LAMBDAVISION INCORPORATED climbed the most in the contractor rankings
#64→#4Up 60 places
The contractor accounts for 4.9% of positive obligations across 5 reported actions.
Federal Capture Intelligence
Top NASA research and development in nanotechnology contractors (NAICS 541713)
Contract actions: October 1, 2021 – October 28, 2026
Updated October 29, 2026 National Aeronautics and Space Administration agency guide
NAICS 541713 · Research and Development in Nanotechnology
- Latest 12 months
- $53.0M
- Net obligations · Down $39.9M vs. $93.0M preceding
- Prime contractors
- 62
- With positive obligations in the latest 12 months
Research the NASA federal contracting market for research and development in nanotechnology under NAICS 541713. Compare top federal contractors and market share, reported contract obligations and spending trends, funding-office attribution, recent award activity, contract types, competition, and procurement methods, and potential recompete research leads.
Contract obligation trends for Research and Development in Nanotechnology at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal records show $298.5M in net obligations across 190 awards in Research and Development in Nanotechnology at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from Oct 1, 2021 through Oct 28, 2026. This market accounts for 0.39% of $76.3B in agency-wide net prime contract obligations over the period shown. Latest 12-month net obligations decreased 43.0% from $93.0M to $53.0M. 20 prime contractors accounted for at least 80% of positive obligations in that latest period.
Fiscal-year activity
FY27 is year-to-date through Oct 28, 2026; earlier years show complete fiscal-year totals.
FY27 year-to-date: $7.6M versus $0 through the same date in FY26 (Not comparable).
Net obligations · complete fiscal yearNet obligations · FY27 YTDContract actions
View fiscal-year data table
| Fiscal year | Net obligations | Contract actions | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $113.7M | 75 | Complete |
| FY2023 | $23.6M | 52 | Complete |
| FY2024 | $15.1M | 29 | Complete |
| FY2025 | $93.2M | 147 | Complete |
| FY2026 | $45.4M | 219 | Complete |
Market at a glance
All reported prime contract awards- All-period net obligations
- $298.5M
- 190 awards · 150 prime contractors
- Latest 12-month movement
- −43.0%
- $53.0M vs. $93.0M
- Leading eight prime share
- 55.2%
- Share held by the eight leading prime contractors in the latest 12 months
View agency share, denominators, and set-aside reporting
- Agency context
- 0.39% of $76.3B in agency-wide net obligations.
- Set-aside share when reported
- 90.4% of 187 awards with reported set-aside status.
- Set-aside reporting
- 169 set aside · 18 no set-aside · 3 not reported
What changed in the last 12 months?
Oct 29, 2025–Oct 28, 2026, compared with Oct 29, 2024–Oct 28, 2025.
Competitive shifts
MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. lost the most market share
12.72%→5.16%−7.6 percentage points
The contractor now ranks #3 by positive obligations, based on 7 reported actions.
6 contractors were first observed in this market during the latest 12 months
$7.7MLatest 12-month obligations
Contractor-level obligations and first-observed dates appear below. “First observed” applies only to this market and the period shown.
View 6 contractors
ContractorLatest 12 months
- MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.First observed Feb 3, 2026 in this market$2.5M
- SUPERCOOL METALS INC.First observed Apr 1, 2026 in this market$2.0M
- OPTERRO, INC.First observed Sep 23, 2026 in this market$1.5M
- TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC.First observed Mar 10, 2026 in this market$847K
- ARETE ASSOCIATESFirst observed Apr 29, 2026 in this market$746K
- FRAMERGY INCFirst observed Apr 21, 2026 in this market$125K
MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. was the largest newly observed contractor
$2.5MLatest 12-month obligations
First observed in this market on Feb 3, 2026, the contractor now ranks #5 by positive obligations across 4 reported actions.
Market structure
This market declined more steeply than 95.5% of comparable agency NAICS markets
−43.0%Agency median +14.7%
The agency comparison covers 33 comparable NAICS markets.
