Putting the award page together from the records…
Putting the award page together from the records…
THIS CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) AND THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CONTRACTOR), A PRIVATE NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) KNOWN AS THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL). THIS CONTRACT IS THE ONLY DOCUMENT THAT CONSTITUTES THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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SpendQuery holds FY2023 on; earlier years are on USAspending.gov.
23 subawards totaling $433.52M (43351939182.0% of what was obligated), as California Institute of Technology reported them. Primes report subawards of $30,000 or more; smaller ones and unreported ones aren't here.
| Subcontractor | Amount | Subawards | Where | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C. | $243.98M | 1 | VA | 2023-10-01 | 2023-10-01 |
| Southwest Research Institute | $83.30M | 2 | TX | 2024-11-25 | 2024-11-25 |
| University of Texas at Austin | $30.61M | 2 | TX | 2022-11-21 | 2024-11-25 |
| Miller Electric Company | $18.94M | 2 | CA | 2024-10-01 | 2025-08-15 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $14.05M | 1 | MI | 2024-11-25 | 2024-11-25 |
| Moog Inc | $9.59M | 1 | NY | 2022-10-13 | 2022-10-13 |
| Teledyne Technologies Incorporated | $8.22M | 2 | CA | 2023-09-15 | 2023-11-16 |
| Sierra Lobo Inc | $4.74M | 1 | OH | 2025-01-13 | 2025-01-13 |
| Ball Corporation | $4.07M | 1 | CO | 2022-10-28 | 2022-10-28 |
| Honeybee Robotics LLC | $3.22M | 1 | CO | 2023-08-16 | 2023-08-16 |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc | $3.10M | 1 | NY | 2024-04-23 | 2024-04-23 |
| Wenzel Associates, Inc. | $2.48M | 1 | TX | 2023-08-03 | 2023-08-03 |
| Esco Technologies Inc. | $1.94M | 1 | CA | 2023-01-26 | 2023-01-26 |
| Sierra Nevada Corporation | $1.85M | 1 | CO | 2022-12-16 | 2022-12-16 |
| Tau Systems Inc | $1.30M | 1 | TX | 2024-09-18 | 2024-09-18 |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | $820.0K | 1 | CO | 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-01 |
| University System of Georgia | $775.8K | 1 | GA | 2024-08-14 | 2024-08-14 |
| Nevada System of Higher Education | $287.7K | 1 | NV | 2025-01-22 | 2025-01-22 |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | $248.0K | 1 | CA | 2023-05-04 | 2023-05-04 |
| Date | To | Amount | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | Peraton Inc. | $243.98M | THIS EFFORT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS (M&O) OF THE GDSCC, THE DSN M&O FACILITY, AND DSOC, PREPARE THE DSN FOR MISSION SUPPORT, ANALYZE DSN PERFORMANCE, PROVIDE LOGISTICAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES THAT SUPPORT… |
| 2024-11-25 | Southwest Research Institute | $42.66M | EUROPA CLIPPER PHASE E UVS |
| 2024-11-25 | Southwest Research Institute | $40.64M | EUROPA CLIPPER PHASE E - MASPEX INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATION (PI - DR. HUNTER WAITE) |
| 2024-11-25 | University of Texas at Austin | $28.99M | EUROPA CLIPPER PHASE E - REASON INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATION (PI -DR. DONALD BLANKENSHIP) |
| 2025-08-15 | KDC Inc | $15.00M | ELECTRICAL SERVICES |
| 2024-11-25 | Regents of the University of Michigan | $14.05M | PHASE E EUROPA CLIPPER MAGNETOMETER DEPUTY PI AND CO-IS |
| 2022-10-13 | Moog Inc | $9.59M | MSR-SRL TVAS |
| 2025-01-13 | Sierra Lobo Inc | $4.74M | DSS-33/54/55 BEAM WAVEGUIDE SERVO SHELTER ASSEMBLIES |
| 2023-09-15 | Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC | $4.66M | SBG VSWIR FPAS |
| 2022-10-28 | Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. | $4.07M | MASS CHANGE CAVITY PROCUREMENT |
