California Institute Of Technology

UEI
YC1YP79BFD19
SAM.gov registration
Not checked yet
Physical address
4800 OAK GROVE DR, PASADENA, CA 91109
Risk score
Medium
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Forensic summary

The California Institute of Technology is a research institution located in Pasadena, California. In our records, it has 16 contracts with the U.S. federal government, totaling approximately $2.4 billion. All of these contracts were awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and they are primarily related to research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. The earliest contract in our database dates back to July 17, 2018, and the most recent was awarded on April 27, 2026. The organization does not appear to be affiliated with any parent company, and it does not have a stock ticker, as it is a non-profit institution.

The vendor has a risk score of 15 out of 100, indicating a medium risk level. One of the risk indicators is that most of its obligations were awarded without full and open competition, which may suggest limited vendor options or specific procurement requirements. Another indicator is that its revenue is concentrated in a single agency, NASA, which could imply a high dependency on one source of funding. These factors may warrant further review but do not necessarily indicate wrongdoing.

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Risk indicators

  • Most obligations awarded without full and open competition · share: 95%+10
  • Revenue concentrated in a single agency · share: 100%, agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration+5

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Contract history

AwardAgencyDescriptionSignedObligatedModsObligated / ceilingCompetition
80NM0026F7061National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationTHE MARS MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS SERVICES WILL SUPPORT COMMON MISSION OPERATIONS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND SERVI…Sep 17, 2026$33,300,0000×1.00Not competed
80NM0026F7037National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationTASK PLAN TO DEVELOP THE FLEET FOR THE ATMOSPHERE LINKING COMMERCIAL OBSERVATIONS WITH NASA (FALCON)-RADAR A…Jun 2, 2026$43,391,0004×0.50Not competed
80NM0026F7029National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSKYFALL (54-233220)THIS TASK PLAN DOCUMENTS AT HIGH-LEVEL THE EFFORT TO DEVELOP SKYFALL, A LOW-COST MARS TECH…May 14, 2026$112,298,2345×1.00Not competed
80NM0026F7026National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSOUTH POLE SEISMIC STATION (SPSS) (40-232473)Apr 28, 2026$14,730,0003×0.66Not competed
80NM0026F7025National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL LUNAR DRONES (54-232663)Apr 27, 2026$75,729,5706×0.99Not competed
80NM0026F7010National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationFY2026 - 1ST QUARTER FIXED FEE: THE FIXED FEE IS FOR THE CONTRACT/SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NASA AND T…Feb 13, 2026$31,000,0002×1.00Not competed
80NM0026F7008National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationRISK ASSESSMENT FOR MOON TO MARS (54-232562)Jan 23, 2026$6,099,0004×0.31Not competed
80NM0026F7003National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationRESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES)Dec 23, 2025$15,406,1867×0.64Not competed
80NM0025F7025National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL SUPPORT TO EXPLORATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT MISSION DIRECTORATE (ESDMD) MARS CAMPAIGN OFFICE (MCO) EARTH I…Feb 18, 2025$4,003,9797×0.34Not competed
80NM0021F0006National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL SUPPORT TO THE HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS MISSION DIRECTORATE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION O…Dec 16, 2020$13,575,38726×0.57Not competed
80NM0020F0056National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL SUPPORT TO THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) PROGRAM (40-108827)Jun 25, 2020$29,124,84058×0.82Not competed
80NM0018F0850National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationDEEP SPACE NETWORK (DSN) THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE…Sep 18, 2018$1,581,222,193130×0.80Not competed
80NM0018F0495National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationGRAVITY RECOVERY AND CLIMATE EXPERIMENT (GRACE) MISSION OPERATION PHASE E 88-15544Aug 10, 2018$2,946,32112×1.00Not competed
80NM0018F0652National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationWIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) CORONAGRAPH THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN T…Jul 27, 2018$397,858,19953×1.00Not competed
80NM0018F0653National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationHIGH PERFORMANCE SPACEFLIGHT COMPUTING (HPSC) PROJECT THE CONTRACT IS THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE N…Jul 27, 2018$92,455,49947×0.94Not competed
80NM0018F0623National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDER (AIRS) ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT (AMSU) HUMIDITY SOUNDER FROM BRAZIL (HSB…Jul 27, 2018$49,746,78840×0.94Not competed
80NM0018F0637National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSPACE GEODETIC RESEARCH, OPERATIONS AND APPLICATIONS 87-19593Jul 27, 2018$41,885,89434×0.85Not competed
80NM0018F0533National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSMAP (SOIL MOISTURE ACTIVE/PASSIVE) MISSION 88-12659Jul 17, 2018$84,078,39332×1.00Not competed
80NM0018F0527National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationMAKING EARTH SYSTEM DATA RECORDS FOR USE IN RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS (MEASURES)Jul 17, 2018$36,802,45253×1.00Not competed
80NM0026F7004National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSPACE GEODESY RESEARCH, APPLICATIONS, AND OPERATIONS (83-232285)—$12,930,0000——
80NM0026F7036National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationNASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) NNH24ZDA001N&#8208AIAH FOR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCE…—$11,763,8450——
80NM0026F7017National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationASTRONAV TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (44-232632)—$10,856,4780——
80NM0026F7053National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSTANDALONE ORBIT TO LANDING OPNAV (SOLO) SENSOR DEVELOPMENT (40-232608)—$10,436,0840——
80NM0026F7027National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL CONTRIBUTIONS TO LUNAR MICROWAVE ACTIVE PASSIVE SPECTROMETER (44-232126)—$9,806,1670——
80NM0026F7064National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationFABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF AN ADVANCED INFRARED SENSOR INSTRUMENT FOR MONITORING WILDLAND FIRES FROM SPACE,…—$9,000,0000——
