NASA & Space Contracts Intelligence — April 10, 2026

Higher-materiality (5/10) cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for UAVSAR operations awarded 2018-08-10 via JPL, with $45,341,672 outlayed and potential to $97,936,008 through 2028-09-30 under NAICS 541715.

Cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for earth atmospheric composition research awarded 2018-07-20 via JPL, with $43,773,868 outlayed and ~$15.4M remaining through 2027-09-26 under NAICS 541715 and PSC AR22.

Both contracts to tax-exempt educational institution California Institute of Technology limit direct public market signals despite steady obligations.

100% of $112,014,273 obligations to single nonprofit recipient California Institute of Technology via NASA JPL

Remaining ~$15.4M on earth science and ~$7.5M on UAVSAR contracts vulnerable to NASA outlay timing despite low pricing risk

Potential exercise of options on California Institute of Technology's $52,797,416 UAVSAR contract to reach $97,936,008 ceiling

California Institute of Technology received both $112M delivery orders for long-term (to 2027-2028) non-competed earth atmospheric composition and UAVSAR R&D via JPL under PSC AR22.

{"entity"=>"California Institute of Technology", "reason"=>"Track ~$15.4M remaining outlays on $59.2M earth science contract and ~$7.5M on $52.8M UAVSAR toward potential $97.9M ceiling", "trigger"=>"quarterly outlay updates, option exercise announcements"}

{"entity"=>"NASA Management Office -- JPL", "reason"=>"Ongoing R&D commitments through 2027-2028 imply similar future awards", "trigger"=>"2027-09-26 earth science end date, 2028-09-30 UAVSAR end date, NASA budget proposals"}