-30California
NASA-Wide Specialized Engineering, Evaluation and Test Services (Nseets) to Provide…80JSC020F0350National Aeronautics and Space Administration$197.6M2020-10-012028-09-30California
NASA-Wide Specialized Engineering, Evaluation and Test Services (Nseets)80GSFC24F0033National Aeronautics and Space Administration$60.3M2024-10-012028-09-30California

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)$1.1B

Competition

100%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $1.1B 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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