Top 100 Contractors in NAICS 541712: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), FY2021

Parent companies by net contract obligations Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021 Code page on GovTribe

The top 10 won 40% of FY2021 NAICS 541712 contract dollars

Ranking facts

Contract obligations
$15,526,933,644 Net of deobligations, by contracts coded NAICS 541712
Contractors
692 Parent companies with an obligation
Largest contractor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $1.14 billion, 6.9% of obligations
Data as of

Contract actions from FPDS (SAM.gov). How the rankings work · Download all 100 rows as CSV

Full ranking

Rank Contractor Net obligations Share Trend
1 $1,143,790,289
Rank history: #1 in FY2022, #1 in FY2023, #1 in FY2024 and #1 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2020.
2 $876,186,664
Rank history: #3 in FY2022, #2 in FY2023, #3 in FY2024 and #4 in FY2025; up 9 since FY2020.
3 $776,544,260
Rank history: #9 in FY2022, #7 in FY2023, #28 in FY2024 and #16 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2020.
4 $729,592,859
Rank history: #4 in FY2022, #5 in FY2023, #12 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 2 since FY2020.
5 $667,585,945
Rank history: #2 in FY2022, #3 in FY2023, #2 in FY2024 and #2 in FY2025; down 2 since FY2020.
6 $631,737,214
Rank history: #5 in FY2022, #9 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 2 since FY2020.
7 $495,767,292
Rank history: #10 in FY2022, #12 in FY2023, #17 in FY2024 and #26 in FY2025; up 6 since FY2020.
8 $447,183,579
Rank history: #11 in FY2022, #6 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 1 since FY2020.
9 $409,522,970
Rank history: #71 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 33 since FY2020.
10 $376,661,085
Rank history: #15 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 4 since FY2020.
11 $363,565,179
Rank history: #16 in FY2022, #19 in FY2023, #38 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 1 since FY2020.
12 $339,206,059
Rank history: #12 in FY2022, #8 in FY2023, #7 in FY2024 and #12 in FY2025; down 7 since FY2020.
13 $322,546,277
Rank history: #8 in FY2022, #10 in FY2023, #16 in FY2024 and #8 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2020.
14 $286,633,035
Rank history: #35 in FY2022, #33 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 6 since FY2020.
15 $271,735,623
Rank history: #6 in FY2022, #4 in FY2023, #4 in FY2024 and #3 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2020.
16 $261,599,345
Rank history: #27 in FY2022, #30 in FY2023, #27 in FY2024 and #30 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2020.
17 $256,828,127
Rank history: #7 in FY2022, #16 in FY2023, #20 in FY2024 and #15 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2020.
18 $210,853,329
Rank history: #17 in FY2022, #15 in FY2023, #93 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 3 since FY2020.
19 $195,316,228
Rank history: #14 in FY2022, #13 in FY2023, #42 in FY2024 and #17 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2020.
20 $191,839,045
Rank history: #19 in FY2022, #20 in FY2023, #23 in FY2024 and #35 in FY2025; up 14 since FY2020.
21 $178,530,017
Rank history: #22 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023, #55 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 11 since FY2020.
22 $164,790,730
Rank history: #18 in FY2022, #17 in FY2023, #14 in FY2024 and #20 in FY2025; up 5 since FY2020.
23 $153,172,023
Rank history: #13 in FY2022, #14 in FY2023, #51 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 1 since FY2020.
24 $151,275,548
Rank history: #20 in FY2022, #21 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 11 since FY2020.
25 $150,144,298
Rank history: #21 in FY2022, #34 in FY2023, #31 in FY2024 and #7 in FY2025; up 11 since FY2020.
26 $145,789,990
Rank history: #40 in FY2022, #40 in FY2023, #44 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 7 since FY2020.
27 $133,943,788
Rank history: #24 in FY2022, #18 in FY2023, #13 in FY2024 and #14 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2020.
28 $132,036,975
Rank history: #26 in FY2022, #24 in FY2023, #15 in FY2024 and #25 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2020.
29 $122,758,252
Rank history: #44 in FY2022, #41 in FY2023, #52 in FY2024 and #40 in FY2025; down 6 since FY2020.
30 $122,123,449
Rank history: #30 in FY2022, #43 in FY2023, #30 in FY2024 and #38 in FY2025; up 61 since FY2020.
31 $116,507,585
Rank history: #37 in FY2022, #53 in FY2023, #47 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 154 since FY2020.
32 $115,433,402
Rank history: #36 in FY2022, #25 in FY2023, #25 in FY2024 and #31 in FY2025; down 1 since FY2020.
33 $113,249,904
Rank history: #28 in FY2022, #26 in FY2023, #33 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 3 since FY2020.
34 $108,313,820
Rank history: #34 in FY2022, #28 in FY2023, #35 in FY2024 and #24 in FY2025; up 5 since FY2020.
35 $108,199,451
Rank history: #31 in FY2022, #32 in FY2023, #54 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 2 since FY2020.
36 $95,467,018
Rank history: #41 in FY2022, #44 in FY2023, #39 in FY2024 and #34 in FY2025; up 9 since FY2020.
37 $94,490,081
Rank history: #88 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 1 since FY2020.
38 $91,082,716
Rank history: #33 in FY2022, #11 in FY2023, #5 in FY2024 and #6 in FY2025; down 14 since FY2020.
39 $91,049,175
Rank history: #25 in FY2022, #31 in FY2023, #36 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 5 since FY2020.
40 $88,234,456
Rank history: #32 in FY2022, #27 in FY2023, #26 in FY2024 and #27 in FY2025; down 15 since FY2020.
41 $79,764,538
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #54 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #70 in FY2025; down 25 since FY2020.
42 $77,349,627
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 61 since FY2020.
43 $74,184,703
Rank history: #48 in FY2022, #68 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 24 since FY2020.
44 $73,279,743
Rank history: #54 in FY2022, #35 in FY2023, #32 in FY2024 and #22 in FY2025; up 7 since FY2020.
45 $64,413,026
Rank history: #29 in FY2022, #22 in FY2023, #19 in FY2024 and #10 in FY2025; down 4 since FY2020.
46 $63,431,266