Buyer demand
Reported obligations through NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER decreased
$68.5M→$37.0M−$31.5M
Latest-period activity spans 139 awards across 118 prime contractors.
How these findings are calculated
Findings are selected from matched-period changes in obligations, share, rank, funding offices, concentration, reported set-asides, material award actions, and agency-peer outliers. Related signals are combined, and only material evidence-backed changes are shown. Review the full methodology.
Federal contract obligations by funding office
See how positive obligations were attributed across funding offices in the 12 months ending Oct 28, 2026.
69.8% of positive obligations were attributed to NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER. That represents $37.0M, down $31.5M from the preceding 12 months.
Latest 12-month share of positive obligations; the gray segment represents all other reported offices.
- NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER69.8% · $37.0M · down $31.5M
- NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER29.8% · $15.8M · down $8.6M
- NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER0.48% · $254K · up $154K
View reported office rankings, comparisons, and evidence
USAspending assigns each award to a funding office. That office may differ from the requiring activity, program office, contracting office, individual buyer, or actual customer.
Reported funding office
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
#1Rank unchangedLatest 12 months
$37.0M
69.8% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$31.5M
118 active prime contractors · 139 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 46.0% from $68.5M to $37.0M. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 73.7% to 69.8%, a change of −3.9 percentage points.
The latest period contains 211 actions across 139 awards and 47 newly active prime contractors. The preceding period contained 79 active prime contractors and 88 awards.
Leading award-level changes
- MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. · PIID 80NSSC25C0423−$7.3M: $10.0M → $2.7M
- MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. · PIID 80NSSC26C0011+$2.5M: $0 → $2.5M
Reported funding office
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
#2Rank unchangedLatest 12 months
$15.8M
29.8% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$8.6M
4 active prime contractors · 4 awards
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations decreased 35.2% from $24.4M to $15.8M. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 26.2% to 29.8%, a change of +3.6 percentage points.
The latest period contains 17 actions across 4 awards and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 3 active prime contractors and 3 awards.
Reported funding office
NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
#3Rank unchangedLatest 12 months
$254K
0.48% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
+$154K
1 active prime contractor · 1 award
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations increased 153.8% from $100K to $254K. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0.11% to 0.48%, a change of +0.4 percentage points.
The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award. The preceding period contained 1 active prime contractor and 1 award.
Leading award-level changes
- RHODIUM SCIENTIFIC LLC · PIID 80JSC026FA092+$254K: $0 → $254K
- RHODIUM SCIENTIFIC LLC · PIID 80JSC025FA080−$100K: $100K → $0
Reported funding office
NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR
No positive-obligation rankLatest 12 months
−$8K
0% of positive obligations
Versus preceding 12 months
−$8K
1 active prime contractor · 1 award
View office comparison and evidence
Reported obligations moved from $0 in net obligations to $8K in net deobligations. The office’s share of positive obligations moved from 0% to 0%, a change of 0.0 percentage points.
The latest period contains 1 action across 1 award and 1 newly active prime contractor. The preceding period contained 0 active prime contractors and 0 awards.
Contract types, competition, and procurement methods
From Oct 29, 2025 through Oct 28, 2026, 65 awards had positive obligations totaling $53.3M. Np was the leading reported procedure, accounting for 86.4% of positive obligations. Awards with a reported parent IDV accounted for 0.48%.
- Leading award type
- 99.3%
- Definitive Contract
- Leading reported procedure
- 86.4%
- Np
- Reported parent IDV
- 0.48%
- of positive obligations had a reported parent IDV
- Median reported offers
- 500
- 64 of 65 awards reported offers
Buying method changes
Compared with Oct 29, 2024–Oct 28, 2025. Based on 65 current awards and 88 preceding awards with positive net obligations.
