Colorado 6th District
CO-06 · Place of performance
Total Obligations
$31.07B
Total Awards
16K
Known Recipients
25
Last Updated
Jun 5, 2026
USAspending.gov tags $3,790,012,973.82 to NAICS 541712 inside Colorado 6th District (CO-06) — 4 award records, not outlays. Four except-biotechnology R&D rows cover about sixteen percent of CO-06. Colorado 5th hosts the same 541712 code with 112 rows; Colorado 7th hosts 541715, a different research label. That pair is Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology) (NAICS 541712) and Colorado 6th District (CO-06) — not Colorado's entire federal inflow, not NAICS 541712 nationwide, and not cash already paid. The cell is 16.1% of this district's published obligation total ($23,602,717,831.55). Implied average obligation is about $947,503,243.46 ($3,790,012,973.82 ÷ 4). The packet does not publish a fiscal year on this join. Correlation is not causation.
Key figures
- R&D (ex-biotech) in Colorado 6th District (CO-06): $3,790,012,973.82 across 4 USAspending awards (NAICS 541712).
- Implied mean about $947,503,243.46 per record; district share 16.1% of $23,602,717,831.55.
- NAICS 541712 × CO-06 is an obligation join, not an outlay and not a named-recipient list.
- Cite USAspending.gov; quote /districts/CO-06/ and /industries/541712/ if live tables moved.
- /states/co/ and /ties/ are a parent and an index, not amounts to add into $3,790,012,973.82.
Reading NAICS 541712 inside CO-06
Congressional district CO-06 and NAICS 541712 meet here. $3,790,012,973.82 is the USAspending.gov obligation sum on awards that carry both tags. It is not Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)'s nationwide total, not every federal dollar coded to Colorado 6th District (CO-06), and not an outlay register. The packet does not split physical versus engineering versus life sciences, or contract versus assistance. 4 is an action count: modifications and repeat awards add rows. Unique recipients are unpublished. This cell is not a lab census, a principal-investigator list, or a named-grant catalog.
Dividing $3,790,012,973.82 by 4 yields about $947,503,243.46 per award on average. That ratio is two packet facts. It is not a typical contract, grant, or benefit line. 4 awards is an extremely thin R&D file with a nine-figure implied mean. Principal investigators are unpublished. Do not treat CO-06's 541712 cell as a synonym for every R&D (ex-biotech) account nationwide. Open /districts/CO-06/ (Colorado 6th District) for the district table without this NAICS filter, /industries/541712/ (NAICS 541712) for NAICS 541712 without a CO-06 filter, /states/co/ (Colorado federal spending) for every industry in the Colorado extract, and /ties/ (All spending ties) for the rest of the join list. Quote those hubs as parents, not as addends to $3,790,012,973.82.
This page reports R&D in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except biotechnology) activity USAspending tagged to Colorado 6th District (CO-06). The headline $3,790,012,973.82 sits beside a district-wide obligation total of $23,602,717,831.55; the 16.1% share is arithmetic on those two packet facts, not a ranking of Colorado districts as winners or losers. District 90 and 98 placeholders are omitted from this harvest. Obligations are not outlays. Four rows are not four laboratories. 541712 is not 541715. Keep the except-biotechnology wording attached to 541712.
Industry 541712 without inventing a product pie
USAspending labels NAICS 541712 as Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology). That code produced $3,790,012,973.82 when crossed with Colorado 6th District (CO-06) place of performance. The industry-wide 541712 hub does not require CO-06 geography. The district hub does not require R&D (ex-biotech). Only this tie applies both filters, which is why it cites 4 awards. The packet does not split physical versus engineering versus life sciences, or contract versus assistance.
Full analysis: Physical/Engineering/Life R&D (ex-biotech) in Colorado 6th (CO-06) →
Questions
- How much R&D (ex-biotech) spending is coded to Colorado 6th District (CO-06)?
- USAspending.gov lists $3,790,012,973.82 in Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology) obligations across 4 awards with place of performance in Colorado 6th District (CO-06). NAICS 541712 × CO-06 is an obligation join, not an outlay and not Colorado's complete federal ledger. The cell is 16.1% of the district's published total ($23,602,717,831.55). Unique recipients are unpublished. Average obligation is about $947,503,243.46, a ratio of those two facts only.
