Top 73 Contractors in PSC AC31: National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Basic Research, FY2025

Full ranking

Rank	Contractor	Net obligations	Share	Trend
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) Navy (Department of the Navy) DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)	$690,121,605	63.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #1 in FY2023 and #1 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
2	Analytic Services Inc. Through Advanced Technology International Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$65,066,718	6.0%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #26 in FY2022, #3 in FY2023 and #43 in FY2024; up 41 since FY2024.
3	Carnegie-Mellon University Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) Navy (Department of the Navy) WHS (DOD Washington Headquarters Service)	$32,025,185	2.9%	Rank history: #26 in FY2021, #8 in FY2022, #6 in FY2023 and #8 in FY2024; up 5 since FY2024.
4	Cubrc, Inc. Top agencies Army (Department of the Army) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$28,245,390	2.6%	Rank history: #40 in FY2021, #1 in FY2022, #2 in FY2023 and #6 in FY2024; up 2 since FY2024.
5	Mclaughlin Research Corporation Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$27,517,928	2.5%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #13 in FY2024; up 8 since FY2024.
6	Lockheed Martin Corporation 5 awardees, including Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies, Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy) USAF (Department of the Air Force) USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command)	$26,557,220	2.4%	Rank history: #7 in FY2021, #27 in FY2022, #9 in FY2023 and #7 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
7	Hypergiant Galactic Systems, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$22,696,490	2.1%	Rank history: #23 in FY2021, #17 in FY2022, #10 in FY2023 and #10 in FY2024; up 3 since FY2024.
8	Textron Inc. Through Textron Systems Corporation Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$21,509,804	2.0%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #4 in FY2024; down 4 since FY2024.
9	RTX Corporation Through Raytheon Company Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$20,480,565	1.9%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
10	General Dynamics Corporation 2 awardees, including General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$16,736,824	1.5%	Rank history: #1 in FY2021, #96 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list and #5 in FY2024; down 5 since FY2024.
11	Envisioneering Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$15,821,692	1.4%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #73 in FY2024; up 62 since FY2024.
12	Ionq, Inc. Through Seed Innovations, LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$10,482,698	1.0%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
13	The Chenega Corporation Through Chenega Professional & Technical Services LLC Top agencies DHA (Defense Health Agency)	$10,463,617	1.0%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
14	Firefly Aerospace Inc. Through Scitec Innovations LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$9,380,586	0.9%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
15	Astroscale US Inc Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$8,749,116	0.8%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
16	Guidehouse Inc. Through Peraton Technology Services Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$7,051,661	0.6%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #24 in FY2024; up 8 since FY2024.
17	American Systems Corporation Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$6,214,488	0.6%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
18	Matrix Research Inc Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$5,897,330	0.5%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #53 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023 and #18 in FY2024; unchanged since FY2024.
19	Parsons Corporation Through Parsons Government Services Inc. Top agencies Army (Department of the Army)	$5,312,120	0.5%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #8 in FY2023 and #27 in FY2024; up 8 since FY2024.
20	The Pennsylvania State University Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$5,287,700	0.5%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #42 in FY2022, #33 in FY2023 and #34 in FY2024; up 14 since FY2024.
21	Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation Through Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Top agencies Army (Department of the Army) Navy (Department of the Navy)	$4,894,556	0.4%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #20 in FY2022, #17 in FY2023 and #23 in FY2024; up 2 since FY2024.
22	Technology Service Corp Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$3,320,659	0.3%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
23	Bluestone Logic, LLC 2 awardees Top agencies DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)	$3,262,952	0.3%	Rank history: #11 in FY2021, #31 in FY2022, #24 in FY2023 and #33 in FY2024; up 10 since FY2024.
24	KBR Wyle Services LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$2,480,646	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #9 in FY2024; down 15 since FY2024.
25	GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. Top agencies DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)	$2,470,768	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #12 in FY2024; down 13 since FY2024.
26	Astrion Group, LLC Through Oasis Systems, LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$2,200,000	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
27	Nana Regional Corporation, Inc. Through Affigent, LLC Top agencies DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)	$1,678,763	0.2%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
28	Applied Research Associates, Inc. Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency)	$1,596,238	0.1%	Rank history: #13 in FY2021, #23 in FY2022, #12 in FY2023 and #16 in FY2024; down 12 since FY2024.
29	Defense Engineering Corp Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$1,483,326	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #33 in FY2022, #26 in FY2023 and #20 in FY2024; down 9 since FY2024.
30	Indal Technologies Inc Through Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$1,422,347	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
31	Qinetiq Inc. Top agencies Army (Department of the Army)	$1,378,856	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #30 in FY2024; down 1 since FY2024.
32	The Survice Engineering Company LLC Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$1,358,487	0.1%	Rank history: #30 in FY2021, #40 in FY2022, #43 in FY2023 and #40 in FY2024; up 8 since FY2024.
33	Cherokee Nation Through Cherokee Nation Armored Solutions, LLC Top agencies Army (Department of the Army)	$1,303,202	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