- Leading reported procedure
- Np
- Previously Negotiated Proposal/Quote · 99.9% preceding vs 86.4% current
- Median positive award obligations
- $225K
- Down from $850K in the preceding period
How to read these changes
Directional color and the Up or Down labels show historical movement only. Green does not mean favorable and red does not mean unfavorable; neither predicts a future procurement method.
Same-NAICS comparison
Compared with the NAICS 541713 peer median, parent-IDV obligation share is 4.4 percentage points lower, reported full-and-open obligation share is 50.0 percentage points lower, delivery-order obligation share is 4.4 percentage points lower, and median positive award obligations are 53.8% lower.
| Measure | This market | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent-IDV obligation share | 0.48% | 4.9% | -4.4 pts |
| Reported full-and-open obligation share | 0% | 50.0% | -50.0 pts |
| Delivery-order obligation share | 0.48% | 4.9% | -4.4 pts |
| Median positive award obligations | $225K | $487K | -53.8% |
Peer cohort and comparison limits
The peer median gives each of the 2 eligible agency markets equal weight. The included agency markets are:
Agency mission, scale, and acquisition context can differ. Peer position does not establish market attractiveness or predict a future procurement method.
View buying-method details and data coverage
Award types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Definitive Contract(D) | 63 | $52.9M | 99.3% |
| Delivery Order(C) | 1 | $254K | 0.48% |
| Purchase Order(B) | 1 | $125K | 0.23% |
Reported parent-award types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDC(B) | 1 | $254K | 0.48% |
| Not reported | 64 | $53.0M | 99.5% |
Single- or multiple-award parent structure
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Award(S) | 1 | $254K | 0.48% |
| Not reported | 64 | $53.0M | 99.5% |
Solicitation procedures
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Np(NEGOTIATED PROPOSAL/QUOTE) | 58 | $46.0M | 86.4% |
| Negotiated Proposal/Quote(NP) | 5 | $6.9M | 12.9% |
| Alternative Sources(AS) | 1 | $254K | 0.48% |
| Sp1(SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION) | 1 | $125K | 0.23% |
Extent competed
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| D(FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION AFTER EXCLUSION OF SOURCES) | 56 | $30.1M | 56.4% |
| A(FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION) | 2 | $16.0M | 30.0% |
| Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources(D) | 6 | $7.1M | 13.4% |
| G(NOT COMPETED UNDER SAP) | 1 | $125K | 0.23% |
Fair-opportunity and limited-source reporting
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not reported | 65 | $53.3M | 100.0% |
Other-than-full-and-open reasons
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP Non-Competition (FAR 13)(SP2) | 1 | $125K | 0.23% |
| Not reported | 64 | $53.2M | 99.8% |
Contract pricing types
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| J(FIRM FIXED PRICE) | 57 | $30.2M | 56.6% |
| S(COST NO FEE) | 2 | $16.0M | 30.0% |
| Firm Fixed Price(J) | 6 | $7.1M | 13.4% |
Product or Service Codes
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Science and Technology R&d Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research(AJ11) | 53 | $24.4M | 45.7% |
| Space R&d Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Basic Research(AR11) | 2 | $16.0M | 30.0% |
| General Science & Technology R&d Svcs; General Science & Technology; R&d Administrative Expenses(AJ14) | 8 | $12.6M | 23.6% |
| Space R&d Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Applied Research(AR12) | 1 | $254K | 0.48% |
| Miscellaneous Construction Materials(5680) | 1 | $125K | 0.23% |
Awarding subagencies
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration(8000) | 65 | $53.3M | 100.0% |
Awarding offices
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Shared Services Center(80NSSC) | 62 | $37.1M | 69.6% |
| NASA Goddard Space Flight Center(80GSFC) | 2 | $16.0M | 30.0% |
| NASA Johnson Space Center(80JSC0) | 1 | $254K | 0.48% |
Reported parent IDVs
| Reported value | Awards | Positive obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80JSC024DA028(8000) | 1 | $254K | 0.48% |
| Not reported | 64 | $53.0M | 99.5% |
Offers, award size, and timing
- Median reported offers
- 500 median
- 64 reported · 1 not reported
- Positive award obligations
- $225K median
- $225K–$1.1M middle 50%
- Reported performance period
- 181 days (~6 months) median
- 65 reported · 0 not reported
Calculations group latest-period actions by award, retain awards with positive net obligations for share denominators, and use each award's latest reported USAspending procurement fields as of Oct 28, 2026. Blank competition, pricing, PSC, or parent-IDV values remain not reported; they are not inferred. Offer counts must be positive and below the FPDS 999 placeholder. Awarding organizations can differ from the funding agency that defines this page.
