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California 43rd District

CA-43 · Place of performance

Total Obligations

$12.12B

Total Awards

8K

Known Recipients

25

Last Updated

Jun 5, 2026

$2,668,827,137.60 is the USAspending.gov obligation sum for NAICS 541715 (Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology)) inside California 43rd District (CA-43), on 144 award records. One hundred forty-four 541715 awards equal about thirty-six percent of California 43rd District's published obligation book — a large R&D share beside CA-43's separate 481212 freight-air tie. That pair is Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) and California 43rd District (CA-43) — not California's entire federal inflow, not Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) nationwide, and not cash already paid. The cell is 35.9% of this district's published obligation total ($7,436,000,192.55). Implied average obligation is about $18,533,521.79 ($2,668,827,137.60 ÷ 144). Correlation is not causation.

Key figures

  • R&D (exc. Nano/Bio) in California 43rd District (CA-43): $2,668,827,137.60 across 144 USAspending awards.
  • Implied mean about $18,533,521.79 per record; district share 35.9% of $7,436,000,192.55.
  • NAICS 541715 × CA-43 is an obligation join, not an outlay and not a named-recipient list.
  • Cite USAspending.gov; quote California 43rd District and NAICS 541715 if live tables moved.
  • California federal spending and All spending ties are parents and an index, not amounts to add into $2,668,827,137.60.

Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) and California 43rd District (CA-43) as a USAspending pair

NAICS 541715 and congressional district CA-43 meet here. $2,668,827,137.60 is the USAspending.gov obligation sum on awards that carry both tags. It is not the nationwide Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) total, not every federal dollar coded to California 43rd District (CA-43), and not an outlay register. The packet does not split physical from engineering from life-science 541715 work, and it does not split contract versus assistance. 144 is an action count: modifications and repeat awards add rows. Unique recipients are unpublished. This cell is not a patent list, a named-lab file, or a nanotechnology/biotechnology R&D book.

Dividing $2,668,827,137.60 by 144 yields about $18,533,521.79 per award on average. That ratio is two packet facts. It is not a typical contract, grant, or benefit line. 144 awards is a moderate R&D file. Counts are not a quality score and not a named-lab roster. Do not treat CA-43's 541715 cell as a synonym for every R&D (exc. Nano/Bio) account nationwide. Open California 43rd District for the district table without this industry filter, NAICS 541715 for NAICS 541715 without a CA-43 filter, California federal spending for every industry in the California extract, and All spending ties for the rest of the join list. Quote those hubs as parents, not as addends to $2,668,827,137.60.

How USAspending labels Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology)

USAspending labels industry 541715 as Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology). That code produced $2,668,827,137.60 when crossed with California 43rd District (CA-43) place of performance. The industry-wide 541715 hub does not require CA-43 geography. The district hub does not require R&D (exc. Nano/Bio). Only this tie applies both filters, which is why it cites 144 awards. The packet does not split physical from engineering from life-science 541715 work, and it does not split contract versus assistance.

Correlation is not causation: California 43rd District (CA-43) did not cause $2,668,827,137.60 by existing as a large or small place. Population, outcome scores, and named facilities are not packet facts. The join is 541715 × CA-43 only. This cell is not a patent list, a named-lab file, or a nanotechnology/biotechnology R&D book. Do not invent contractors or award recipients to fill the gap. Campaign donations on FEC tables do not fund this USAspending cell; the datasets are separate.

