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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 |
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70RSAT19CB0000022 definitive contract | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | -$886 | The purpose of this action is to issue a contract under long range broad agency announcement (lrbaa) 18-01 for information sharing, safeguarding, and federated icam research and development efforts. as a result of this action, the contract ... | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 22, 2025 |
| N3943020C2248 definitive contract | Geosyntec Consultants, Inc | -$894 | Sulfidated zerovalent iron | Navy | Aug 14, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0325 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$917 | Option year 1 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0003 delivery order | Syntek Technologies, Inc | -$933 | Igf::ot::igf pr 67-0721-16 the contractor shall provide physics research support. | Navy | Mar 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF20F0013 delivery order | Aptima Inc | -$1.1K | Covid-19 R&D services, travel, other direct costs- job aids to support soldier readiness | Army | Dec 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0480 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$1.2K | Option year 2 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF20C0043 definitive contract | Aptima Inc | -$1.2K | R&d services, travel,&odcs- "improving talent management: aim 2.0 system recommendations" | Army | Dec 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| HT001123F0082 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | -$1.3K | Services for subject matter expert support to focused working groups investigating advanced analytics to facilitate the biosurveillance mission. | Defense Health Agency | Jul 31, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0601 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$1.4K | Cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HC104718C0002 definitive contract | Information Technology Strategies, Inc | -$1.4K | Aws eep software development | Defense Information Systems Agency | Apr 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W81XWH22F0342 delivery order | Vysnova Partners, LLC | -$1.4K | Technical scientific support for afrims entomology research, thailand | Defense Health Agency | Apr 17, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19F0030 delivery order | Aptima Inc | -$1.5K | R&d services, travel, odcs_ | Army | Nov 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| HT001123F0020 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | -$1.5K | Services supporting focused working groups and investigating advanced analytics to facilitate the biosurveillance mission. | Defense Health Agency | Sep 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT21FR0000156 delivery order | Signature Science LLC | -$1.6K | The purpose of this amended requisition is to add funding for tsl-21-088 new task order metered dose deposition | Office of Procurement Operations | Mar 7, 2025 |
| W911NF20C0018 definitive contract | Icf Incorporated, L.l.c | -$1.7K | R&d services, travel, odcs- improving talent management through data science- developing methods for automated assessment | Army | Nov 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T21C0010 definitive contract | The University of Southern Mississippi | -$1.8K | Baa 20-031 synthesis and development of polymeric materials as high performance and low-voc v-766e tank lining replacement technology platforms | Army | Jun 24, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W913E523F0008 delivery order | Centuria Corporation | -$1.9K | Technical and professional services u437h00 | Army | Feb 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0017309C6007 definitive contract | Orbital Sciences LLC | -$1.9K | 82-4000-09: post year-5 on-orbit coriolis spacecraft support services | Navy | Mar 13, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0607 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$1.9K | Option year 3 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 5, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ23F0276 delivery order | Gsi North America Inc | -$2.0K | Aquatic biota studies for the environmental laboratory | Army | Jan 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23C00000014 definitive contract | Caelum Research Corporation | -$2.2K | Caelum research: DHS sbir 22.1 phase ii: develop machine learning tools for molecular recognition that can ultimately be applied to a portable detector module. | Office of Procurement Operations | Dec 3, 2025 |