Top federal contractors
Latest 12-month market share, concentration, and complete prime contractor rankings across the period shown.
- Prime contractor concentration
- 20 of 62prime contractors account for at least 80% of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Largest prime contractor
- 21.7%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Leading four prime contractors
- 40.0%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
- Leading eight prime contractors
- 55.2%of positive obligations in the last 12 months
Based on $53.3M in positive obligations during the 12 months ending Oct 28, 2026. Individual shares and movement appear in the searchable rankings below. Movement compares with Oct 29, 2024–Oct 28, 2025.
Last 12mo obligation volume: Highest positive obligations first; net deobligations follow by magnitude; contractors with no activity in the last 12 months follow by all-period obligations. Ranks use the complete contractor list and remain fixed when search narrows the results.
15 leading contractors
- #1
Last 12mo obligations
$11.6M
21.7%
Dollar movement
−$7.5M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
10 actions
Historical and award details for THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $19.1M → $11.6M
- −39.3%
- Share: prior → latest
- 20.5% → 21.7%
- +1.2 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $154.1M
- 51.6% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 12, 2021
- through Sep 28, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 1 1 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #2
Last 12mo obligations
$4.4M
8.3%
Dollar movement
+$34K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
4 actions
Historical and award details for UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $4.4M → $4.4M
- +0.8%
- Share: prior → latest
- 4.7% → 8.3%
- +3.6 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $23.9M
- 8.0% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 15, 2021
- through Sep 1, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 0 0 Reported no set-aside 1 1 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 0 0 All-period set-aside types
None reported.
- #3
Last 12mo obligations
$2.7M
5.2%
Dollar movement
−$9.1M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
3 awards
7 actions
Historical and award details for MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $11.8M → $2.7M
- −76.8%
- Share: prior → latest
- 12.7% → 5.2%
- −7.6 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $14.6M
- 4.9% of all-period positive obligations · 4 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Jun 27, 2025
- through Sep 23, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 3 4 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 3 4 All-period set-aside types
- 4 · Total small business
- #4
Last 12mo obligations
$2.6M
4.9%
Dollar movement
+$1.9M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
5 actions
Historical and award details for LAMBDAVISION INCORPORATED
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $675K → $2.6M
- +285.2%
- Share: prior → latest
- 0.73% → 4.9%
- +4.2 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $3.7M
- 1.2% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Jul 14, 2022
- through Sep 21, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 1 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 1 All-period set-aside types
- 2 · Total small business
- #5
Last 12mo obligations
$2.5M
4.7%
Dollar movement
+$2.5M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
4 actions
Historical and award details for MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $2.5M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 4.7%
- +4.7 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $2.5M
- 0.84% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Feb 3, 2026
- through Jun 22, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #6
Last 12mo obligations
$2.2M
4.0%
Dollar movement
+$455K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
4 awards
6 actions
Historical and award details for MOONPRINT SOLUTIONS LLC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $1.7M → $2.2M
- +26.8%
- Share: prior → latest
- 1.8% → 4.0%
- +2.2 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $3.8M
- 1.3% of all-period positive obligations · 4 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Aug 6, 2025
- through Oct 6, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 4 2 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 4 2 All-period set-aside types
- 4 · Total small business
- #7
Last 12mo obligations
$2.0M
3.7%
Dollar movement
+$2.0M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
2 actions
Historical and award details for SUPERCOOL METALS INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $2.0M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 3.7%
- +3.7 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $2.0M
- 0.65% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Apr 1, 2026
- through Jul 1, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #8
Last 12mo obligations
$1.5M
2.8%
Dollar movement
+$1.5M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
2 awards
2 actions
Historical and award details for OPTERRO, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $1.5M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 2.8%
- +2.8 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.5M
- 0.50% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Sep 23, 2026
- through Oct 8, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 2 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 2 0 All-period set-aside types
- 2 · Total small business
- #9
Last 12mo obligations
$1.3M
2.4%
Dollar movement
+$1.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for PRECISIONTERRA, INC.