| 2024-10-01 | KDC Inc | $3.94M | PILC CABLE REPLACEMENT PROJECT |
| 2023-11-16 | Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC | $3.55M | GEOSNAP-10 8KX8K FOCAL PLANE MODULE (FPM) RISK MITIGATION STUDY & PRODUCT MATURATION FOR NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE (NPO) |
| 2023-08-16 | Honeybee Robotics LLC | $3.22M | CRISTAL SUPPLEMENTAL CALIBRATION SYSTEM |
| 2024-04-23 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | $3.10M | PRE-ACQUISITION EFFORT FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS |
| 2023-08-03 | Wenzel Associates, Inc. | $2.48M | GRACE-C OSCILLATORS |
| 2023-01-26 | Vacco Industries | $1.94M | MSR SRL FILTERS |
| 2022-12-16 | Sierra Space Corp | $1.85M | MSR SRL ACTUATORS |
| 2022-11-21 | University of Texas at Austin | $1.61M | BASIC CREI WITH UTA; NASA ECCO PROJECT; PI PATRICK HEIMBAH, POP DEC. 31, 2026 |
| 2024-09-18 | Tau Systems Inc | $1.30M | SUPPORT OF THE DARPA PEARCE PROGRAM |
| 2023-08-01 | The Regents of the University of Colorado | $820.0K | SWOT INLAND HYDROLOGY CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION 2023-2026. |
| 2024-08-14 | Georgia Tech Research Corp | $775.8K | NASA AND NOAA SEA GRANT COLLABORATION TO TRANSLATE SEA LEVEL SCIENCE TO COASTAL COMMUNITIES CO-I: GAMBILL |
| 2025-01-22 | Nevada System of Higher Education | $287.7K | PHASE E LTP LONG TERM PLANNER PI: MURRAY CTM: HAND |
| 2023-05-04 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $248.0K | CRISTAL ISA |
730 orders worth $23.32B (current value). The largest:
11 actions since 2023-02-28. Each is a modification or amendment with the money it added or took back.
| Date | Modification | Kind | Amount | What the agency wrote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | P00028 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | MODIFICATION 28 INCLUDES 14 SEPARATE CHANGES TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PRIME. |
| 2025-11-25 | P00027 | Administrative change | $0 | MODIFICATION 27 HAS A COMBINATION OF 16 SEPARATE ADMINISTRATIVE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PRIME CONTRACT. |
| 2025-09-23 | P00026 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | ATTACHMENT G - PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT PLAN FY 2026 |
| 2025-07-21 | P00025 | Administrative change | $0 | THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS: 1. REMOVE $150,000,000 FROM CLIN 11 AND ADD TO CLIN 8. THE FUNDING WILL INCREASE THE CEILING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES CLIN AND DECREASE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE DOES NOT CHANGE. |
| 2025-04-29 | P00024 | Administrative change | $0 | REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF CLAUSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) PCD 25-01 AND PCD 25-02 THAT OUTLINE SEVERAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS REFERRED TO BELOW. REMOVAL AND/OR REPLACEMENT (WITH DEVIATIONS) OF CLAUSES IAW EO 14168, 14173, SECTION 2 OF E.O. 14148 AND SECTION 2 OF… |
| 2024-11-21 | P00023 | Vendor ID or name changed | $0 | UNILATERAL ADMIN MOD TO CORRECT THE UEI IN FPDS |
| 2024-09-26 | P00022 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | MOD 22 LIST OF CHANGES. |
| 2024-07-02 | P00021 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | MOD 21 LIST OF CHANGES. |
| 2024-03-19 | P00020 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | MOD 20 LIST OF CHANGES |
| 2023-09-27 | P00019 | Supplemental agreement (work within scope) | $0 | MOD 19 LIST OF CHANGES |
| 2023-02-28 | P00018 | Administrative change | $0 | MOD 18 LIST OF CHANGES |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-09-30). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