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Science and technology R&D: $5.5B in defense awards
$5.5B obligated across 3,565 DoD and DHS awards to 1,371 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 14, 2026, 4.8% of Research and development. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp leads with $379.6M; Department of the Army is the largest buyer at $2.4B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $5.5B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 3,565 |
| Companies | 1,371 |
| FY2024 | $2.2B |
| FY2025 | $2.0B |
| FY2026 to date | $1.3B |
| Parent category | Research and development |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5J9CQ25F0008 delivery order | Research Innovations Incorporated | $0 | Grids iv minimum guarantee. | Army | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W74V8H04D0042 IDIQ contract | Intelligent Decision Systems, Inc | $0 | No description on the record | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 17, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W81K0222D0015 IDIQ contract | Akahi Associates, LLC | $0 | Biomedical laboratory technical services, tamc, hawaii idiq, single award | Defense Health Agency | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH21A0003 blanket purchase agreement | Contiem, Inc | $0 | Standard exchange for non-clinical data (send) support services | Defense Health Agency | Feb 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH21C0105 definitive contract | Amivas US LLC | $0 | Post marketing studies and clinical trials for artesunate for injection. | Defense Health Agency | Oct 26, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH21C0114 definitive contract | Syndaver Labs Inc | $0 | Non-human primate training simulator development | Defense Health Agency | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH22D0008 IDIQ contract | Vysnova Partners, LLC | $0 | Labor support services for walter reed ARMY institute research (wrair) - armed forces research institute of medical sciences (afrims) | Defense Health Agency | Jan 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH22D0012 IDIQ contract | Envigo Global Services Inc | $0 | Non-human primate services for the walter reed ARMY institute research (wrair). | Army | Nov 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W909MY22C0004 definitive contract | Epir Technologies, Inc | $0 | Small business innovation research (sbir) phase i bridge and phase ii in response to sbir topic number a19-120, titled low-cost, "novel integration technologies for infrared focal plane array application." | Army | Jul 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W909MY23D0002 IDIQ contract | Qinetiq Inc | $0 | Dnvt | Army | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W909MY23F0034 delivery order | Qinetiq Inc | $0 | Dnvt tor 0001 - program orientation, establish warehouse information, and initial material purchase | Army | Apr 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF12D0002 IDIQ contract | Teledyne FLIR Defense, LLC | $0 | Igf::ot::igf this action is for cutting edge technologies for the detection of persistent low-volatility chemical threats. enzyme based kits were originally developed under the sbir program during phase i and ii and have been shown to meet ... | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 2, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF14C0036 definitive contract | Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc | $0 | Igf::ot::igf - sbir ph ii | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jun 24, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF14C0050 definitive contract | Icf Incorporated, L.l.c | $0 | Igf::ot::igf;broad agency announcement entitled, " investigating a reusable learning object approach to enhance course development" | Defense Contract Management Agency | Nov 8, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF14C0089 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $0 | Igf::ot::igf base award | Defense Contract Management Agency | Sep 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF15C0237 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $0 | Igf::ot::igf new baa contract castle | Defense Contract Management Agency | Sep 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF16C0068 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $0 | Igf::ot::igf new R&D effort | Defense Contract Management Agency | Aug 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF17C0041 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $0 | Igf::ot::igf m3ic phase 1 iaw sow | Defense Contract Management Agency | Aug 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF17C0080 definitive contract | Fors Marsh Group LLC | $0 | Igf::ot::igf | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 8, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF17C0090 definitive contract | Bluehalo Labs, LLC | $0 | Igf::ot::igf:: sttr phase 2 new start award w/intelligent automation inc. | Defense Contract Management Agency | Mar 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF18C0014 definitive contract | Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, LLC | $0 | Igf::ot::igf development of a common cyber capabilities test | Defense Contract Management Agency | Oct 11, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF18D0003 IDIQ contract | Aptima Inc | $0 | Research&development services | Army | Apr 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF18F0028 delivery order | Aptima Inc | $0 | Research&development services | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19C0032 