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $1.3M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 2.4%
- +2.4 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.3M
- 0.43% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 15, 2026
- through Oct 15, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #10
Last 12mo obligations
$1.3M
2.4%
Dollar movement
+$1.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for XPLOSAFE LLC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $1.3M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 2.4%
- +2.4 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.3M
- 0.43% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Sep 22, 2026
- through Sep 22, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #11
Last 12mo obligations
$1.3M
2.4%
Dollar movement
+$1.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for APPLIED MATERIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $1.3M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 2.4%
- +2.4 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.3M
- 0.43% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Sep 22, 2026
- through Sep 22, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #12
Last 12mo obligations
$1.3M
2.4%
Dollar movement
+$1.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for MATERIAL ANSWERS, LLC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $1.3M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 2.4%
- +2.4 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.3M
- 0.43% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 3, 2026
- through Oct 3, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #13
Last 12mo obligations
$1.3M
2.4%
Dollar movement
+$1.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $1.3M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 2.4%
- +2.4 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.3M
- 0.43% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 14, 2026
- through Oct 14, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #14
Last 12mo obligations
$1.3M
2.4%
Dollar movement
+$1.3M
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
1 award
1 action
Historical and award details for MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $0 → $1.3M
- Not comparable
- Share: prior → latest
- 0% → 2.4%
- +2.4 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $1.3M
- 0.43% of all-period positive obligations · 1 award
- Recorded activity
- Since Oct 23, 2026
- through Oct 23, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 1 0 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 1 0 All-period set-aside types
- 1 · Total small business
- #15
Last 12mo obligations
$1.3M
2.4%
Dollar movement
+$425K
vs. prior 12 months
Last 12mo awards
2 awards
2 actions
Historical and award details for SPECTRAL ENERGIES LLC
- Obligations: prior → latest
- $850K → $1.3M
- +50.0%
- Share: prior → latest
- 0.91% → 2.4%
- +1.5 percentage points
- All-period obligations
- $2.1M
- 0.71% of all-period positive obligations · 2 awards
- Recorded activity
- Since Jul 25, 2025
- through Sep 24, 2026
Award reporting
Latest and prior 12-month award reporting Reported award evidence Latest Prior Reported set-aside 2 1 Reported no set-aside 0 0 Not reported 0 0 Reported small business 2 1 All-period set-aside types
- 2 · Total small business
Potential federal contract recompetes
Investigate potential recompetes surfaced by near-term end dates, award value, and recent contract changes.
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
TANDEM RECONNECTION & CUSP ELECTRODYNAMICS RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITES (TRACERS) MISSION USES TWIN SATELLITES TO STUDY THE SUN-EARTH CONNECTION BY INVESTIGATING MAGNETIC RECONNECTION & ITS EFFECTS IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
The reported potential end date moved later 6 times in the latest 12 months.
Performance period
94.1%
As of Oct 28, 2026Potential end May 15, 2027
Current award value as a share of potential value
100.0%
$191.0M current$191.0M potential
Supporting data
Reported performance starts Mar 5, 2018.
