174 companies won 298 federal contract awards worth $1.1 billion for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology) (NAICS 541715) in California in our record between March 2026 and November 2026. The largest are California Institute of Technology, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
174
companies
298
contract awards
$1.1 billion
obligated
| # | Company | UEI | Awards | Obligated | Latest award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Institute of Technology | YC1YP79BFD19 | 50 | $464.8 million | 2026-11-12 |
| 2 | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | LALWKM623MU7 | 1 | $65.7 million | 2026-05-15 |
| 3 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. |
| C6M7C2FLKER5 |
| 1 |
| $57.3 million |
| 2026-04-14 |
| 4 | Dzyne Technologies, LLC | H5CDSXZGE983 | 1 | $39.5 million | 2026-04-22 |
| 5 | Aevex Aerospace, LLC | LL8SH4DDJSK6 | 3 | $37.6 million | 2026-06-26 |
| 6 | Castelion Corporation | U56KN6TRS3K1 | 1 | $23.4 million | 2026-06-11 |
| 7 | Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. | ENG5KSE6FZV5 | 6 | $20.3 million | 2026-08-20 |
| 8 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | ZH4NVFG3Z526 | 4 | $17.6 million | 2026-07-29 |
| 9 | Inversion Space Company | HRGMYX88VEA5 | 2 | $16.2 million | 2026-08-18 |
| 10 | Anduril Industries, Inc. | KC3CH2MSK7Q3 | 2 | $15.3 million | 2026-04-01 |
| 11 | Flosonics Medical LLC | RD81CL8M8EM9 | 1 | $15 million | 2026-06-05 |
| 12 | Sri International | SRG2J1WS9X63 | 7 | $13.4 million | 2026-09-29 |
| 13 | Prescient Edge Corporation | UCR9VMCCN3H5 | 1 | $13.1 million | 2026-04-28 |
| 14 | The Rand Corporation | YY46Q97AEZA8 | 2 | $12.6 million | 2026-07-09 |
| 15 | Impulse Space, Inc. | FGQ7CARRFFA2 | 1 | $12.5 million | 2026-09-28 |
| 16 | BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc | XHYCN585XJH4 | 1 | $12.3 million | 2026-04-21 |
| 17 | Mainsail - Oasis Joint Venture LLC | NKPLHCEGNK38 | 1 | $11.9 million | 2026-09-03 |
| 18 | Mercury Mission Systems LLC | GELNG3K35FA5 | 1 | $11.4 million | 2026-06-29 |
| 19 | The Aerospace Corporation | YA8LJBJCND19 | 11 | $10.6 million | 2026-10-28 |
| 20 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | HDHVQ4EF8A89 | 1 | $9.8 million | 2026-05-13 |
| 21 | Intellisense Systems Inc | C4Y5CNN55L37 | 5 | $9 million | 2026-09-29 |
| 22 | Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp. | RCCAQXYN3JH9 | 1 | $9 million | 2026-05-26 |
| 23 | Space Micro Inc | ED9EEK4ZRZG4 | 1 | $8.4 million | 2026-04-28 |
| 24 | Firestorm Labs, Inc. | K9LTUS568AD7 | 2 | $8.3 million | 2026-05-04 |
| 25 | Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the | KMH5K9V7S518 | 3 | $7.9 million | 2026-08-05 |
| 26 | Lmi Consulting, LLC | QVEKLLJUGHJ7 | 5 | $7.8 million | 2026-05-29 |
| 27 | Viasat Inc | L9Z1ASN3B8E7 | 1 | $7.4 million | 2026-11-04 |
| 28 | Novawurks, Inc | MTBJVCLTEKM1 | 1 | $6.3 million | 2026-04-28 |
| 29 | M4 Engineering, Inc. | DM3EW67JLQM1 | 2 | $6.2 million | 2026-10-29 |
| 30 | Toyon Research Corporation | PK1CB3L39XX8 | 5 | $5.7 million | 2026-09-30 |
| 31 | Aeluma, Inc. | RKCHUSHJMG83 | 3 | $4.8 million | 2026-05-28 |
| 32 | Cambium Biomaterials Inc | K9VZECDZ2YN9 | 1 | $4.7 million | 2026-06-11 |
| 33 | Avarint, LLC | ZK1DBDKYF871 | 8 | $4.6 million | 2026-07-23 |
| 34 | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | C1HBCJ9RMBV3 | 2 | $4.3 million | 2026-05-20 |
| 35 | Next Semiconductor Technologies Inc | QJ1SKGBGKW58 | 1 | $4.3 million | 2026-07-16 |
| 36 | Trl11 Inc | TMDVBBFWH888 | 1 | $4.1 million | 2026-09-17 |
| 37 | United Semiconductors, LLC | KMH6FCH19UE6 | 1 | $3.8 million | 2026-07-29 |
| 38 | Astrophysics Inc | DFHNDJLYFD32 | 1 | $3.7 million | 2026-08-04 |
| 39 | X-Therma Inc. | MKP9GFAJNEY9 | 1 | $3.5 million | 2026-09-21 |
| 40 | Million Marker Wellness Inc | JFB5A3FZ9RQ1 | 1 | $3.4 million | 2026-09-23 |
| 41 | Aecom Technical Services, Inc. | EPUXNLX5EYC4 | 1 | $3.3 million | 2026-06-30 |
| 42 | Electronic Biosciences, Inc. | FLHHE89XH2H5 | 1 | $3 million | 2026-09-09 |
| 43 | Arisan Therapeutics Inc | PYRKTQPNVJZ8 | 1 | $2.9 million | 2026-07-29 |
| 44 | Reliable Robotics Corporation | DG9XK6MHG4A7 | 1 | $2.4 million | 2026-07-22 |
| 45 | American Lithium Energy Corp. | C21AVSKSE7G9 | 1 | $2.4 million | 2026-07-16 |
| 46 | Makel Engineering, Inc. | YGVHEZ1D2ZH6 | 2 | $2.3 million | 2026-09-30 |
| 47 | Deepnight Inc. | JFRYX9MWW2L8 | 2 | $2.2 million | 2026-03-31 |
| 48 | Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc | RJH6GQUD3BT5 | 2 | $2.2 million | 2026-03-27 |
| 49 | Nexus Photonics, Inc. | GWGLE6NTKKX8 | 1 | $2.1 million | 2026-04-02 |
| 50 | Tiami Networks, Inc. | ZVQLNPW5EKM3 | 1 | $2.1 million | 2026-06-16 |
From USAspending.gov. Award totals are federal obligations, not company revenue.