Forrester Research, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
- UEI
- NLUTK3FEDPB8
- CAGE
- 1W0J5
- Primary NAICS
- 541519 Other Computer Related 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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- 334118 Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- 423430 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
- 513110 Newspaper Publishers
- 513120 Periodical Publishers
- 513199 All Other Publishers
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services
- 541214 Payroll Services
- 541330 Engineering Services
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- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services
- 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
- 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
- 541618 Other Management Consulting Services
- 541620 Environmental Consulting Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- 541890 Other Services Related to Advertising
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 561110 Office Administrative Services
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- 813920 Professional Organizations
- Corporate family
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- Cambridge, MA ZTGRUCEE69V1
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 60 Acorn Park Dr, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
- Website
- forrester.com
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- Research & Consulting Services
- 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 | $2,789,261 |
| FY2025 | $8,139,395 |
| FY2024 | $15,350,719 |
| FY2023 | $9,219,475 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of State | $2,391,723 | |
| 2 | Department of Commerce | $168,342 | |
| 3 | Department of Transportation | $117,568 | |
| 4 | Social Security Administration | $99,000 | |
| 5 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $98,155 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrester | Office of the Secretary | $114,957 | |
| Customer experience research and advisory services | US Patent and Trademark Office | $53,385 | |
| Forrester decisions VIP leader and team licenses | Social Security Administration | $99,000 | |
| Itar-26-0802 SLI# 57061 | Technical Center (FAA) | $117,568 | |
| Feedback now | Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 (VHA) | $98,155 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECS Federal, LLC | 47QFRA20F0024 | $232,100 |
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About the company
Forrester Research, Inc., doing business as Forrester, is a Cambridge, Massachusetts–headquartered market research and advisory firm that sells subscription-based research databases, analyst access, technology strategy consulting, and customer experience advisory services to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor, with no set-aside certifications. The vendor operates as a for-profit corporate entity with a named subsidiary, Forrester Govsolutions LLC, and competes full-and-open across a sprawling GSA Multiple Award Schedule footprint that dominates its federal business.
Forrester's federal capability portfolio centers on IT research subscriptions, technology modernization advisory, zero-trust architecture consulting, cybersecurity analysis, cloud costing and migration analysis, and customer experience assessments delivered on firm fixed-price terms. Representative recent work includes a $7.6 million definitive contract with the State Department's Bureau of Administration for professional services and consulting spanning IT strategy, cybersecurity, customer experience, cloud migration, and technology modernization (September 2024); a $5.97 million BPA call from the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency for subscription-based research, data analytics, and technology consulting services (September 2024); an Air Force BPA call valued at $5.74 million for market research, cost and performance benchmarking, policy analysis, and architecture development support (September 2025); and a $2.8 million NOAA delivery order for customer experience studies (September 2023). SCI-reportable invoicing reached $12.4 million in FY2024, up from $6.9 million in FY2022, though FY2025 data is partial.
Customer concentration is moderate and fragmented across 121 distinct federal agencies. The Treasury Internal Revenue Service leads by award count with 129 awards and $56.8 million combined potential value, followed by NASA's Shared Services Center (47 awards, $26.6 million), NOAA (32 awards, $15.6 million), and Social Security Administration (30 awards, $9 million). However, potential-value rankings diverge: GSA's Federal Acquisition Service ranks first by dollars at $120.1 million across 11 awards, suggesting large single orders, while the IRS concentration by volume does not translate to proportional dollar share. This signals that Forrester places many subscription renewals and smaller task orders across civilian agencies while occasionally anchoring large consulting engagements with specific customer offices.
Forrester holds dominant positions on two named IDVs and the GSA Multiple Award Schedule. The Library of Congress FEDLINK single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract carries a $250 million ceiling (October 2023–September 2027) for electronic resources subscriptions and services delivered nationwide and worldwide to federal agencies accessing the FEDLINK portal. The Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement carries a $9.9 million ceiling (October 2023–October 2028) for subscription and consulting services; NOAA has exercised approximately $3.86 million in calls against this vehicle as of mid-2025, including IT research and analytics, customer relationship management analysis, and VIP leader advisory programs. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule itself is the primary vehicle: 161 task orders carry $548.5 million combined potential value, with additional volume under the Federal Supply Schedule GS35F4900H (383 task orders, $206.4 million). The vendor's top NAICS concentration is Other Computer Related Services (573 awards), and the top PSC is IT and Telecom – Web-Based Subscription (162 awards).
Activity has declined markedly in recent years. Awards per year fell from 28 in 2023 to 18 in 2024, 7 in 2025, and 4 in 2026, though the source reflects a partial-year 2026 snapshot. Combined potential value across the full portfolio is $1.14 billion; combined obligated dollars total $122.5 million (11% of potential value), indicating a significant pipeline of unexercised option periods and renewal clauses. Fourteen awards with combined potential value $21.3 million face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure for the vendor and recompete opportunity for competitors.
On SCI-reportable federal service contracts, Forrester's hourly-rate posture is exceptionally high: the median government-paid rate is $551,657.38 per hour, with the 90th percentile reaching $1.92 million per hour and the 10th percentile at $225,535.19 per hour. These figures reflect Forrester's business model of selling access to research databases and analyst advisory time priced at value-of-counsel rates rather than labor-hour delivery. SCI shows 0.7 FTEs delivered in FY2022 and 0.0 FTEs in FY2023–FY2025, confirming that Forrester delivers no appreciable direct labor to the federal government; the vendor is entirely a subscription and IP-licensing operation. Forrester performs all reported work internally with no subcontractor engagement across SCI records, and it maintains a sole sub-award in the source dataset — a September 2023 CDM training services sub-award under ECS Federal, LLC — making the vendor a pure prime contractor, not a feeder to larger primes.
Quick answers
Is Forrester Research, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Forrester Research, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through August 25, 2027.
What is Forrester Research, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Forrester Research, Inc.'s CAGE code is 1W0J5, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is NLUTK3FEDPB8.
Which contract vehicles does Forrester Research, Inc. hold?
Forrester Research, Inc. holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including IT-70 and MAS.
How much has Forrester Research, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $8,139,395 to Forrester Research, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $35,498,850 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Forrester Research, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Forrester Research, Inc. ranked #2 in PSC B544, #71 in PSC B and #80 in NAICS 54191 in FY2025.
What is Forrester Research, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Forrester Research, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Forrester (1331L526F13OS1222), from Office of the Secretary, on September 30, 2026.
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