No later potential end date is reported; current and potential end dates are both May 15, 2027.
$188.3M is obligated against $191.0M in current reported award value (98.6%).
Reported potential end dates: Aug 23, 2025 → Dec 24, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026 → Mar 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026 → Oct 24, 2026 → Nov 30, 2026 → May 15, 2027.
Obligations are compared with current reported award value, not treated as a contract ceiling.
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY
THE ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EXPERIMENT (AWE) IS PROPOSED BY THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (USURF) IN RESPONSE TO NASAS 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORERS MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT NNH12ZDA005O-HPEXMO. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DESCRIBES THE WORK TO BE CONDUCTED BY USURF DURING THE PHASE A (AWE) CONCEPT STUDIES. USURF SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES TO PRODUCE THE AWE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) THAT ENCOMPASSES: 1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE. 2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE. 3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED AWE INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE AWE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SYSTEM. 5. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL FIELD OPERATIONS 6. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS, FLIGHT OPERATIONS. 7. DEVELOP PLANS FOR AND LEAD THE AWE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS.USURF SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE AWE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT. USURF SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING USURF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND LINES OF AUTHORITY. PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE USURF PI PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE.. USURF SHALL DEVELOP A AWE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A AWE MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. USURF SHALL DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS. USURF SHALL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSTRUMENT-LEVEL REVIEWS OF THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT DESIGN. CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRADE STUDIES, ANALYSES, MODELING AND SIMULATIONS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS. USURF SHALL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM. USURF SHALL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST.
The reported potential end date is Mar 31, 2027. Current award value is 100.0% of reported potential value ($57.3M of $57.3M).
Performance period
95.4%
As of Oct 28, 2026Potential end Mar 31, 2027
Current award value as a share of potential value
100.0%
$57.3M current$57.3M potential
Supporting data
Reported performance starts Feb 23, 2018.
No later potential end date is reported; current and potential end dates are both Mar 31, 2027.
$55.9M is obligated against $57.3M in current reported award value (97.5%).
Reported potential end dates: Nov 30, 2022 → Jul 31, 2023 → Jul 31, 2024 → Jan 31, 2024 → Dec 31, 2023 → Mar 31, 2027.
Obligations are compared with current reported award value, not treated as a contract ceiling.
These are research leads, not confirmed recompetes. USAspending records through Oct 28, 2026; reported dates and values can change through later modifications.
Recent federal contract award activity
Recent contract actions with unusually large obligation changes or meaningful shifts in contractor and funding-office activity.
Base award
This action
+$2.4M
MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
ENHANCING AND PRODUCTIZING THE DVMR RAD-HARD DIGITAL AI COPROCESSOR
Why it stands out
No activity for this contractor was reported in this market during the preceding 12 months.
The base action placed the contractor #5 in this market by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.
- Award net obligations
- $2.5M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 4.6%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #5 · 4.7% share
- Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
- Funding office
- #1 · 69.8% attributed share
- $31.5M net decline despite this positive action
Modification
This action
+$4.0M
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
TANDEM RECONNECTION & CUSP ELECTRODYNAMICS RECONNAISSANCE SATELLITES (TRACERS) MISSION USES TWIN SATELLITES TO STUDY THE SUN-EARTH CONNECTION BY INVESTIGATING MAGNETIC RECONNECTION & ITS EFFECTS IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
Why it stands out
This award grew while spending attributed to its office declined.
The modification added $4.0M while office-attributed obligations fell $8.6M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $188.3M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 7.5%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #1 · 21.7% share
- $7.5M net decline despite this positive action
- Funding office
- #2 · 29.8% attributed share
- $8.6M net decline despite this positive action
Base award
This action
+$2.0M
SUPERCOOL METALS INC.
