Dynamic Research, Inc.
Torrance, CA
- UEI
- E4TEF9RE5N76
- CAGE
- 03MC5
- Primary NAICS
- 541330 Engineering Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Corporate family
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- JBHZQQAWJKF4
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 355 Van Ness Ave #200, Torrance, CA 90501, USA
- Website
- dynres.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $2,052,442 |
| FY2025 | $1,246,055 |
| FY2024 | $2,068,457 |
| FY2023 | $6,750,177 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | $2,052,442 |
Contract vehicles
No active vehicles.
1 expired vehicle
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The scope of the ACAT2 program is limited to emerging and foreseeable advanced technologies rather than either those… | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | $333,292,250 |
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About the company
Dynamic Research, Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit automotive research and testing firm headquartered in Torrance, California, operates as a prime contractor delivering advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) testing, crash avoidance technology evaluation, vehicle safety compliance testing, and vehicle electronic systems safety research to the federal government, competing exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations.
The company's customer concentration is extreme: the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) accounts for 76 of 96 total awards (92% of the portfolio by count) and $160.5 million of $170 million combined potential value (94% of portfolio dollars). Secondary customers include the Department of Defense (7 awards, dollar value not separately specified), the Department of Transportation Immediate Office of the Secretary Transportation ($6.1 million across 2 awards), and Army materiel commands ($2.1 million across 2 awards). This concentration reflects Dynamic Research's specialized capabilities in vehicle safety standards development and NCAP test procedure validation, where NHTSA is the dominant federal buyer.
Dynamic Research holds three primary IDIQs with NHTSA: a $6.93 million NCAP Crash Avoidance Advanced Technology Testing indefinite-delivery contract (single award, ultimate completion September 15, 2027), a $1.75 million Multi-Standard Compliance Testing indefinite-delivery contract (single award, through May 31, 2028), and a $110 million Vehicle Electronic Systems Safety indefinite-delivery contract referenced across multiple task orders. Recent delivery orders exemplify the scope: a $1.07 million firm-fixed-price order for crash avoidance advanced technology testing awarded September 28, 2026 (completion September 27, 2027); a $499 thousand order for NCAP test procedure verification testing awarded September 14, 2026 (completion September 13, 2028); and a $748 thousand task order for state-of-the-art AEB, ACC, and Level 2 ADAS evaluation in production vehicles awarded September 12, 2024 (completion March 11, 2027). Work is performed at Dynamic Research's Torrance, California facility and at NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Test Center in Washington, DC.
Activity has been episodic: four awards in 2022, eight in 2023, three in 2024, two in 2025, and three in 2026 year to date. Seven awards with combined potential value of $6.7 million face ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure. Service Contract Inventory data shows volatile federal services engagement: SCI-reported invoicing of $1 million in FY2023 across 1.7 FTEs, escalating to $5.1 million in FY2024 across 9.8 FTEs, then dropping to near-zero in FY2025 (0.1 FTEs across 10 prime and 2 sub records). On SCI-reportable federal services contracts, government-paid rates ran from a 10th percentile of $175.54 per hour to a median of $217.78 per hour, with senior labor pricing reaching $340.05 per hour at the 90th percentile. The company operates as a prime on all 96 tracked awards, with no subcontract footprint in this dataset; across SCI-reportable prime contracts, zero percent of hours were performed by named subcontractors, indicating full self-performance delivery model.
Dynamic Research maintains a named subsidiary, DRI Advanced Test Systems Inc., also a foreign-owned for-profit organization, though the source does not specify its operational role or distinct capability framing. The parent company's capability portfolio centers on controlled-environment ADAS testing, pedestrian and crash avoidance system performance evaluation, blind spot warning and lane change system validation, automatic emergency braking surrogate target development, and federal motor vehicle safety standards compliance testing—work anchored to NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program and safety research mission rather than defense or broader civilian-agency markets.
SBA capabilities narrative
Engineering Services, Laboratory Testing, Research and Development in Engineering
Quick answers
Is Dynamic Research, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Dynamic Research, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 8, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Dynamic Research, Inc. hold?
Dynamic Research, Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: Multi-Standard Compliance Testing Program 2016-2021.
How much has Dynamic Research, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,246,055 to Dynamic Research, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $12,117,131 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Dynamic Research, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Dynamic Research, Inc. ranked #47 in PSC H2 and #75 in NAICS 54138 in FY2025.
What is Dynamic Research, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Dynamic Research, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is New delivery order under contract no. 693JJ922D000013 (693JJ926F00125N), from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on September 28, 2026.
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