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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70RSAT20C00000011 definitive contract | Tda Research, Inc | -$0 | The purpose of contract is to award a new sbir contract to develop a power module for first responders (pmfr) that would service all the current and emerging requirements of on-body devices. | Office of Procurement Operations | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 70FA6021F00000068 delivery order | National Academy of Sciences | -$1 | Nas roundtable | Federal Emergency Management Agency | Jun 3, 2025 |
| 70RSAT23C00000035 definitive contract | Caspia Technologies Inc | -$1 | Small business innovation research award topic real-time hardware-assisted detection of cyber attacks | Office of Procurement Operations | Mar 6, 2024 |
| FA942216C8040 definitive contract | Adelos, LLC | -$2 | Igf::ot::igf fiber-optic intrusion detection | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jul 24, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0864 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$2 | Electromagnetic spectrum engineering. | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23C00000006 definitive contract | Caspia Technologies Inc | -$4 | Caspia technologies DHS sbir 22.1 phase ii topic 3: demonstrate a non-invasive handheld prototype level or physical system framework for a rapid, real-time detection of counterfeit microelectronics devices and systems. | Office of Procurement Operations | Dec 2, 2025 |
| 0016 delivery order | Nova Research, Inc | -$6 | Igf::ot::igf pr: 61-0472-15; the contractor shall provide the research and development (R&D) required by the programs that address hazardous chemical analysis, damage control, fuel metrics and autonomous systems. the objective is to ... | Navy | Nov 8, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0269 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$10 | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Nov 30, 2023 DoD 90d |
| 0003 delivery order | Nova Research, Inc | -$13 | Igf::ot:igf pr 61-0448-13 the contractor shall conduct research focused on the characterization of explosives and explosive training aids for canines. | Navy | May 24, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0209 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$16 | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA248720C0020 definitive contract | Mark Resources, Inc | -$16 | Millimeter-wave video synthetic aperture radar (mmw vid-sar) | Air Force | Jun 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF18F0009 delivery order | Icf Incorporated, L.l.c | -$21 | Research&development services | Army | May 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT22FR0000120 delivery order | The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | -$22 | Counter-unmanned aircraft systems analyses and systems engineering project | Office of Procurement Operations | Apr 16, 2024 |
| N0017319F6005 delivery order | Alaire Technologies Inc | -$24 | Pr 56-9636-19 research, development, testing&assessment of advances electro-optic infrared aircraft. | Navy | Aug 23, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT22C00000002 definitive contract | Gate Scientific, Inc | -$27 | Validation test plan for the agshield pen-side asf nucleic acid detection device | Office of Procurement Operations | Dec 16, 2025 |
| 0662 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$32 | Option year 4 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0017 delivery order | Nova Research, Inc | -$34 | Igf::ct::igf pr 61-1006-16; the contractor shall provide research and development (R&D) support for the design, synthesis, processing, characterization and testing of novel sensors and materials. the tasks include scientific computing to ... | Navy | May 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA700020F0118 delivery order | Sabreliner Aviation LLC | -$37 | Kc-135 teardown analysis program asset disposal | Air Force | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017319F2036 delivery order | Syntek Technologies, Inc | -$62 | Computational physics and high-performance computing enterprise pr 67-0707-19 | Navy | Oct 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0272 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$75 | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0007 delivery order | Nova Research, Inc | -$109 | Igf::ot::igf pr 61-0461-13 the contractor shall conduct research on the structure and composition of a variety of materials. the objective is to develop and understand various materials using sophisticated analytical methods related to ... | Navy | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19C0075 definitive contract | Icf Incorporated, L.l.c | -$115 | New contract-- | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 29, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF20F0007 delivery order | Aptima Inc | -$117 | R&d services, travel, odcs- development and validation of cognitive competency measures for cyber-electromagnetic activities | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0017318C2004 definitive contract | Leidos, Inc | -$123 | Pr 63-5009-17 multifunctional materials rdt&e services | Navy | Jun 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0413 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$134 | Option year 1 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0013 delivery order | Nova Research, Inc | -$169 | Igf::ot::igf; pr# 61-0382-15; the contractor shall provide the research and development (R&D) required by the programs that address hazardous chemical analysis, damage control, fuel metrics and autonomous systems. the objective is to ... | Navy | Apr 23, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23C00000008 definitive contract | Analytical AI, Inc | -$172 | Analytical ai: DHS sbir 22.1 phase ii topic 6 | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 6, 2026 |
| 0734 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$182 | Cpif engineering. | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0719 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$191 | Cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT21FR0000028 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | -$220 | Small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) research & development | Office of Procurement Operations | May 13, 2025 |
| 70RSAT20C00000057 definitive contract | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc | -$238 | Schedule and cost for property inventory | Office of Procurement Operations | Feb 19, 2025 |
| HQ003423F0614 delivery order | University of Alaska Fairbanks | -$282 | University affiliated research center - support for a study atthe university of alaska. | Washington Headquarters Services | May 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911NF22F0014 delivery order | Carnegie-Mellon University | -$300 | Predictive maintenance | Army | Jul 2, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70Z02321FPE2S0200 delivery order | National Academy of Sciences | -$323 | Independent review of inland ersp calculator prototype and reports | U.S. Coast Guard | May 27, 2025 |
| 0426 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$339 | Option year 1 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0776 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$376 | (t3596) eme measurements for candidate c | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0569 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$430 | Option year 3 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0509 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$466 | Option year 3 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 21, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QY20C0082 definitive contract | Nexgen Composites LLC | -$500 | Sbir iis - lightweight radiation shielding for transportable rigid wall shelters | Defense Contract Management Agency | Jan 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70T03021F7667N103 delivery order | The MITRE Corporation | -$510 | The purpose of this task order is to establish a new task under u.s. department of homeland security to support TSA's efforts to study the alternatives for modernizing the msns system | Transportation Security Administration | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 0232 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$516 | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Nov 20, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911QX18F0069 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | -$518 | Group ii UAS hpm vtol | Army | Jun 27, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH18C0077 definitive contract | Universitätsklinikum Essen (anstalt Des Öffentlichen Rechts) | -$579 | This contract will enable establishment of up to 10 clinical sites for a cohort study that seeks to recruit and retain 1000 men who have sex with men that exhibit high risk sexual behavior. the purpose of the study is to establish new ... | Army | Nov 30, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19F0027 delivery order | Aptima Inc | -$585 | R&d services, travel, odcs | Army | Aug 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0010 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | -$632 | Igf::ot::igf ; pr no. 61-0427-14; R&D services in accordance with sow task 3.4. | Navy | Feb 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN18F0290 delivery order | The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology | -$682 | This task order is for the serc characterization of emerging technologies in military environments. | Army | Feb 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0180 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$691 | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jul 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT22C00000020 definitive contract | Triton Systems, Inc | -$785 | 21.1 phase ii topic 1 non-invasive breathalyzer | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 24, 2025 |
| M6785423F0008 delivery order | Corvid Technologies, LLC | -$814 | Services in support of expanded efforts utilizing the established high-fidelity computational physics (hfcp) capability. this effort resumes research pursued in small business innovation research (sbir) phase i and phase ii. | Defense Contract Management Agency | Aug 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0312 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$873 | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Nov 30, 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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