All DOE Contracts — October 22, 2026

The current obligation of $41,772,736 represents about 29% of the $146,156,020 ceiling, with $26,579,293 outlayed, indicating funded but partly undisbursed work. The nonprofit, tax-exempt recipient means the award signals federal nuclear-security analysis spending rather than an investable public-company win.

The delivery order is non-competed and cost-plus-fixed-fee with the recipient's competition signal recorded as unknown, so the award rests on the NNSA's continued willingness to direct work to this FFRDC rather than on an open competitive process.

Continued NNSA nuclear-security and nonproliferation analysis work could support follow-on delivery orders for The Aerospace Corporation, with the remaining ceiling of roughly $119.6 million (after the current obligation) available for incremental funding.

A $41,772,736 NNSA delivery order to an FFRDC indicates sustained federal spending on nuclear security analysis, classified under NAICS 541715 and PSC AR14 for engineering-focused R&D. Evidence is limited to one record, so the trend cannot be confirmed as multi-year.

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