Executive Summary
This digest covers a single NASA contract record totaling $49,430,922 in obligations, with zero defense-related awards, so the entire period is civilian.
The sole award went to The Regents of the University of Colorado from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for the Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center supporting EOSDIS, with a $68,179,012 base-plus-options ceiling and $39,451,279 outlayed (about 58% of the ceiling). The dominant theme is continued civilian funding for Earth science data infrastructure, but the award is a not-competed, cost-no-fee arrangement to a public university with no identified publicly traded parent, so it carries no direct public-equity exposure. The highest-conviction takeaway is that this is a sole-source research-support signal rather than an investable revenue stream, with an estimated ~$9.9 million per year spread over the performance period (illustrative only). The key watch item is any option exercise or modification altering the $49,430,922 obligation or the $68,179,012 ceiling, along with the 2027-03-31 end date and any future sole-source justification or recompetition.
Materiality, sentiment, and priority are scored by Gunpowder’s analysis pipeline. How we score filings →
Tracking the trend? Catch up on the prior All NASA Contracts digest from October 10, 2026.
Investment Signals (2)
- No Investable Public-Equity Exposure in $49,430,922 NASA Goddard EOSDIS Award to University of Colorado (HIGH)▲
The award is a not-competed, cost-no-fee contract to a public university with no separate publicly traded parent identified in the data. Investors should not map this award to listed equities.
- Option Exercise Could Move $49,430,922 Obligation Against $68,179,012 Ceiling (MEDIUM)▲
With $39,451,279 outlayed (about 58% of the ceiling), further option exercises or modifications would change the obligation level and performance trajectory through the 2027-03-31 current end date.
Risk Flags (2)
- Competition [LOW RISK]▼
The award is NOT COMPETED with no set-aside, so it is a sole-source research-support arrangement at NASA Goddard; competitive durability and future recompete outcomes are unknown from the data.
- Budget [LOW RISK]▼
The data does not show year-over-year NASA budget trends for this work, so the ~$9.9 million per year illustrative run-rate cannot be validated against funding schedules.
Opportunities (1)
- ◆
Continued sole-source work on EOSDIS Snow and Ice DAAC data infrastructure for The Regents of the University of Colorado, backed by a $68,179,012 ceiling; relevant for research-ecosystem tracking rather than public equities.
Sector Themes (1)
- ◆
The single award reflects continued NASA Goddard funding for EOSDIS Snow and Ice data systems under R&D services codes (NAICS 541715, PSC AJ11), with $39,451,279 outlayed to date. Evidence is limited to one record, so no trend can be established.
Watch List (1)
- 👁
{"entity" => "NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (EOSDIS Snow and Ice DAAC)", "reason" => "Sole award of $49,430,922 obligation against $68,179,012 ceiling with about 58% outlayed; future funding actions will determine the trajectory of this research-support work.", "trigger" => "Option exercise or modification changing the obligation, or change to the 2027-03-31 end date"}
Get daily alerts with 2 investment signals, 2 risk alerts, 1 opportunities and full AI analysis of all 1 filings
$30/mo after a 14-day free trial — no credit card required. See pricing or explore intelligence streams.
More from: All NASA Contracts
🇺🇸 More from United States
View all →October 12, 2026
Global High-Priority Regulatory Events — October 12, 2026
Global High-Priority Regulatory Events
October 11, 2026
All HHS Contracts — October 11, 2026
All HHS Contracts
October 11, 2026
Federal Professional Services Contracts — October 11, 2026
Federal Professional Services Contracts
October 11, 2026
Contract Deobligations Alert — October 11, 2026
Contract Deobligations Alert