Rank history: #43 in FY2022, #36 in FY2023, #22 in FY2024 and #23 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2020.
47 $60,824,647
Rank history: #49 in FY2022, #88 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 3 since FY2020.
48 $60,649,310
Rank history: #78 in FY2022, #96 in FY2023, #6 in FY2024 and #9 in FY2025; down 8 since FY2020.
49 $60,344,548
Rank history: #70 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 4 since FY2020.
50 $59,491,244
Rank history: #47 in FY2022, #89 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 14 since FY2020.
51 $58,700,060
Rank history: #39 in FY2022, #58 in FY2023, #48 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 7 since FY2020.
52 $58,576,523
Rank history: #51 in FY2022, #39 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 14 since FY2020.
53 $55,995,760
Rank history: #42 in FY2022, #37 in FY2023, #34 in FY2024 and #33 in FY2025; up 28 since FY2020.
54 $52,751,978
Rank history: #53 in FY2022, #46 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 28 since FY2020.
55 $52,278,097
Rank history: #45 in FY2022, #29 in FY2023, #29 in FY2024 and #18 in FY2025; up 21 since FY2020.
56 $50,910,235
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 13 since FY2020.
57 $50,837,393
Rank history: #73 in FY2022, #66 in FY2023, #100 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2020.
58
General Atomic Technologies Corporation 4 awardees, including General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
$50,050,147
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 19 since FY2020.
59 $49,476,347
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 5 since FY2020.
60
Space Systems/Loral LLC 6 awardees, including Lanteris Space LLC
$48,883,671
Rank history: #66 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 127 since FY2020.
61 $48,519,383
Rank history: #38 in FY2022, #38 in FY2023, #59 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 24 since FY2020.
62
Vectrus Systems Corporation Through V2X Systems LLC
$46,510,680
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 6 since FY2020.
63 $46,477,568
Rank history: #57 in FY2022, #42 in FY2023, #40 in FY2024 and #84 in FY2025; up 25 since FY2020.
64 $45,249,102
Rank history: #52 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 19 since FY2020.
65 $44,505,933
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 21 since FY2020.
66 $40,737,952
Rank history: #50 in FY2022, #52 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 1 since FY2020.
67 $38,159,789
Rank history: #56 in FY2022, #45 in FY2023, #46 in FY2024 and #32 in FY2025; down 4 since FY2020.
68 $37,742,518
Rank history: #99 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 39 since FY2020.
69 $37,300,336
Rank history: #68 in FY2022, #79 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 9 since FY2020.
70
Advanced Core Concepts LLC 2 awardees, including Arctos Technology Solutions, LLC
$36,944,005
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
71 $36,327,672
Rank history: #95 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 37 since FY2020.
72 $35,138,131
Rank history: #80 in FY2022, #100 in FY2023, #50 in FY2024 and #45 in FY2025; up 84 since FY2020.
73 $33,734,836
Rank history: #85 in FY2022, #73 in FY2023, #89 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 26 since FY2020.
74 $33,692,757
Rank history: #65 in FY2022, #65 in FY2023, #72 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 15 since FY2020.
75 $33,314,575
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 31 since FY2020.
76 $32,047,627
Rank history: #62 in FY2022, #56 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 34 since FY2020.
77 $31,228,257
Rank history: #64 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 21 since FY2020.
78 $29,900,036
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 3 since FY2020.
79 $29,898,735
Rank history: #59 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 21 since FY2020.
80 $29,897,271
Rank history: #61 in FY2022, #47 in FY2023, #69 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 12 since FY2020.
81 $28,653,765
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #67 in FY2023, #88 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 2 since FY2020.
82 $26,857,457
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 34 since FY2020.
83 $26,785,097
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 18 since FY2020.
84 $26,257,036
Rank history: #63 in FY2022, #48 in FY2023, #53 in FY2024 and #44 in FY2025; up 12 since FY2020.
85 $25,880,101
Rank history: #93 in FY2022, #61 in FY2023, #90 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 9 since FY2020.
86 $24,492,340
Rank history: #67 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #80 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 1 since FY2020.
87 $23,766,744
Rank history: #55 in FY2022, #86 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 36 since FY2020.
88 $23,627,752
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #93 in FY2023, #83 in FY2024 and #51 in FY2025; up 38 since FY2020.
89 $23,242,163
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 5 since FY2020.
90 $22,624,334
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 19 since FY2020.
91 $22,520,885
Rank history: #60 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 237 since FY2020.
92 $21,857,550
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 99 since FY2020.
93 $21,165,241
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 34 since FY2020.
94 $21,071,572
Rank history: #75 in FY2022, #64 in FY2023, #61 in FY2024 and #46 in FY2025; up 10 since FY2020.
95 $21,023,502
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
96 $20,118,768
Rank history: #84 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 36 since FY2020.
97 $19,999,278
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #63 in FY2023, #62 in FY2024 and #62 in FY2025; up 80 since FY2020.
98 $19,776,813
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 5 since FY2020.
99 $19,477,505
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 32 since FY2020.
100 $19,435,614
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 342 since FY2020.
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How this ranking works

