Government buying office
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Smithsonian Institution · Smithsonian Institution
Office code 331312
Contracts awarded
189
since Oct 2023 · $11M
Companies that won
91
8% of awards to small businesses
One-bid contracts
41%
23 of 56 competed awards drew one bid
Set aside
2%
of awards reserved for small businesses or programs
Awards by fiscal year
FY2024
76 · $5.9M
FY2025
59 · $1.8M
FY2026
54 · $2.8M
What it buys
Bearings, Mounted
11 awards · $206K · 33% one bid
Support- Administrative: Other
10 awards · $560K
Housekeeping- Custodial Janitorial
6 awards · $348K · 25% one bid
Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical
6 awards · $170K
Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment- Plumbing, Heating, And Waste Disposal Equipment
6 awards · $167K
IT And Telecom - Compute: Servers (Hardware And Perpetual License Software)
5 awards · $665K · 25% one bid
Support- Professional: Other
5 awards · $137K · 33% one bid
Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Lodging, Hotel/Motel
5 awards · $135K
Who wins here
President And Fellows Of Harvard College
25 wins · $803K
Research Corporation Of The University Of Hawaii
9 wins · $533K
Echostor Technologies, LLC
8 wins · $842K
Hilo Air A/C Refrigeration LLC
8 wins · $208K
New Image Building Services, LLC
4 wins · $286K · small business
Express Services, INC.
4 wins · $160K
Senergy Petroleum LLC
4 wins · $124K
Gruber Technical INC
4 wins · $90K
Ending in the next 12 months
This office will likely re-bid these. The incumbent and last price are public now.
Provision Of General IT Contractor Support To Flwo In Az
Elysian Technology INC · ends Nov 2026 · $58K · won with 1 bid
Purchase Optical Parts
Thomas Keating Limited · ends Dec 2026 · $38K · won with 1 bid
Program Management & Data Management For Agel
Courtney Watson · ends Nov 2026 · $29K · won with 1 bid
Services: Living Earth Digital Twin Innovation Workshop
President And Fellows Of Harvard College · ends Sep 2027 · $25K · won with 1 bid
Sma Hawaii: Power Meter
Newark Corporation · ends Dec 2026 · $18K · won with 1 bid
Temp Admin Services For Hr
The Hollister Group, INC. · ends Mar 2027 · $16K · 3 bids
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