Top 100 Contractors in PSC A: Research and Development, FY2025

Parent companies by net contract obligations Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025 Code page on GovTribe

The top 10 won 43% of FY2025 PSC A contract dollars

Ranking facts

Contract obligations
$71,099,255,987 Net of deobligations, by contracts coded PSC A or a code under it
Contractors
4,662 Parent companies with an obligation
Largest contractor
Lockheed Martin Corporation $7.86 billion, 10.5% of obligations
Data as of

Contract actions from FPDS (SAM.gov). How the rankings work · Download all 100 rows as CSV · Free to reuse with credit to GovTribe (CC BY 4.0)

Full ranking

Rank Contractor Net obligations Share Trend
1 $7,858,740,713
Rank history: #1 in FY2021, #1 in FY2022, #1 in FY2023 and #1 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
2 $4,904,879,428
Rank history: #2 in FY2021, #2 in FY2022, #2 in FY2023 and #2 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
3 $3,625,335,964
Rank history: #3 in FY2021, #3 in FY2022, #5 in FY2023 and #5 in FY2024; up 2 since FY2024.
4 $3,096,829,491
Rank history: #15 in FY2021, #14 in FY2022, #3 in FY2023 and #8 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
5 $2,525,798,552
Rank history: #6 in FY2021, #6 in FY2022, #4 in FY2023 and #6 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
6 $2,490,338,720
Rank history: #5 in FY2021, #5 in FY2022, #7 in FY2023 and #4 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
7 $2,385,374,349
Rank history: #4 in FY2021, #4 in FY2022, #6 in FY2023 and #7 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
8 $1,994,999,252
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
9 $1,477,698,011
Rank history: #10 in FY2021, #9 in FY2022, #11 in FY2023 and #9 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
10 $1,409,609,516
Rank history: #26 in FY2021, #20 in FY2022, #13 in FY2023 and #14 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
11 $1,247,894,391
Rank history: #8 in FY2021, #10 in FY2022, #10 in FY2023 and #11 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
12 $1,200,416,896
Rank history: #13 in FY2021, #19 in FY2022, #20 in FY2023 and #20 in FY2024; up 8 since FY2024.
13 $1,183,649,316
Rank history: #14 in FY2021, #12 in FY2022, #15 in FY2023 and #12 in FY2024; down 1 since FY2024.
14 $1,164,346,915
Rank history: #34 in FY2021, #38 in FY2022, #17 in FY2023 and #15 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
15 $977,545,043
Rank history: #7 in FY2021, #7 in FY2022, #9 in FY2023 and #13 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
16 $904,856,623
Rank history: #22 in FY2021, #16 in FY2022, #24 in FY2023 and #17 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
17 $834,915,913
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #27 in FY2023 and #23 in FY2024; up 6 since FY2024.
18 $818,625,681
Rank history: #12 in FY2021, #13 in FY2022, #14 in FY2023 and #16 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
19 $800,439,781
Rank history: #19 in FY2021, #25 in FY2022, #26 in FY2023 and #25 in FY2024; up 6 since FY2024.
20 $743,987,345
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #22 in FY2024; up 2 since FY2024.
21 $645,261,362
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #23 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list and #19 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
22 $619,293,199
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 181 since FY2024.
23 $591,839,944
Rank history: #39 in FY2021, #40 in FY2022, #28 in FY2023 and #32 in FY2024; up 9 since FY2024.
24 $476,580,749
Rank history: #20 in FY2021, #18 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 87 since FY2024.
25 $430,900,770
Rank history: #17 in FY2021, #11 in FY2022, #12 in FY2023 and #18 in FY2024; down 7 since FY2024.
26 $372,295,645
Rank history: #30 in FY2021, #33 in FY2022, #39 in FY2023 and #24 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
27 $366,601,902
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #31 in FY2024; up 4 since FY2024.
28 $354,847,859
Rank history: #29 in FY2021, #30 in FY2022, #29 in FY2023 and #21 in FY2024; down 7 since FY2024.
29 $329,683,498
Rank history: #36 in FY2021, #31 in FY2022, #36 in FY2023 and #34 in FY2024; up 5 since FY2024.
30 $312,575,403
Rank history: #31 in FY2021, #21 in FY2022, #22 in FY2023 and #29 in FY2024; down 1 since FY2024.
31 $310,140,294
Rank history: #52 in FY2021, #29 in FY2022, #46 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 366 since FY2024.
32 $305,179,901
Rank history: #54 in FY2021, #24 in FY2022, #34 in FY2023 and #38 in FY2024; up 6 since FY2024.
33 $302,244,892
Rank history: #41 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists and #39 in FY2024; up 6 since FY2024.
34 $285,133,338
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #82 in FY2022, #43 in FY2023 and #26 in FY2024; down 8 since FY2024.
35 $275,654,478
Rank history: #55 in FY2021, #76 in FY2022, #64 in FY2023 and #45 in FY2024; up 10 since FY2024.
36 $272,595,908
Rank history: #28 in FY2021, #26 in FY2022, #18 in FY2023 and #27 in FY2024; down 9 since FY2024.
37 $272,286,095
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #73 in FY2024; up 36 since FY2024.
38 $257,252,469
Rank history: #100 in FY2021, #57 in FY2022, #55 in FY2023 and #57 in FY2024; up 19 since FY2024.
39 $256,922,731
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #64 in FY2024; up 25 since FY2024.
40 $240,808,824
Rank history: #65 in FY2021, #64 in FY2022, #60 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 214 since FY2024.
41 $240,208,929
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 100 since FY2024.
42 $234,556,556
Rank history: #37 in FY2021, #34 in FY2022, #37 in FY2023 and #40 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
43 $220,697,915
Rank history: #16 in FY2021, #17 in FY2022, #16 in FY2023 and #44 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
44 $214,368,069
Rank history: #33 in FY2021, #49 in FY2022, #42 in FY2023 and #37 in FY2024; down 7 since FY2024.
45 $210,835,297