34	General Electric Company Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$1,159,607	0.1%	Rank history: #8 in FY2021, #12 in FY2022, #4 in FY2023 and #15 in FY2024; down 19 since FY2024.
35	Hornet Acquisitionco LLC Through Fairbanks Morse, LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$1,098,371	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
36	Bubble Technology Industries Inc. Top agencies DHS (Department of Homeland Security)	$980,000	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
37	The National Advanced Mobility Consortium, Inc. Top agencies Army (Department of the Army)	$976,424	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #32 in FY2024; down 5 since FY2024.
38	Georgia TECH Research Corp Through Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$862,434	0.1%	Rank history: #19 in FY2021, #22 in FY2022, #31 in FY2023 and #70 in FY2024; up 32 since FY2024.
39	Nag, LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$811,185	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #60 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; returned.
40	Earthdaily Federal, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$663,768	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #56 in FY2023 and #68 in FY2024; up 28 since FY2024.
41	Colvin Run Networks, Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$604,733	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
42	Electro-Magnetic Applications, Incorporated Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$602,858	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #58 in FY2024; up 16 since FY2024.
43	University of Texas System Through University of Texas At Austin Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$559,428	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #39 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2024 lists; returned.
44	The Dcode Group Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$527,850	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2022 lists, #49 in FY2023 and #42 in FY2024; down 2 since FY2024.
45	Culmen International, LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$511,440	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #41 in FY2022, #66 in FY2023 and #65 in FY2024; up 20 since FY2024.
46	Prenosis, Inc. Top agencies DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency)	$508,783	<0.1%	Rank history: #25 in FY2021, #48 in FY2022, #53 in FY2023 and #47 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
47	Aneon Federal Solutions LLC Top agencies DOT (Department of Transportation)	$500,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
48	Maritime Surveillance Associates Inc Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$415,388	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
49	Jered LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$396,150	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
50	Yale Univ Top agencies DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)	$379,755	<0.1%	Rank history: #28 in FY2021, #45 in FY2022, #37 in FY2023 and #49 in FY2024; down 1 since FY2024.
51	Foundation for Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$358,899	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #74 in FY2022, #62 in FY2023 and #56 in FY2024; up 5 since FY2024.
52	Esco Technologies Inc. Through Vacco Industries Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$322,296	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #53 in FY2024; up 1 since FY2024.
53	Norwich University Applied Research Institutes Ltd Top agencies Army (Department of the Army)	$268,058	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
54	Board of Regents of University of Nebraska Through National Strategic Research Institute Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$206,240	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
55	Simventions Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$190,119	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #65 in FY2022, #45 in FY2023 and #52 in FY2024; down 3 since FY2024.
56	Duke University Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$149,611	<0.1%	Rank history: #16 in FY2021, not on the FY2022 list, #67 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024 list; returned.
57	San Diego State University Foundation Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy) WHS (DOD Washington Headquarters Service) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$144,852	<0.1%	Rank history: #51 in FY2021, not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists and #62 in FY2024; up 5 since FY2024.
58	Web Sensing LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$127,644	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
59	Air & Liquid Systems Corporation Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$120,409	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #46 in FY2024; down 13 since FY2024.
60	Geneva Technologies, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$106,612	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
61	Ministry of Defence Top agencies DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency)	$104,111	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #93 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2024 lists; returned.
62	Board of Trustees of Illinois State University Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$99,994	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
63	Clear Carbon & Components, Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$96,409	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2023 lists and #25 in FY2024; down 38 since FY2024.
64	Brown University Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$60,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
65	Serco Inc Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$55,919	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
66	Radiance Technologies, Inc. Through Verus Research, LLC Top agencies Army (Department of the Army)	$25,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
67	Sedaro Corporation Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$10,000	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
68	Intecon LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$2,500	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
69	Future Technologies Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$2,500	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
70	Applied Technology, Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$2,500	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
71	Isys, Incorporated Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$2,500	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
72	Cutlass Systems Engineering LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$2,500	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.
73	Remcom Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$2,500	<0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021–FY2024 lists; new.

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 $1.09 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