| 0013 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | -$2.2K | Igf::ot::igf; pr 61-0427-16; development, analysis, and modeling of uxo sensors | Navy | Mar 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19C0052 definitive contract | Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, LLC | -$2.3K | R&d services, travel, odcs (base period) development of a tool to assess systems thinking | Army | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0540 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$2.3K | Option year 3 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ21C0034 definitive contract | The Pennsylvania State University | -$2.4K | Mr21-1330 | Army | May 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HZ23F0260 delivery order | Gsi North America Inc | -$2.4K | Data collection and analysis for aquatic ecology projects u433f20 | Army | Feb 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0017317F2015 delivery order | Polaris Alpha Advanced Systems Inc | -$2.5K | Igf::ot::igf pr 68-1021-17 minimum guarantee/kick-off meeting | Defense Contract Management Agency | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA700020F0138 delivery order | Sabreliner Aviation LLC | -$2.5K | Castle: afgrow software support services | Air Force | Jan 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N3239818P0356 purchase order | The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | -$2.5K | Epidemiological and mathematical modeling. igf::ot::igf | Navy | Sep 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W9132T22C0002 definitive contract | University of Illinois | -$2.6K | Baa 21-031 - uiuc demonstration of 4d printing of concrete crossties prestressed with basalt fiber reinforced polymer (bfrp) bars u435cfm | Army | Jul 8, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911QX18F0055 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | -$2.6K | Task order 0002 - biomechanics for advanced atd | Defense Contract Management Agency | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912HQ21C0010 definitive contract | University of Texas at Austin | -$2.7K | Mr20-3058 | Army | Dec 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0244 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$2.7K | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA700019FA138 delivery order | Sabreliner Aviation LLC | -$2.7K | A-10 afgrow engineering tool support / labor - ffp | Air Force | Nov 3, 2023 DoD 90d |
| 0036 delivery order | Boeing Aerospace Operations, Inc | -$3.1K | Task order 0036, w31p4q-08-d-0024, statement of work entitled "operations, maintenance and support to ssf hwil development", dated 21 june 2011 | Army | Apr 17, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W911NF19C0089 definitive contract | Human Resources Research Organization (humrro) | -$3.5K | R&d services, travel,&odcs | Army | Dec 19, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT21C00000015 definitive contract | Physical Sciences Inc | -$3.5K | Sbir fy20 phase 2 award physical sciences inc | Office of Procurement Operations | Mar 13, 2025 |
| FA700020F0172 delivery order | Sabreliner Aviation LLC | -$3.6K | Castle a-10 aircraft structural integrity program (asip) engineering support | Air Force | Jan 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 0334 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$3.7K | Option year 1 - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Jun 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0017319F2028 delivery order | Eagle Systems Inc | -$3.9K | Pr 57-5014-19 task order for simulation analysis support tasks. | Navy | Feb 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 0273 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$3.9K | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Oct 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 0206 delivery order | Peraton Inc | -$3.9K | Base period - cpif engineering | Defense Information Systems Agency | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT19FR0000159 delivery order | Battelle Memorial Institute | -$4.1K | The purpose of this task order is to procure explosives subject matter expert (sme) support services for a tsl idiq task order number 13 entitled blast response high fidelity modeling and simulation capability. | Office of Procurement Operations | Sep 19, 2024 |
| W911NF18C0044 definitive contract | RTX BBN Technologies, Inc | -$4.1K | Year 1 supervan research project tasks | Defense Contract Management Agency | May 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0093 delivery order | Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp | -$4.1K | Navy requirement for analysis, integration, and asessment to support maritime mission sets | Army | Feb 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT23C00000059 definitive contract | Pierce Aerospace Inc | -$4.2K | Countering unmanned aircraft systems - SUAS remote identification and display - sbir phase iii | Office of Procurement Operations | Aug 6, 2025 |
| 70RSAT20FR0000151 delivery order | Battelle Memorial Institute | -$4.4K | This is a new task to provide the tsl t&e capability development for palletized skid screening systems | Office of Procurement Operations | Mar 21, 2024 |
| FA700023F0143 delivery order | Southwest Research Institute | -$4.5K | Center for aircraft structural life extension (castle) engineering and research activities for aging structures: stress intensity factor (k) solutions | Air Force | Apr 30, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70RSAT22FR0000095 delivery order | Signature Science LLC | -$4.7K | New alarm resolution task order | Office of Procurement Operations | Dec 17, 2024 |
| N0017417C0013 definitive contract | American Society for Engineering Education | -$4.7K | Igf::ct::igf base yr post doctoral fellowship program | Navy | Apr 24, 2025 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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