Vendor, Cambridge, MA
Smithsonian Institution
UEI Q7N8CH7NR418, CAGE 1PPP1
11 awards and $193,950,981 obligated between January 24, 2024 and September 11, 2026, 36% under full and open competition, against 94.5 offers on average where reported. 3 of the awards trace back to a SAM.gov solicitation on this site.
Industries
NAICS on the awards, by dollars.
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesNAICS 541710 | $180,069,999 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesNAICS 541712 | $7,272,906 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)NAICS 541715 | $6,608,076 |
How it wins
Awards by competition, set-aside and type.
| Full and Open Competition | 4 |
| Not Competed | 3 |
| Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources | 2 |
| Not Competed Under SAP | 2 |
| Definitive Contract | 9 |
| Purchase Order | 2 |
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Contracts ending soon
Contracts Smithsonian Institution holds whose performance ends in the next 19 months, by published end date. Each one is a recompete to prepare for.
- Ending
- 5
- Obligated so far
- $187,806,909
- Soonest
- April 30, 2027
The 5 contracts, the office behind each one and the dates are in the workspace. See them
Competes with
Vendors selling professional, scientific, and technical services to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, by dollars.
| Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.Baltimore, MD | $778,940,845 |
| University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $70,053,477 |
| Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, LLCHouston, TX | $167,000 |
Solicitations it won
SAM.gov opportunities whose award USAspending attributes to this vendor.
- TEMPO Near Real-Time (NRT) (SNWG-2020, Cycle 3) and TEMPO NRT Enhanced (SNWG-2022, Cycle 4)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
JustificationNAICS 541715Cambridge, MATEMPO-SS01-2025Awarded to Smithsonian Institution
Posted Mar 23 publications - MaGIXS-3 SAO Support
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Shared Services Center
Special noticeNAICS 541715Cambridge, MA80NSSC25908877QAwarded to Smithsonian Institution
Posted Jul 8, 2025 - Contract to Harvard for DSCOVR Faraday Cup Instrument
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Shared Services Center
Special noticeNAICS 541715Greenbelt, MD80NSSC24861822QAwarded to Smithsonian Institution
Posted Feb 13, 2024
Awards
Every award in the window, by dollars obligated.
| Contract | Awarding office | Described as | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSFC0200308DNAS803060Definitive Contract, February 5, 2024, Not Competed, 1 offers | NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Follow on Contract to Provide Operations and Science Support to the CxoNAICS 541710, PSC AR91 | $175,800,000 |
| NNL13AA09CDefinitive Contract, January 24, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 14 offers | NASA Langley Research CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution - the Tempo Investigation Was Selected Under the NASA Second Stand Alone Missions of OpportuNAICS 541712, PSC AR21 | $7,277,318 |
| NNM07AB07CDefinitive Contract, March 14, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 999 offers | NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Hinode Phase E Mission Is a Continuation of a Joint "international" Venture to Advance Our Understanding of the Sun Through Observation NAICS 541710, PSC AR22 | $4,269,999 |
| 80MSFC24CA004Definitive Contract, March 26, 2024, Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 1 offersSolicitation | NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (Tempo) Contract, Will Conduct the Necessary Research, Develop Algorithms, and Provide NNAICS 541715, PSC AJ11 | $4,006,943 |
| 80GSFC24CA013Definitive Contract, May 17, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 11 offers | NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Eccco - a Wide-Field Extreme Ultra-Violet Imager and a Unique Imaging Euv Spectrograph Phase aNAICS 541715, PSC AR11 | $1,939,600 |
| 80NSSC25PB457Purchase Order, July 14, 2025, Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offersSolicitation | NASA Shared Services CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Magixs-3 Sao SupportNAICS 541715, PSC AF11 | $243,605 |
| 80NSSC24PA547Purchase Order, April 11, 2024, Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offersSolicitation | NASA Shared Services CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Contract to Harvard for Dscovr Faraday Cup InstrumentNAICS 541715, PSC AJ11 | $215,987 |
| 80MSFC21C0003Definitive Contract, August 15, 2024, Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 1 offers | NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) Flare RocketNAICS 541715, PSC AR12 | $126,623 |
| 80MSFC22CA013Definitive Contract, February 15, 2024, Full and Open Competition, 9 offers | NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Marshall Grazing Incident X-Ray Spectrometer (Magixs) 2 MissionNAICS 541715, PSC AR13 | $75,317 |
| NNM15AA13CDefinitive Contract, July 15, 2024, Not Competed, 1 offers | NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | The High Resolution Coronal Imager: Hi-C ReflightNAICS 541712, PSC 1820 | -$1,801 |
| NNM15AA15CDefinitive Contract, August 6, 2025, Not Competed, 1 offers | NASA Marshall Space Flight CenterNational Aeronautics and Space Administration | Marshall Grazing Incident X-Ray Spectrometer (Magixs)NAICS 541712, PSC 1820 | -$2,612 |
- Places of performance
- Massachusetts
- Product and service codes
- AR91 Space R&D ServicesAR21 Space R&D ServicesAR22 Space R&D ServicesAJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic ResearchAR11 Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research And Supporting Activities; Basic ResearchAF11 Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&D Svcs; Education Svcs R&D; Basic Research
- Transactions
- 82 across 11 awards