Full analysis: R&D except Nano/Bio (NAICS 541715) in California 43rd District (CA-43) →

Questions

How much R&D (exc. Nano/Bio) spending is coded to California 43rd District (CA-43)?
USAspending.gov lists $2,668,827,137.60 in Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) obligations across 144 awards with place of performance in California 43rd District (CA-43). NAICS 541715 × CA-43 is an obligation join, not an outlay and not California's complete federal ledger. The cell is 35.9% of the district's published total ($7,436,000,192.55). Unique recipients are unpublished. Average obligation is about $18,533,521.79, a ratio of those two facts only.
Does $2,668,827,137.60 include every R&D (exc. Nano/Bio) product line in CA-43?
The packet publishes one NAICS rollup. The packet does not split physical from engineering from life-science 541715 work, and it does not split contract versus assistance. $2,668,827,137.60 is the combined obligation sum for NAICS 541715 inside CA-43 coding. This page will not invent a product pie or name contractors. Open NAICS 541715 and California 43rd District to inspect parent tables. 144 remains an action count, not a product count.
Is $2,668,827,137.60 cash already paid in California 43rd District (CA-43)?
No. Obligations are commitments recorded on USAspending.gov awards. Outlays — money that actually left the Treasury — are a different concept and are not this packet's headline. Treating $2,668,827,137.60 as checks already cleared in California 43rd District (CA-43) confuses those terms. Later ingests can revise 144 awards. Prefer the live district and industry hubs if the tables moved.
How does this R&D (exc. Nano/Bio) cell relate to California statewide spending?
California federal spending is the California statewide extract across industries. $2,668,827,137.60 is the Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) amount inside California 43rd District (CA-43) only, not the statewide R&D (exc. Nano/Bio) total. Adding California federal spending to $2,668,827,137.60 double-counts. NAICS 541715 nationwide lives on NAICS 541715. This join is 541715 × CA-43.

USAspending.gov congressional district place-of-performance joined to NAICS industry. Obligations are not outlays.

District ties

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Yearly Spending Trend

Top 50 Awards in California 43rd District

Largest individual obligations performed in CA-43.