  • Source: every contract action FPDS records (as published on SAM.gov) in the period, as GovTribe received it.
  • Amounts are net obligations: what was obligated, less what was deobligated. Shares are of $16.5 billion obligated before deobligations, so they never pass 100%.
  • Parent companies: each action counts under the ultimate parent its award record names, or under the awardee when it names none, so no dollar counts twice. Parents of the same name (Inc., LLC and the like aside) count as one company, since FPDS records a company's parent under more than one UEI over time. GovTribe corrects a few parents and names by hand; see the corrections.
  • Fiscal year 2021 ran Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021. The Department of Defense reports its contract actions to FPDS about 90 days late, so a fiscal year is ranked once they're in, in February, and the list doesn't change after.
  • Rank changes compare with FY2020. "New" marks a company outside that period's top 500, and "Returned" one of those that was on an earlier fiscal year's list.
  • Rank lines show each company's rank on every fiscal year's list since FY2021, #1 at the top, on a scale that gives the top of the list more room. A dashed stretch spans years it wasn't on the list. The step from FY2020 takes the color of the rank change beside it.
  • Placeholder recipients FPDS uses when it names no company ("Miscellaneous Foreign Contractors" and the like) aren't ranked.

Quick answers

Who were the top 10 NAICS 541712 contractors in FY2021?

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($1.14B), 2. Science Applications International Corporation ($876M), 3. RTX Corporation ($777M), 4. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. ($730M), 5. Brookhaven Science Associates LLC ($668M), 6. The Johns Hopkins University ($632M), 7. Leidos Holdings, Inc. ($496M), 8. Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. ($447M), 9. PPD Development L.P. ($410M), 10. Parsons Corporation ($377M).

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