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Overview
- Legal name
- THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
- Also known as
- THE AEROSPACE CORP
- Registered location
- EL SEGUNDO, CA, USA
- Website
- Company website ↗
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Latest award activity
- Sep 11, 2026
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THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION is associated with UEI YA8LJBJCND19 and CAGE 12782 in public federal records. AcornBids currently links 323 prime awards totaling $9.4B in obligations to this entity. Its largest recorded federal customer by obligations is Department of Defense. Its recorded federal awards include work classified as Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology); Engineering Services. These categories describe the loaded award records, not a complete list of company capabilities. Its primary SAM.gov NAICS is 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). Its public SAM.gov registration lists EL SEGUNDO, CA, USA.
At a glance
Lifetime prime obligations$9.4B
Prime awards323
Awards with future end dates88
Top-agency concentration89.7%
Prime contract obligations across loaded award records. Obligations are not revenue or contract ceilings. Summary updated Oct 4, 2026. Refresh pending; these totals may be out of date.
Business information
Public SAM.gov registration details.
- Legal name
- THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
- Doing business as
- THE AEROSPACE CORP
- UEI
- YA8LJBJCND19
- CAGE
- 12782
- Registered address
- 2310 E EL SEGUNDO BLVD, EL SEGUNDO, CA, 90245, USA
- Registration status
- Active
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM activation
- Oct 22, 2025
- Initial registration
- Aug 28, 2001
- Entity start
- Jun 3, 1960
- SAM updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Registration expires
- Oct 21, 2026
- Fiscal year end
- Sep 30
- Place of incorporation
- CA, USA
Research brief
Source facts
- Loaded prime-award records link 323 awards and $9,379,569,054 in reported obligations to this legal entity. Source
- Recorded awards include Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715); this classification is not proof of every company capability. Source
- An example award describes: GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) LUNAR SURFACE POWER MODELING (SPM) PMAD MODELING ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION Source
Federal award analysis
Net transaction obligations by federal fiscal period.
Selected transaction obligations$9.4B
Prime contracts
$607.6KFY2012$1.3MFY2013$850.0KFY2014$731.2KFY2015$336.8KFY2016$1.1MFY2017$1.6MFY2018$1.0BFY2019$1.1BFY2020$1.1BFY2021$1.1BFY2022$1.2BFY2023$1.3BFY2024$1.4BFY2025$1.1BFY2026
Reported transaction obligations by federal fiscal period; includes deobligations. Missing transactions are not estimated. Coverage: 323 of 323 selected awards. Select a period to explore its awards.
Funding change
Dated, valued transaction obligations in equal-length adjacent periods; missing records are unknown. Default: last completed federal fiscal year. Percentage is unavailable when the prior period has no positive reported obligations.
| Measure | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Current period | Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026 |
| Current obligations | $1.1B |
| Prior period | Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025 |
| Prior obligations | $1.4B |
| Change | $-314.1M |
| Growth | -22.3% |
Where the work is performed
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State tile map; darker tiles have larger absolute net obligations. Outlined tiles indicate net deobligations. Unshaded tiles have no reported transactions in this selection. Other locations appear in the table.
