Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, LLC

Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, LLC (PDRI), a subsidiary of Gartner, Inc.'s Public Sector Division, operates as a prime contractor delivering human capital management, workforce assessment, and personnel testing services to civilian federal agencies almost exclusively in full and open competition with no set-aside posture. The company is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, and competes as a large business across a diversified portfolio of 840 prime awards spanning 60 federal customer agencies, with cumulative potential value exceeding $13 billion.

PDRI's core capability set centers on personnel assessment, competency modeling, job analysis, test development and administration, merit promotion process design, and recruiting support. The company delivers concrete services including test administration for licensing exams (Customs Broker License Exam, Uniform Commission Examination, Cryptographic Validation Program), design and validation of standardized assessments (officer non-cognitive computer adaptive tests, special agent online assessments, systems thinking measures), development of competency models for mission-critical positions (air traffic control, small unmanned aircraft systems leadership), and merit promotion scoring and administration. Representative recent work includes a $42.3 million firm fixed-price delivery order from the Department of the Air Force (issued September 2023 under HCaTS) for electronic testing infrastructure supporting current and future personnel tests through April 2029, a $2.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee Army Research Institute contract (September 2023) for development of an Officer Non-Cognitive Computer Adaptive Test, a $26.5 million Drug Enforcement Administration delivery order (September 2022 under HCaTS) for nationwide testing centers and test development, and a $4.6 million DEA delivery order (August 2023 under HCaTS) for Special Agent Promotion Program administration.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Office of Personnel Management, which accounts for 325 awards (39% of the recent footprint) with $982.3 million in combined potential value, driven primarily by PDRI's legacy position on the OPM Training and Management Assistance 2007–2014 vehicle (331 task orders, $63.8 million). However, the most significant dollar concentration rests with GSA Federal Acquisition Service, which issued only 8 awards but carries $11.68 billion in combined potential value through PDRI's December 2024 award of an unrestricted OASIS+ Unrestricted IDIQ with a multi-billion-dollar ceiling running through December 2029. The Army and Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command together account for 95 awards valued at $111.8 million, primarily research-and-development contracts under the Army Research Institute Broad Agency Announcement. The Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration represents 14 awards valued at $40.8 million. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau holds 24 awards valued at $7.6 million. The Navy and Federal Aviation Administration round out the visible customer set.

PDRI holds five primary contract vehicles. The newly awarded OASIS+ Unrestricted IDIQ (General Services Administration, December 2024, multi-billion-dollar ceiling through December 2029) is an unrestricted full and open competition vehicle for human capital management and workforce assessment services; recent task order activity under this vehicle includes the May 2026 $2.66 million ATF physical task test delivery order. The Multiple Award Schedule (GSA, 140 task orders, $269.1 million combined potential value) anchors delivery orders across civilian agencies for job analysis, competency modeling, and testing services. The HCaTS Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (57 task orders visible in the source; represents the second-largest vehicle by value concentration after OPM legacy work) funds workforce assessment, electronic testing, and cybersecurity talent evaluation across DoD and civilian agencies; active HCaTS vehicles include the $42.3 million Air Force electronic testing delivery order (September 2023–April 2029), the $26.5 million DEA testing centers delivery order (September 2022–September 2027), and the $19.4 million Chief Human Capital Officer Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Program delivery order (September 2023–March 2028, time-and-materials pricing). PDRI also holds four single-award indefinite delivery contracts: with the Federal Aviation Administration ($7.9 million ceiling through September 2027) for job analysis tool development and implementation; with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ($2.5 million ceiling) for validation of examiner commissioning tests; with Customs and Border Protection ($9.5 million ceiling through June 2027) for semi-annual Customs Broker License Exam administration; and with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ($711 thousand, October 2022–November 2027) for Uniform Commission Examination administration at 40+ testing locations nationwide.

Activity volume has remained steady at 13–15 awards annually in 2022–2024, declining to 6 awards in 2025 and 2 in the first half of 2026, suggesting a contraction in new task order flow or a shift toward larger individual awards. Fifteen awards (combined potential value $68.6 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and represent recompete exposure. On federal service contracts captured in the Service Contract Inventory, PDRI reported invoiced revenue of $19.9 million in FY2022 (31.2 FTEs), $31 million in FY2023 (32.6 FTEs), and $38.7 million in FY2024 (21.8 FTEs); SCI data covers only contracts above the $150,000 reporting threshold and excludes goods, micro-purchases, and non-federal revenue, so these figures represent a partial view of federal services activity. On SCI-reportable contracts, median government-paid hourly rates run approximately $301/hr, with rates spanning from $85/hr for entry-level project analysts through $399/hr for senior manager positions.

PDRI operates as a pure prime on federal work; across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subcontractors account for roughly 1% of total contractor hours, with six named subcontractors reported across the prime portfolio. The company carries fifteen active GSA Schedule labor categories priced from $84.52/hr (Project Analyst with bachelor's degree and no experience) through $398.77/hr (Senior Manager with bachelor's degree and seven years of experience); no positions carry security clearance requirements. Two subcontract awards surface in the source: a role under DCS Corporation (September 2025) for enhanced airmen alignment review and weighted airman promotion system analysis, and analytical support services under Peraton Inc. (March 2025) for Navy selection and classification office support including ASVAB/AFCT impact evaluation and Armed Forces Classification Test management.

The award portfolio's NAICS concentration reflects the assessment and training focus: Professional and Management Development Training (351 awards), Custom Computer Programming Services (131 awards), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (110 awards), and Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (106 awards). Procurement Strategy Codes emphasize Education/Training–Lectures (321 awards), IT and Telecom–IT Strategy and Architecture (112 awards), and Education/Training–Personnel Testing (43 awards).