Rank history: #78 in FY2021, #84 in FY2022, #70 in FY2023 and #54 in FY2024; up 9 since FY2024.
46 $210,700,852
Rank history: #53 in FY2021, #48 in FY2022, #47 in FY2023 and #46 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
47 $190,179,377
Rank history: #44 in FY2021, #47 in FY2022, #54 in FY2023 and #88 in FY2024; up 41 since FY2024.
48 $189,623,257
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 412 since FY2024.
49 $181,602,933
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 133 since FY2024.
50 $180,904,895
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 267 since FY2024.
51 $178,860,098
Rank history: #25 in FY2021, #22 in FY2022, #41 in FY2023 and #70 in FY2024; up 19 since FY2024.
52 $175,121,263
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #68 in FY2024; up 16 since FY2024.
53 $162,322,701
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
54 $157,953,531
Rank history: #63 in FY2021, #65 in FY2022, #59 in FY2023 and #51 in FY2024; down 3 since FY2024.
55 $157,270,801
Rank history: #75 in FY2021, #70 in FY2022, #76 in FY2023 and #66 in FY2024; up 11 since FY2024.
56 $157,012,092
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
57 $156,595,059
Rank history: #43 in FY2021, #42 in FY2022, #51 in FY2023 and #41 in FY2024; down 16 since FY2024.
58 $155,331,773
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #63 in FY2024; up 5 since FY2024.
59 $148,972,048
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 46 since FY2024.
60 $136,951,683
Rank history: #94 in FY2021, #80 in FY2022, #73 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 48 since FY2024.
61 $134,950,207
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #100 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2024 lists; up 278 since FY2024.
62 $133,623,666
Rank history: #47 in FY2021, #62 in FY2022, #56 in FY2023 and #62 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
63 $131,539,705
Rank history: #69 in FY2021, #68 in FY2022, #38 in FY2023 and #87 in FY2024; up 24 since FY2024.
64 $129,325,929
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #77 in FY2024; up 13 since FY2024.
65 $124,154,303
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 113 since FY2024.
66 $123,944,737
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #94 in FY2024; up 28 since FY2024.
67 $121,612,455
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 56 since FY2024.
68 $121,380,590
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #50 in FY2024; down 18 since FY2024.
69 $118,851,887
Rank history: #68 in FY2021, #60 in FY2022, #63 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 86 since FY2024.
70 $116,079,911
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #86 in FY2024; up 16 since FY2024.
71 $114,943,419
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #93 in FY2022, #77 in FY2023 and #59 in FY2024; down 12 since FY2024.
72 $113,778,951
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #53 in FY2024; down 19 since FY2024.
73 $113,662,819
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
74 $107,976,022
Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #87 in FY2022, #82 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 93 since FY2024.
75 $106,938,993
Rank history: #59 in FY2021, #66 in FY2022, #74 in FY2023 and #76 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
76 $105,217,536
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 145 since FY2024.
77 $105,205,743
Rank history: #67 in FY2021, #69 in FY2022, #69 in FY2023 and #71 in FY2024; down 6 since FY2024.
78 $101,725,715
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 80 since FY2024.
79 $99,136,591
Rank history: #93 in FY2021, #97 in FY2022, #88 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 90 since FY2024.
80 $96,480,457
Rank history: #77 in FY2021, #44 in FY2022, #87 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; returned.
81 $95,300,000
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #36 in FY2024; down 45 since FY2024.
82 $94,692,012
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 74 since FY2024.
83
American Electronic Warfare Associates Incorporated
$93,488,766
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #99 in FY2024; up 16 since FY2024.
84 $93,257,424
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #95 in FY2023 and #74 in FY2024; down 10 since FY2024.
85 $92,751,826
Rank history: #79 in FY2021, not on the FY2022 list, #99 in FY2023 and #60 in FY2024; down 25 since FY2024.
86 $90,161,951
Rank history: #62 in FY2021, #74 in FY2022, #98 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 18 since FY2024.
87 $89,932,937
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #61 in FY2024; down 26 since FY2024.
88 $89,793,075
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #96 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; up 22 since FY2024.
89 $85,554,224
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 327 since FY2024.
90 $85,471,929
Rank history: #50 in FY2021, #50 in FY2022, #61 in FY2023 and #80 in FY2024; down 10 since FY2024.
91 $84,541,443
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 95 since FY2024.
92 $84,323,564
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 27 since FY2024.
93 $83,143,576
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #81 in FY2024; down 12 since FY2024.
94 $82,652,061
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #79 in FY2024; down 15 since FY2024.
95 $80,882,565
Rank history: #57 in FY2021, #51 in FY2022, #89 in FY2023 and #78 in FY2024; down 17 since FY2024.
96 $79,564,030
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
97 $78,527,000
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #35 in FY2024; down 62 since FY2024.
98 $76,784,001
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
99 $76,138,474
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 192 since FY2024.
100 $75,909,127
Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; up 133 since FY2024.
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Rankings for the codes under PSC A

