NASA & Space Contracts Intelligence — October 29, 2026

The $36,802,451 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to Caltech for MEASURES Earth System Data Records has $30,116,974 outlayed (about 82%), leaving roughly $6.7 million unspent through the September 24, 2028 end date. Any option exercise or modification could add obligation, but the remaining balance is small relative to the total.

Caltech is a nonprofit, tax-exempt higher education institution with no public equity listing indicated in the data, so this $36,802,451 NASA award offers no direct investable link. Any equity relevance would come only from undisclosed subcontracts to publicly traded firms.

The award is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, not-competed delivery order under NASA's JPL management office with a performance period through 2028-09-24. With about 82% already outlayed, future funding is limited to the remaining ~$6.7 million unless modified, and NASA science budget priorities could affect any extension.

The multi-year NASA R&D commitment through 2028 under PSC AR22 (space science applied research) and NAICS 541715 suggests a sustained Earth system science funding line, which could benefit publicly traded subcontractors providing data services, sensors, or analytics to Caltech/JPL if awards are disclosed.

The $36,802,451 Caltech delivery order for MEASURES Earth System Data Records, running 2018-10-01 to 2028-09-24 under PSC AR22, indicates a sustained NASA science funding line for Earth system data development.

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