- Does $3,790,012,973.82 include every R&D (ex-biotech) program in CO-06?
- The packet publishes one NAICS rollup. The packet does not split physical versus engineering versus life sciences, or contract versus assistance. $3,790,012,973.82 is the combined obligation sum for NAICS 541712 inside CO-06 coding. This page will not invent a program pie or name contractors. Open /industries/541712/ and /districts/CO-06/ to inspect parent tables. 4 remains an action count, not a program count.
- Is $3,790,012,973.82 cash already paid in Colorado 6th District (CO-06)?
- 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 $3,790,012,973.82 as checks already cleared in Colorado 6th District (CO-06) confuses those terms. Later ingests can revise 4 awards. Prefer the live district and industry hubs if the tables moved.
- Do FEC donations fund these R&D (ex-biotech) awards in CO-06?
- No. FEC receipts and USAspending obligations are different datasets. Sharing Colorado geography does not mean donations funded $3,790,012,973.82 in Colorado 6th District (CO-06). This page reports USAspending.gov NAICS 541712 crossed with place of performance CO-06. It does not report campaign finance. Keep Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology) and Colorado 6th District (CO-06) on the same citation.
USAspending.gov congressional district place-of-performance joined to NAICS industry. Obligations are not outlays.
District ties
- Department of Defense in Colorado 6th District (CO-06)
- Department of Homeland Security federal obligations in Colorado 6th District (CO-06)
- Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation in Colorado 6th District (CO-06)
- Physical/Engineering/Life R&D (ex-biotech) in Colorado 6th (CO-06)
- Disaster Grants (Public Assistance) in Colorado 6th District (CO-06)
Yearly Spending Trend
Top 50 Awards in Colorado 6th District
Largest individual obligations performed in CO-06.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Program | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CONT_AWD_FA881113C0003_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- EELV FY13 + PHASE I BUY | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | — | CENTENNIAL, CO-06 | 2024 | $4,108,268,543 |
CONT_AWD_FA880710C0001_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- NEXT GENERATION OPERATIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM | RAYTHEON COMPANY Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | AURORA, CO-06 | 2024 | $4,001,933,301 |
ASST_NON_4498DRCOP00000001_070 THE PA PROGRAM ASSISTS STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORY SLTT GOVERNMENTS, ALONG WITH ELIGIBLE PRIVATE NONPROFIT PNP ORGANIZATIONS, TO HELP COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FR… | STATE OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency | 97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2024 | $1,830,917,277 |
CONT_AWD_FA881119C0002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- DELTA IV HEAVY LAUNCH SERVICES | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | — | CENTENNIAL, CO-06 | 2024 | $1,728,709,521 |
CONT_AWD_H9240820C0004_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- SEE ATTACHMENT 01(EMD-LRIP-FRP SPIRAL SOW RFCM) IN SECTION J. | SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense U.S. Special Operations Command | — | CENTENNIAL, CO-06 | 2024 | $495,717,968 |
CONT_AWD_FA881119C0005_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE SILENTBARKER | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | — | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2024 | $422,120,494 |
ASST_NON_4145DRCOP0000001_070 THE PA PROGRAM ASSISTS STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORY SLTT GOVERNMENTS, ALONG WITH ELIGIBLE PRIVATE NONPROFIT PNP ORGANIZATIONS, TO HELP COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FR… | STATE OF COLORADO Colorado | Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency | 97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2024 | $373,987,296 |
CONT_AWD_FA880721C0002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- NEXT GENERATION OPERATIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM 3 FOLLOW-ON | RAYTHEON COMPANY Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | AURORA, CO-06 | 2024 | $250,934,324 |
CONT_AWD_FA862025FB029_9700_FA862021G4009_9700 U-28 CLS | SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | CENTENNIAL, CO-06 | 2025 | $246,672,918 |
CONT_AWD_FA881606C0002_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- DE-OBLIGATION | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | — | CENTENNIAL, CO-06 | 2025 | $240,034,570 |
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB018_9700_FA881125DB003_9700 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2025 | $222,294,889 |
CONT_AWD_W912DR21C0023_9700_-NONE-_-NONE- CD-ADF-C RECAP #3, BUCKLEY SFB, CO R00098 REVISIONS TO 69 MILCON TRANSFORMERS E AND W | M. C. DEAN, INC. Virginia | Department of Defense Department of the Army | — | AURORA, CO-06 | 2024 | $207,507,685 |