Agencies
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $8.6B | 1 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $554.3M | 272 |
| Department of Energy | $198.8M | 5 |
| Department of Commerce | $78.6M | 20 |
| Department of the Interior | $20.3M | 5 |
| Department of Transportation | $5.1M | 18 |
| Executive Office of the President | $78.8K | 1 |
| Department of State | $0 | 1 |
Offices
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| FA8802 INTEGRATION OPERATION PIKPKE | $8.6B | 1 |
| NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | $207.0M | 24 |
| NNSA NON-MO CNTRCTNG OPS DIV | $198.8M | 5 |
| NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER | $191.0M | 6 |
| DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | $63.2M | 16 |
| NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER | $53.1M | 42 |
| NASA HEADQUARTERS | $51.8M | 71 |
| OFC OF ACQUSITION GRANTS-NATIONAL | $20.0M | 4 |
| NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER | $15.5M | 9 |
| DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | $15.3M | 3 |
| NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER | $12.5M | 62 |
| NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER | $11.6M | 27 |
| NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | $10.5M | 25 |
| 693KA9 CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES | $5.1M | 17 |
| NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR | $1.3M | 6 |
| OFC OF ACQUISITION GRANTS-DENVER | $244.3K | 1 |
| DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | $90.0K | 1 |
| EOP - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION | $78.8K | 1 |
| ACQUISITIONS - AQM MOMENTUM | $0 | 1 |
| 6913G6 VOLPE NATL. TRANS. SYS CNTR | $0 | 1 |
Naics
Psc
Vehicles
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | $8.7B | 11 |
| 80GSFC19D0011 | $546.0M | 209 |
| 1332KP22DNEEG0002 | $64.4M | 14 |
| 89233125DNA000062 | $59.3M | 4 |
| 1305M424D0050 | $9.1M | 2 |
| NNG11VH00B | $6.5M | 25 |
| DOCSP133E17CQ0020 | $5.1M | 3 |
| 693KA924D00005 | $5.1M | 17 |
| NNL11AA01B | $25.9K | 16 |
| DTRT5711D30010 | $0 | 1 |
| NNM12AA01B | $-6.2K | 1 |
| NNJ11HB94C | $-26.1K | 12 |
| NNH11CD21B | $-195.5K | 8 |
States
Set Asides
| Category | Period obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| NO SET ASIDE USED. | $8.7B | 12 |
| Unclassified | $695.1M | 311 |
Recent federal awards
Prime contract awards. Select an award to review its history and source evidence.
| Award / description | Awarding agency | Obligations | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80GRC026F7018GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC) LUNAR SURFACE POWER MODELING (SPM) PMAD MODELING ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $246.4K | Apr 15, 2026 | Feb 26, 2027 |
| 80LARC25F7007ENSURE DELIVERY OF THE NASA SATELLITE CLOUD AND RADIATION PROPERTY RETRIEVAL SYSTEM (SATCORPS) GLOBAL CLOUD COMPOSITION (GCC)SOFTWARE SYSTEM TO THE UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $85.9K | Nov 6, 2024 | Jan 31, 2027 |
| 80LARC25F7042PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING THE DYNAMIC STATE OF A VEHICLE (E.G.,SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $80.1K | Jul 21, 2025 | Jan 31, 2027 |
| 693KA926F00159THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR METHODS TO ASSESS RISK TO AIRCRAFT SUPPORT | Department of Transportation | $545.1K | Sep 10, 2026 | Aug 6, 2027 |
| 80ARC020F0034THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE CONTAMINATION CONTROL EXPERTISE AND OTHER TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE VOLATILES INVESTIGATING POLAR EXPLORATION ROVER (VIPER) MISSION SYSTEMS ENGINEER. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $1.3M | May 1, 2020 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 80GRC024F0017PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) PROGRAM AT THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $4.1M | Jan 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2027 |
| 80MSFC19F0223THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ADVANCED MICROWAVE PRECIPITATION RADIOMETER (AMPR) PROJECT. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $53.8K | Oct 1, 2019 | May 31, 2023 |
| 80MSFC20F0158THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) PROGRAM MISSION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (MSM) OFFICE IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING PROJECT, CONTRACT… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $245.9K | Jun 16, 2020 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 80MSFC20F0215THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE IMAGING X-RAY POLARIMETRY EXPLORER (IXPE) SPACECRAFT, PAYLOAD AND OBSERVATORY INCLUDING ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION… | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2.8K | Aug 28, 2020 | Feb 28, 2021 |
| 80MSFC25F7030REPLICATED EPOXY CERAMIC X-RAY OPTICS (RECXO) | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $240.7K | Aug 22, 2025 | Dec 31, 2026 |
Upcoming positioning windows
Modeled recompete windows are estimates, not announced solicitations or guarantees.
Registration, certifications & contacts
| Registration evidence | Date |
|---|---|
| SAM updated | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Source loaded | Sep 26, 2026 |
| Initial registration | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Entity start | Jun 3, 1960 |
| Industry | Reported size status |
|---|---|
| 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | Not reported |
| 541720 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | Not reported |
| Contact | Role | Published contact methods | Evidence | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS W HUNTER | Government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| STEVE D RHEE | Alternate government business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
| ROSALIND HARDEN | Electronic business | Contact method not published | SAM registration | Not available |
Registered industries
- 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- 541720 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Registration classifications and published certificates do not by themselves establish eligibility for a particular solicitation. View SAM source
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Data coverage and methodology
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