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Caltech's NASA JPL Contract Shows $1.30B Obligated Through 2028

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Bottom line: NASA has obligated $1,298,997,991 to the California Institute of Technology on this award, which USAspending.gov describes as the sponsoring agreement establishing the relationship for the federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) known as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

By the numbers

  • Total obligated: $1,298,997,991
  • Potential value with all options: $1,475,442,731
  • Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Award ID: 80NM0018F0616
  • Date signed: July 24, 2018
  • Period of performance: October 1, 2018 through September 24, 2028

Why it matters

The award record states that JPL performs work designated in task orders issued by NASA contracting officers and that its primary mission is to support NASA's Science Mission Directorate. About $176 million of potential value sits above current obligations. The record was last modified October 8, 2026.

Source: USAspending.gov award record.

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