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Top 50 Awards in California 43rd District
AwardRecipientAwarding AgencyProgramPlaceFYObligation
CONT_AWD_80MSFC20C0034_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
WORK REQUIRED FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURE, TEST, LAUNCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM (HLS) INTEGRATED LANDER.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$3,014,371,124
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB001_9700_FA881124DB003_9700
THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO EXECUTE THE PHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICE TASK ORDER (LSTO) FOR SDA-1.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432025$540,731,341
CONT_AWD_80JSC024CA002_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
DESIGN, DEVELOP, MANUFACTURE, TEST, INTEGRATE, ACHIEVE NASA ACCEPTANCE, DELIVER, AND SUSTAIN ITS UNITED STATES DEORBIT VEHICLE (USDV) SUCH THAT THE USDV CAN PERFORM THE FINAL DEOR…
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$425,568,844
CONT_AWD_80KSC021CA006_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
NASA LAUNCH SERVICES II - SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES (EUROPA CLIPPER). THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD INCREMENTAL FUNDING AND ADJUST THE FUNDED-THROUGH DATE ACCORD…
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$178,837,579
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB026_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$178,501,232
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB023_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$177,958,208
CONT_AWD_FA881126FB004_9700_FA881125DB002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES PHASE 3, LANE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432026$166,969,654
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB029_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$161,219,529
CONT_AWD_FA881126FB001_9700_FA881124DB003_9700
PHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICE TASK ORDER (LSTO) FOR SDA-2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432026$159,967,658
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0030_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$159,541,543
CONT_AWD_N6833526F1022_9700_N6833526G0006_9700
PER SOW, G/R LIST, AND TECHNICAL PROPOSAL
CASTELION CORPORATION
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy
—TORRANCE, CA-432026$154,996,571
CONT_AWD_HQ085021C0001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
SDA TRACKING LAYER TRANCHE 0 (T0) TRACKING
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$154,229,827
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB022_9700_FA881125DB002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES PROCUREMENT
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432025$153,713,951
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB016_9700_FA881125DB002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432025$153,713,951
CONT_AWD_FA881118C0003_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$152,726,072
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB015_9700_FA881125DB002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES PROCUREMENT
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432025$150,100,000
CONT_AWD_FA254126FB008_9700_FA254125DB021_9700
SBS005513- STARSHIELD SERVICE SUPPORT
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432026$135,000,000
CONT_AWD_80KSC020C0012_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
GATEWAY LOGISTICS SERVICES (GLS) CONTRACT AWARD - SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES (SPACEX).
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$115,774,074
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0031_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
FLEET SURVEILLANCE, 8 ADDITIONAL MISSIONS
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$115,348,776
CONT_AWD_N0001922C0038_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE HDVR NEW DOOR
MERCURY MISSION SYSTEMS LLC
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy
—TORRANCE, CA-432024$103,923,681
CONT_AWD_FA881124F0005_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$102,666,760
CONT_AWD_FA881126FB006_9700_FA881124DB003_9700
PHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICE TASK ORDER (LSTO) FOR NTO-5
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432026$101,063,578
CONT_AWD_FA881122F0017_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$101,037,436
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0023_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$100,122,399
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB021_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$99,527,308
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0017_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$99,297,437
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB018_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
SPACEX - SDA T2TL-A LAUNCH SERVICES
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$97,002,955
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0015_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$95,744,249
CONT_AWD_FA881124F0006_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 SPACEX EXECUTION
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$91,782,373
CONT_AWD_FA881122F0016_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$91,738,793
CONT_AWD_FA881122F0018_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$91,720,436
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0013_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$90,681,347
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB017_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
SPACEX MISSION SDA T2TL-C
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$90,320,373
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB017_9700_FA881120D0001_9700
SPACEX MISSION SDA T2TL-C
UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC
Colorado
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$90,320,373
CONT_AWD_FA881124F0004_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
ASSURED ACCESS TO SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$90,320,373
CONT_AWD_FA881124F0007_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$89,722,747
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0014_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 SERVICES
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$88,652,437
CONT_AWD_70B03C21F00001089_7014_70B03C21D00000037_7014
THE PURPOSE OF THIS NO-COST MODIFICATION IS TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE UNTIL 12/31/2026
RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC
California
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
—TORRANCE, CA-432024$88,139,671
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0020_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2, LAUNCH SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENT AND TO ADD POSTPONEMENT FEES.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$87,123,655
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB031_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$86,501,024
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB021_9700_FA881125DB002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 3 LANE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432025$85,613,951
CONT_AWD_FA881121F0009_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$83,240,159
CONT_AWD_FA881124F0003_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$82,442,461
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB023_9700_FA881125DB002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 3 LANE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432025$81,613,951
CONT_AWD_FA881121F0010_9700_FA881120D0002_9700
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432024$77,491,763
CONT_AWD_FA881126FB002_9700_FA881124DB003_9700
PHASE 3 LANE 1 LAUNCH SERVICE TASK ORDER (LSTO) FOR SDA-3
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432026$77,095,704
CONT_AWD_70B03C20F00000452_7014_70B03C20D00000013_7014
THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CIVIL WORKS FOR 2 LOCATIONS.
RAPISCAN SYSTEMS INC
California
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
—TORRANCE, CA-432024$74,740,946
CONT_AWD_N6833523F0001_9700_N6833519G0041_9700
MODIFICATION TO EXTEND THE STOP-WORK ORDER.
PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy
—TORRANCE, CA-432024$70,918,576
CONT_AWD_FA881126FB007_9700_FA881125DB002_9700
LAUNCH SERVICE FOR NROL-86
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
California
Department of Defense
Department of the Air Force
—HAWTHORNE, CA-432026$65,000,000
ASST_NON_U54MD007598_075
CENTER FOR ACCELERATING EXCELLENCE IN TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE (AXIS) - ABSTRACT PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT – PROJECT 3 THE EXPANDED ROLE OF PHARMACISTS IN THE PANDEMIC WAS DEMONSTRA…
CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
California
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
93.307
MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH
LOS ANGELES, CA-432024$57,145,935

Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.