CONT_AWD_FA881125FB017_9700_FA881125DB003_9700 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH (NSSL) PHASE 3 LANE 2 LAUNCH SERVICES | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2025 | $205,327,793 |
ASST_AGG_2800202503310000009437_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $185,064,882 |
ASST_NON_CO5545_036 NHC | DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLORADO Colorado | Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration | 64.015 VETERANS STATE NURSING HOME CARE | AURORA, CO-06 | 2024 | $184,770,639 |
ASST_AGG_2800202604300000009395_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2026 | $180,032,049 |
ASST_AGG_2800202603310000009434_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2026 | $179,209,683 |
ASST_AGG_2800202602280000009425_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2026 | $177,935,096 |
ASST_AGG_2800202601310000009431_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2026 | $176,913,254 |
ASST_AGG_2800202511300000009433_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2026 | $175,590,581 |
ASST_AGG_2800202506300000009413_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $173,532,157 |
ASST_AGG_2800202512310000009430_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2026 | $171,667,982 |
ASST_AGG_2800202509300000009423_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $171,609,815 |
ASST_AGG_2800202508310000009418_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $171,265,236 |
CONT_AWD_FA881124FB028_9700_FA881120D0001_9700 NATIONAL SPACE SECURITY LAUNCH PHASE 2 | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2024 | $170,743,415 |
ASST_AGG_2800202507310000009419_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $170,279,509 |
ASST_AGG_2800202505310000009425_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $169,295,873 |
ASST_AGG_2800202510310000009426_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2026 | $169,170,744 |
ASST_AGG_2800202504300000009440_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $168,194,125 |
ASST_AGG_2800202502280000009447_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $161,451,414 |
ASST_AGG_2800202501310000009450_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $160,319,293 |
ASST_AGG_2800202411300000009451_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $159,399,866 |
CONT_AWD_FA881123F0033_9700_FA881120D0001_9700 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Defense Contract Management Agency | — | CENTENNIAL, CO-06 | 2024 | $156,745,867 |
ASST_AGG_2800202412310000009453_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $155,250,546 |
ASST_AGG_2800202409300000009453_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $154,488,538 |
ASST_AGG_2800202408310000009468_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $154,229,673 |
ASST_AGG_2800202407310000009466_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $153,478,954 |
ASST_AGG_2800202406300000009463_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $153,460,946 |
ASST_AGG_2800202405310000009464_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $152,530,690 |
ASST_AGG_2800202410310000009457_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2025 | $152,183,737 |
CONT_AWD_FA881121F0011_9700_FA881120D0001_9700 UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE-87 MULTI-MANIFEST SYSTEM INTEGRATION | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2024 | $152,181,170 |
ASST_AGG_2800202404300000009459_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $152,176,940 |
ASST_AGG_2800202403310000009455_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $151,406,991 |
ASST_AGG_2800202402290000009448_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $150,051,020 |
ASST_AGG_2800202401310000009447_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $149,331,986 |
CONT_AWD_FA881120F0005_9700_FA881120D0001_9700 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2 | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | CENTENNIAL, CO-06 | 2024 | $148,622,746 |
ASST_AGG_2800202310310000009480_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $144,389,355 |
ASST_AGG_2800202312310000009482_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $143,816,101 |
ASST_AGG_2800202311300000009482_028 AGGREGATE RETIREMENT INSURANCE (RI) BENEFITS | MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS Colorado | Social Security Administration Social Security Administration | 96.002 SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT INSURANCE | CO-06 | 2024 | $143,381,315 |
CONT_AWD_FA881122F0009_9700_FA881120D0001_9700 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PHASE 2. | UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES, LLC Colorado | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | — | ENGLEWOOD, CO-06 | 2024 | $133,223,717 |
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