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Sherpa 6 Inc
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USAspending records $120M in award obligations to Sherpa 6 Inc (Littleton, CO) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $26M, of which $26M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 50% on FY2025 ($51M).
Sherpa 6 Inc ranks 119 of 657 listed organisations located in CO by five-year obligations, and 4,785 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 8 awards worth $107M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), where it ranks 183 of 1,484 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,758,645 | $17,758,645 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $25,508,605 | $25,506,105 | $2,500 | +44% |
| FY2025 | $51,082,568 | $51,082,568 | $0 | +100% |
| FY2026 | $25,502,714 | $25,502,714 | $0 | -50% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CO | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $120M | $39B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $26M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $120M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $3K | $39B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 4,785 of 30,989 | 1 of 657 in CO | 1 |
Largest in state: State of Colorado - DEPT of Health Care Policy & Financing. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Defense | 8 | $107M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 183 of 1,484 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Jefferson County, CO $105M · Arlington County, VA $1.6M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541512 Computer Systems Design Services | $49M | 21 Feb 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $46M | 28 Feb 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.5M | 8 Sep 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.0M | 9 Sep 2025 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.0M | 12 Jan 2026 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.9M | 25 Mar 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.8M | 6 Jun 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.6M | 11 Dec 2025 | VA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $49M, Department of Defense, 21 Feb 2023: TASKS 3.1 - 3.5 GSTWIX
- $46M, Department of Defense, 28 Feb 2024: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BASE YEAR
- $2.5M, Department of Defense, 8 Sep 2025: THIS IS FOR THE SOLDIER HUMAN INTERFACE AND ENHANCED LETHALITY DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT.
- $2.0M, Department of Defense, 9 Sep 2025: THIS AWARD IS TO DO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO STREAMLINE AERIAL RESUPPLY AND AIRDROP OPERATIONS.
- $2.0M, Department of Defense, 12 Jan 2026: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH, DIRECT TO PHASE II TOPIC A254-P030, XTECHOVERWATCH OPEN TOPIC
- $1.9M, Department of Defense, 25 Mar 2024: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II, "FY23 AIML OPEN TOPIC PH2". THE CURRENT EFFORT CONTINUES THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED UNDER SBIR PH I CONTRACT W51
- $1.8M, Department of Defense, 6 Jun 2024: WATCHTOWER WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT (WATCHTOWER+AIM)
- $1.6M, Department of Defense, 11 Dec 2025: ROTARY-WING INFLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGES (RWICP)
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Sherpa 6 Inc receive?
$120M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $18M; FY2024: $26M; FY2025: $51M; FY2026: $26M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Sherpa 6 Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($107M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and NAICS 541512 Computer Systems Design Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CO ($105M) and VA ($1.6M).
Is Sherpa 6 Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 4,785 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 119 of 657 located in CO. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.