definitive contract | Human Resources Research Organization (humrro) | $0 | Validation of accessions screening tools | Army | Mar 7, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19C0056 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $0 | Basic contract (R&D) services-research entitled: research base dqm | Defense Contract Management Agency | Sep 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19C0060 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $0 | Base award "crisp" research project task | Defense Contract Management Agency | Sep 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19D0001 IDIQ contract | University of California, Santa Barbara | $0 | Base idiq award-icb-uarc-fy 2019 | Army | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19D0002 IDIQ contract | Tier 1 Performance Solutions LLC | $0 | The purpose of this research is to provide a means to enhance ongoing programs of research in the general area of ARMY personnel development and training. | Army | Apr 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19F0032 delivery order | Aptima Inc | $0 | R&d services, travel, other direct costs | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF20C0024 definitive contract | Charles River Analytics, Inc | $0 | Research&development services- ARMY research institute- "job data extraction, selection,&input by gathering non-expert responses" | Army | Jul 22, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF20C0036 definitive contract | Icf Incorporated, L.l.c | $0 | R&d services, travel,&odcs assessment and development of squad level psychological intangibles | Defense Contract Management Agency | Nov 7, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF20C0046 definitive contract | Accelint AI, LLC | $0 | Research&developmental services- "job analysis support using machine-learning for empowering nonexperts in task investigations (jasmenti)" | Army | Jun 17, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0001 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | $0 | Research base period (ta 1)-- | Defense Contract Management Agency | Sep 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0013 definitive contract | Maxentric Technologies LLC | $0 | Phased-array antennas for advanced extremely high frequency satellite communications | Army | Nov 7, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0033 definitive contract | Sti Optronics, Inc | $0 | Sttr phase ii:diamond electron amplifiers | Army | Apr 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0034 definitive contract | Composites Automation LLC | $0 | Sttr phase ii award to composites automation llc for throughput optimization for the tailorable universal feedstock for forming (tuff0 process. | Army | Apr 2, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0038 definitive contract | Hybrid Plastics, Incorporated | $0 | Sbir phase iii - poss viscoelastic hemostat | Army | Jul 2, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0041 definitive contract | Fors Marsh Group LLC | $0 | U.s. ARMY research institute for the behavioral and social sciences (ari) mindset and soldier professional development | Army | Oct 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0042 definitive contract | BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc | $0 | Base award- (sipnt)-- gps anti - jam unit, small size | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jul 31, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0043 definitive contract | Fors Marsh Group LLC | $0 | Base award - thinking-in-time: a multi-method skills assessment for ARMY officers | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 16, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0058 definitive contract | Command Sight Inc | $0 | Proposal entitled-non-los directional command & control. | Army | Feb 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21C0059 definitive contract | Millennitek, LLC | $0 | Man-portable, direct-fuel capable, tubular solid oxide fuel cell | Army | Nov 9, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21D0002 IDIQ contract | Aura Technologies, LLC | $0 | Sbir phase iii for artificial intelligence (ai) for weapons systems, tactical power, logistics, space, operations and advanced manufacturing (ai multi - round 1) (ame)hybrid: firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee | Army | Jan 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21D0008 IDIQ contract | Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station | $0 | Technical area 2 | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21F0003 delivery order | Aptima Inc | $0 | R&d services, travel,&odcs_ | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21F0014 delivery order | Applied Research Associates, Inc | $0 | Testing, modeling, simulation & training | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21F0026 delivery order | Edmond Scientific Company | $0 | Ssp tcn 21-001 base | Army | Dec 21, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21F0035 delivery order | Aptima Inc | $0 | Effort- validation and expansion of a digital peer assessment tool | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF21F0039 delivery order | Aura Technologies, LLC | $0 | Performance of the proposal | Army | Dec 27, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF22C0001 definitive contract | Irglare, LLC | $0 | Mid-wave infrared pic-based coherent beam combining | Army | Nov 22, 2023 DoD 90d |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Data as of Oct 16, 2026.
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