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
FY25 CCRPP - SUPERCOOL METALS INC. - ADVANCING COMMERCIALIZATION AND MANUFACTURING OF PRECISION ROBOTICS COMPONENTS THROUGH THERMOPLASTIC FORMING OF BULK METALLIC GLASSES
Why it stands out
No activity for this contractor was reported in this market during the preceding 12 months.
The base action placed the contractor #7 in this market by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.
- Award net obligations
- $2.0M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 3.7%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #7 · 3.7% share
- Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
- Funding office
- #1 · 69.8% attributed share
- $31.5M net decline despite this positive action
Related:Newly observed contractor cohort
Modification
This action
+$3.6M
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY
NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
THE ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EXPERIMENT (AWE) IS PROPOSED BY THE UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (USURF) IN RESPONSE TO NASAS 2016 HELIOPHYSICS EXPLORERS MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT NNH12ZDA005O-HPEXMO. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) DESCRIBES THE WORK TO BE CONDUCTED BY USURF DURING THE PHASE A (AWE) CONCEPT STUDIES. USURF SHALL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES TO PRODUCE THE AWE PHASE A CONCEPT STUDY REPORT (CSR) THAT ENCOMPASSES: 1. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM OFFICE. 2. INSTRUMENT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT MISSION ASSURANCE. 3. DESIGN OF A FLIGHT QUALIFIED AWE INSTRUMENT MEETING MISSION AND SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS. 4. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF INTEGRATION AND TEST OF THE AWE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT SYSTEM. 5. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL FIELD OPERATIONS 6. DEVELOP PLANS IN SUPPORT OF LAUNCH OPERATIONS, FLIGHT OPERATIONS. 7. DEVELOP PLANS FOR AND LEAD THE AWE SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, AS WELL AS THE GENERATION OF RESULTING DATA PRODUCTS.USURF SHALL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE AWE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AT THE PHASE A SITE VISIT. USURF SHALL PROVIDE AN ORGANIZATION CHART DEFINING USURF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING PROCEDURES, AND LINES OF AUTHORITY. PARTICIPATE IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE USURF PI PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE NASA EXPLORERS PROGRAM OFFICE.. USURF SHALL DEVELOP A AWE INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND A AWE MISSION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT. USURF SHALL DEVELOP DETAILED BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS. USURF SHALL CONDUCT IN-DEPTH INSTRUMENT-LEVEL REVIEWS OF THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT DESIGN. CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRADE STUDIES, ANALYSES, MODELING AND SIMULATIONS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENTS. USURF SHALL LEAD THE SCIENCE TEAM. USURF SHALL DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT-LEVEL TEST PLAN AND PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION AND TEST.
Why it stands out
This award grew while spending attributed to its office declined.
The modification added $3.6M while office-attributed obligations fell $8.6M overall.
- Award net obligations
- $55.9M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 6.7%
Supporting data
- Funding office
- #2 · 29.8% attributed share
- $8.6M net decline despite this positive action
Base award
This action
+$1.3M
PRECISIONTERRA, INC.
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
SBIR PHASE II A SOFTWARE-BASED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING SOLUTION FOR RELIABLE OPERATION IN GPS-DEGRADED ENVIRONMENTS
Why it stands out
No activity for this contractor was reported in this market during the preceding 12 months.
The base action placed the contractor #9 in this market by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.
- Award net obligations
- $1.3M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 2.4%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #9 · 2.4% share
- Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
- Funding office
- #1 · 69.8% attributed share
- $31.5M net decline despite this positive action
Base award
This action
+$1.3M
APPLIED MATERIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC
NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
SBIR PHASE II - INNOVATIVE ADVANCES IN COATINGS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL THERMAL RADIATORS AND COMPLEX SURFACES
Why it stands out
No activity for this contractor was reported in this market during the preceding 12 months.
The base action placed the contractor #11 in this market by positive obligations over the latest 12 months.