80NM0026F7040National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationAMERICA 1 EXTENDED PRE PHASE A (54-233732)—$8,500,0000——
80NM0026F7021National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL BUILDING 230 REPLACE MAIN ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR 1A & 2A—$8,000,0000——
80NM0026F7034National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationAN ULTRA-COMPACT IMAGING SPECTROMETER FOR THE MOON (40-227339)—$7,749,1380——
80NM0026F7023National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationBIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION VIRTUAL CENTER STUDY (53-233073)—$4,574,0160——
80NM0026F7012National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FUND (PDRDF) FY 2026 (12-18697)—$4,342,1870——
80NM0026F7060National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL NUCLEAR SPACE POWER OFFICE PROGRAM SUPPORT TO THE NASA RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEM PROGRAM FOLLOW-ON SUPPORT—$3,695,0000——
80NM0026F7002National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationR&A FY26 - PLANETARY SCIENCE—$3,325,4770——
80NM0026F7063National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationADVANCED MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS SYSTEM (AMMOS) FOLLOW-ON (44-233450)—$3,089,1000——
80NM0026F7054National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationMULTI-MISSION ALGORITHM AND ANALYSIS PLATFORM (MAAP)—$2,651,7310——
80NM0026F7007National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL SUPPORT TO GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION AND SENSING WITH INTEGRATION AND FLIGHT TEST (GOSWIFT) (83-232871)—$2,256,9470——
80NM0026F7038National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationMICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER (MLS) MISSION OPERATIONS (88-9539)—$2,216,6000——
80NM0026F7057National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationGDSCC MEDIUM PRIORITY FIRE SRT—$2,000,0000——
80NM0026F7042National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationASTROBIOTIC GRIFFIN MISSION ONE (GM1) ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM ACCEPTANCE TEST CAMPAIGN (54-233481)—$1,760,8770——
80NM0024F0021National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL SUPPORT TO THE PRESSURIZED ROVER (PR) PROJECT (40-222631)—$1,607,9900——
80NM0026F7030National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationDECADAL SURVEY INCUBATION (DSI) 2024 AWARDED TASKS—$1,468,6640——
80NM0026F7032National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationTHE CONTRACTOR SHALL, FOR GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC), SUPPORT THE JWST CYCLE4 EARLY RELEASE SCIENCE (…—$1,428,2210——
80NM0018F0624National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationMULTIANGLE IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MISR) INSTRUMENT OPERATING SUPPORT 87-8124—$1,397,1980——
80NM0026F7044National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationMULTIANGLE IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MISR) INSTRUMENT SUPPORT AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA PRODUCT VERIFICATION, REF…—$1,335,0000——
80NM0026F7041National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationCHIEF ENGINEER FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS (54-233609)—$1,315,0050——
80NM0021F0069National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE (HST) GENERAL OBSERVER (GO) OR ARCHIVAL ESEARCH (AR) - CYCLES 27 AND 28—$1,062,5070——
80NM0026F7051National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationTRACI AT BIG DISTANCES WITH TRACK BEFORE DETECT (TBD2) (52-232552)—$1,027,5160——
80NM0026F7045National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationGPS PERFORMANCE MONITORING SUPPORT FOLLOW-ON (76-219426)—$1,021,1510——
80NM0026F7049National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL'S MASTER PLANNING—$1,000,0000——
80NM0026F7001National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationIND NETWORK SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE DRAGONFLY MISSION (91-226457)—$775,2600——
80NM0026F7050National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL SUPPORT TO JSC ON AEROSCIENCES AND FLIGHT MECHANICS (54-233231)—$769,6710——
80NM0026F7066National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationDEVELOP TIME-RESOLVED EMISSION MICROSCOPY SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FAILURE ANALYSIS AND METROLOGY—$756,4740——
80NM0026F7043National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationFY 2026 NASA INNOVATIVE ADVANCED CONCEPTS (NIAC) PHASE I SELECTIONS—$715,6190——
80NM0026F7070National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationDATA SCIENCE ANALYSIS ARCHITECTURES AND STANDARDS (52-233581)—$655,5650——
80NM0026F7062National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationMARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS SERVICES (MMOS) FOLLOW-ON (44-233449)—$535,4840——
80NM0026F7059National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationCIS-LUNAR AUTONOMOUS POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY, OPERATIONS AND NAVIGATION EXPERIMENT (CAPSTONE) 2 (42-233…—$494,3900——
80NM0026F7067National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationLEVERAGING OPERA, NISAR, AND SENTINEL-1 SURFACE MOTION PRODUCTS FOR LEVEE AND DAM MONITORING (52-234101)—$477,6260——
80NM0026F7048National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationULTRASTABLE MICROPHOTONIC CLOCKS FOR A CISLUNAR SMALL SPACECRAFT (51-233138)—$457,7980——
80NM0026F7035National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationNASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) NNH24ZDA001N-AIAH FOR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCE - 2…—$454,7890——
80NM0026F7047National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationRADIATION HARDENED RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEM (52-233400)—$443,2690——
80NM0026F7039National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationADVANCED COMPONENT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (ACT) 2024—$404,7590——
80NM0026F7055National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationGEOXO GXS SLITS AND MASKS (76-231361)—$387,7460——
80NM0026F7020National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationJPL SUPPORT OF NASA OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS (55-232327)—$359,8150——
80NM0026F7072National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationFIRE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY II (51-233415)—$290,3220——
80NM0026F7019National Aeronautics And Space AdministrationSURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY (SWOT)-DERIVED ARCTIC SEA ICE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT FOR ENHANCED DOD SITUAT…—$267,0510——