Code Net obligations Largest contractor
AC National Defense R&D Services $47,277,230,950 Lockheed Martin Corporation
AR Space R&D Services $9,809,851,382 California Institute of Technology
AJ General Science and Technology R&D Services $5,402,940,013 Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
AZ Other Research/Development $3,833,722,409 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
AN Health R&D Services $2,989,800,107 Leidos Holdings, Inc.
AD Defense (Other) R&D $941,551,022 Science Applications International Corporation
AS Transportation R&D Services $272,854,793 General Electric Company
AH Natural Resources and Environment R&D Services $154,973,309 RTX Corporation
AG Energy R&D Services $147,300,238 BWX Technologies, Inc.
AB Community and Regional Development R&D Services $134,291,855 L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
AF Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services R&D Services $66,107,185 Family Health International
AA Agriculture R&D Services $33,200,898 Chemonics International, Inc.

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 $74.6 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. An awardee whose own actions mostly name no parent, and that no other company's actions name as their parent, rolls up its SAM.gov registration's chain of parent companies: it counts under the first company there that other companies' actions name as their parent, or under the parent most of a company's own actions name, whichever comes first; with neither, under the highest company in the chain with federal contracts of its own. Joint ventures stay companies of their own. 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 2025 ran Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025. 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 FY2024. "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 FY2024 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 PSC A contractors in FY2025?

1. Lockheed Martin Corporation ($7.86B), 2. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($4.9B), 3. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC ($3.63B), 4. Analytic Services Inc. ($3.1B), 5. RTX Corporation ($2.53B), 6. The Boeing Company ($2.49B), 7. California Institute of Technology ($2.39B), 8. Johns Hopkins University ($1.99B), 9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($1.48B), 10. National Security Technology Accelerator Inc. ($1.41B).

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