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UEI: Q7N8CH7NR418 • CAGE: 1PPP1

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (MA)

DBA: SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY

Registration and award facts

SAM.gov registration as of

Net obligations since FY2008
$1.22B
$1,219,708,794under this UEI
FY2026 obligations
$62.33M
$62,330,204ProvisionalFY2027 to date: $1.73M
Awards and orders
31
with positive net obligations
Latest action
Oct 30, 2026
SAM.gov registration
Active
Registration expiration date Mar 10, 2027

Registration

Doing business as
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
Entity structure
Other
Business start date
Jun 1, 1955 (71 years)
Location
Cambridge, MA
State of incorporation
Massachusetts
Website
cfa.harvard.edu

† FY2026 obligations (provisional; DoD awards signed after Aug 17, 2026 are not yet public).

‡ FY2027 to date.

All federal contractors in MassachusettsHow these figures are built

Source: SAM.gov entity registration and FPDS contract actions recorded under UEI Q7N8CH7NR418. SAM.gov exclusion records, from its daily extract, are under Additional Details.

Performance

Net obligations recorded under this UEI since FY2008. Top lists show the largest five by share of this vendor's net obligations; the shares do not sum to 100%.

Net obligations by fiscal year of action

  • FY2027: $1,728,600 (to date)
  • FY2026: $62,330,204 (provisional)
  • FY2025: $72,224,646
  • FY2024: $80,145,131
  • FY2023: $64,622,094
  • FY2022: $75,254,126
  • FY2021: $67,534,731
  • FY2020: $57,159,289
Show all 20 years
  • FY2019: $64,957,455
  • FY2018: $62,086,511
  • FY2017: $51,507,280
  • FY2016: $64,235,383
  • FY2015: $60,466,090
  • FY2014: $58,514,184
  • FY2013: $61,284,974
  • FY2012: $59,986,039
  • FY2011: $64,907,395
  • FY2010: $63,677,174
  • FY2009: $65,326,540
  • FY2008: $61,760,948

Total across 20 fiscal years: $1,219,708,794

Top awarding agencies

Top awarding sub-agencies

Top NAICS by obligations

Top product and service codes by obligations

  • AR91R&d- space: other (basic research)$1,126,513,532, 92.4%
  • AR22R&d- space: science/applications (applied research/exploratory development)$42,677,441, 3.5%
  • AR21R&d- space: science/applications (basic research)$31,944,970, 2.6%
  • AJ11General science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; basic research$4,222,930, 0.3%
  • 1820Space vehicle components$4,138,905, 0.3%

Subcontracting network

Reported subawards of SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: the primes it works under and its subcontractors, as the full chain or as a table.

Standing

No standing to report

GovChime ranks a vendor by net obligations in its largest NAICS code and awarding department in the last completed fiscal year; FPDS records none for this vendor in that year.

Capabilities

NAICS codes

  • 541715E(primary)

SBA certifications

No certification in the SBA profile data.

Product and service codes (PSC)

  • AJ11Research & Development

Federal Capability Statement

No SBA capability statement

The vendor's SBA small-business profile has no capability narrative or keywords.

Contracts

Latest awards and orders

  1. MSFC0200308DNAS803060Definitive contractNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLatest action
  2. 80MSFC24CA004Definitive contractNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLatest action
  3. NNL13AA09CDefinitive contractNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLatest action
  4. NNM15AA15CDefinitive contractNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLatest action
  5. NNM07AB07CDefinitive contractNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLatest action

DLA supply (DIBBS)

CAGE 1PPP1

Source: DLA's approved-source files, its award history files (FOIA reading room, every award line since 2013) and the procurement history in the RFQ documents it publishes on DIBBS.

Contact Info

As of . Source: SAM.gov Points of Contact.

SAM.gov registration for SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION lists a physical address and a separate mailing address, along with 6 verified points of contact. Past Performance contacts are the recommended outreach channel for due-diligence references; Government Business contacts handle procurement-facing correspondence.

Source: SAM.gov entity registration. Contacts without a real name are not shown.

Physical Address

60 GARDEN ST

CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

USA

Mailing Address

60 GARDEN STREET

MAIL STOP 23

CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

USA

Government Business Contact

ETHEL DOTTS

MANAGER PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY

60 GARDEN STREET

MAIL STOP 22

CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

USA

Electronic Business Contact

JILL ROBIDOUX

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

60 GARDEN STREET

MAIL STOP 22

CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

USA

Past Performance Contact

SHERMAN S WALLEN

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

60 GARDEN STREET

MAIL STOP 22

CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

USA

Government Business Alternate Contact

ETHEL P DOTTS

MANAGER PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY

60 GARDEN STREET

MAIL STOP 22

CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

USA

Electronic Business Alternate Contact

JILL ROBIDOUX

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

60 GARDEN STREET

MAIL STOP 22

CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

USA

Past Performance Alternate Contact

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Additional Details

As of . Source: SAM.gov Entity Registration.

Current SAM.gov registration expires March 10, 2027.

Source: SAM.gov entity registration (FAR responses, registration status). Always verify active exclusions against the authoritative record on SAM.gov before contract award.

Compliance & Risk Assessment

Source: SAM.gov FAR responses

Public Display

Entity information is publicly displayed

Disaster Relief Registry

Not registered for disaster relief

Bonding Information

No bonding information provided

EDI

Not declared in SAM.gov

Business Structure

Source: SAM.gov
Profit Structure:Non-Profit Organization

Registration Details

Source: SAM.gov

Initial Registration

Mar 13, 2002

Last Update

Mar 30, 2026

Registration Activation

Active — Mar 20, 2026

Fiscal Year End

0930

Country of Incorporation

USA

Congressional District

05