- Award net obligations
- $1.3M
- Share of 12-month positive obligations
- 2.4%
Supporting data
- Prime contractor
- #11 · 2.4% share
- Newly active in this market; no actions were reported in the preceding 12 months
- Funding office
- #1 · 69.8% attributed share
- $31.5M net decline despite this positive action
View recent award activity by date (10)
- Action+$1.3MAward net obligations$1.3M
- Action+$1.3MAward net obligations$1.3M
- Action+$1.3MAward net obligations$1.3M
- Action+$1.3MAward net obligations$1.3M
- Action+$1.3MAward net obligations$1.3M
- Action+$1.3MAward net obligations$1.3M
- Action+$4.0MAward net obligations$188.3M
- Action+$1.1MAward net obligations$1.1M
- Action+$1.1MAward net obligations$1.1M
- Action+$225KAward net obligations$225K
NASA research and development in nanotechnology market FAQs
Answers based on reported federal contract data.
Who are the top NASA research and development in nanotechnology contractors?
In the 12 months through October 28, 2026, THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY, and MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. were the leading NASA research and development in nanotechnology prime contractors by positive obligations.
- #1
$11,571,697 in positive obligations
- #2
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY
$4,396,500 in positive obligations
- #3
$2,748,027 in positive obligations
Rankings use reported USAspending award data.
Did NASA contract obligations decrease in the research and development in nanotechnology market?
Yes. Measured by net prime contract obligations, reported NASA activity in the research and development in nanotechnology market decreased 43% from $92,979,087 in the preceding 12 months to $53,040,323 in the 12 months through October 28, 2026.
- Latest 12 months
- $53,040,323
- Net prime contract obligations
- Preceding 12 months
- $92,979,087
- Net prime contract obligations
- Change
- −43%
- Between matched 12-month periods
Reported contract actions, not outlays or a forecast.
What recent NASA contract award activity was reported in the research and development in nanotechnology market?
Recent NASA contract award activity reported in the research and development in nanotechnology market included actions for MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, and SUPERCOOL METALS INC. during the 12 months through October 28, 2026.
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MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. · PIID 80NSSC26C0011
Base award · February 3, 2026 · Action obligation: +$2,449,575
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THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PIID 80GSFC18C0008
Modification P00079 · September 28, 2026 · Action obligation: +$4,000,000
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SUPERCOOL METALS INC. · PIID 80NSSC26C0014
Base award · April 1, 2026 · Action obligation: +$1,955,000
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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY · PIID 80GSFC18C0007
Modification P00050 · April 30, 2026 · Action obligation: +$3,572,000
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PRECISIONTERRA, INC. · PIID 80NSSC27C0031
Base award · October 15, 2026 · Action obligation: +$1,275,000
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APPLIED MATERIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC · PIID 80NSSC26C0097
Base award · September 22, 2026 · Action obligation: +$1,274,999
Action obligations are transaction-level amounts, not current award-level obligations.
Which procurement methods were reported for NASA contracts under NAICS 541713?
From October 29, 2025 through October 28, 2026, NASA reported 65 positive-obligation awards for research and development in nanotechnology under NAICS 541713. The leading award type was definitive contract. The leading reported procedure was np.
- Positive-obligation awards
- 65
- Leading reported procedure
- Np
- 86.4% of positive obligations
- Leading award type
- Definitive Contract
- 99.3% of positive obligations
- Full and open
- 0%
- of positive obligations
- Reported parent IDV
- 0.5%
- of positive obligations
Percentages use positive obligations as the denominator.
Which NASA research and development in nanotechnology awards may warrant recompete research?
2 NASA research and development in nanotechnology awards may warrant recompete research based on reported potential-end dates, including awards held by THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA and UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PIID 80GSFC18C0008
Potential end: May 15, 2027
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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY SPACE DYNAMICS LABORATORY · PIID 80GSFC18C0007
Potential end: March 31, 2027
Research leads, not confirmed recompetes. Dates may change through later modifications.
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