ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc.

ERI Economic Research Institute, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Irvine, California, operates as a prime contractor delivering compensation data analytics, benchmarking software, and subscription-based access to proprietary salary research platforms across 23 distinct federal agencies. ERI competes full-and-open with no set-aside designations; all 109 awards in the source data are non-set-aside purchases.

ERI's concrete capability centers on cloud-based compensation intelligence platforms. The vendor's primary product lines include the Salary Assessor (compensation benchmarking and labor cost analysis), the Global Salary Calculator (geographic salary indexing), and the Professional Assessor Series (detailed compensation research for procurement and workforce analysis). Recent representative work includes a $249,945 firm fixed-price subscription to the Professional Assessor Series platform for the Defense Contract Audit Agency (option year three, running through June 2027), a $84,945 total small business set-aside purchase order from Naval Information Warfare Systems Command for Salary Assessor licensing with four option years through June 2031, and a $43,945 contract with the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence and Counterintelligence Center for Salary Assessor Software Base Plus access covering four years through September 2028. All awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders for software subscriptions, platform access, or license renewals; ERI maintains no subcontractor footprint.

Customer concentration is moderate and dollar-weighted toward federal compliance and audit functions. The top five customer agencies account for 52% of award count but 70% of combined potential value. The Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service leads by count (26 awards, $831 thousand combined potential value) but represents recurring small renewal orders. The Defense Contract Audit Agency anchors the second-highest dollar concentration at $539 thousand across six awards. Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation round out the high-value set. The IRS's 26 awards reflect annual renewal cycles rather than program growth; DCAA and NIWS represent larger, multi-year subscription platforms.

Activity has slowed in recent years. ERI placed two awards in 2022, five in 2023, three in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026 (as of August). The combined potential value across all 109 awards totals $2.7 million, with $2.3 million obligated. Three awards carrying $304 thousand in combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. ERI sits on one identified parent vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract LOC04C7067, with one task order valued at $89 thousand. Work is performed across multiple locations: Irvine and Sprague (California), Scott Air Force Base (Illinois), San Diego (California), Huntsville (Alabama), and West Virginia, depending on the customer agency and contract.