In the last full year, the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense recorded $72.59 million in obligations across 71 award actions, with an average action value of $1.02 million. Spending was concentrated in research and development and engineering services, led by Avantus Federal LLC, Corvid Technologies, LLC, and The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC.
Federal Agency
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
FPDS procurement summary for the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense (97AD) showing last full year obligations, award activity, top vendors, and leading NAICS categories.
Totals reflect the stated analysis window and may not match rounded figures when summed from individual line items.
Agency ID
97AD
Total Obligated
72.59 million
72,593,333.85
Award Actions
71
Average Action Value
1,022,441.32
About IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE federal contract activity
In the last full year, the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense obligated 72.59 million across 71 awards, for an average award value of 1.02 million. The profile indicates a relatively small number of actions with moderate average value, concentrated in research, engineering, and related technical support activities.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Obligations were concentrated among a small set of vendors, led by AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC at 21.40 million across 9 awards and CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC at 10.70 million across 8 awards. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC received 7.40 million across 12 awards, while Quantum Leap Research LLC and Raytheon Company accounted for smaller portions of total obligations.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, dominated obligations at 46.46 million across 51 awards, showing that the agency’s spending was heavily weighted toward R&D. Engineering Services under NAICS 541330 was the second-largest category at 21.40 million, followed by smaller allocations to biotechnology R&D, computer-related services, and guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend provided for 2025 shows 72.59 million obligated across 71 awards, matching the full-year totals reported for the analysis window. With only one year shown, the available data supports a snapshot view rather than a multi-year trend assessment.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations for agency ID 97AD, the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense, over the last full year using the provided totals, vendor rankings, NAICS categories, and annual trend data. Amounts reflect obligated dollars and award counts reflect the number of reported awards in the dataset; no additional normalization or inference was applied.
Top Vendors
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC | 21,401,108.67 | 21.40 million | 9 |
| CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 10,699,859.76 | 10.70 million | 8 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC | 7,397,681.14 | 7.40 million | 12 |
| QUANTUM LEAP RESEARCH LLC | 3,200,000.00 | 3.20 million | 5 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | 2,825,000.00 | 2.83 million | 1 |
| ROYCE GEOSPATIAL CONSULTANTS, LLC | 2,086,000.00 | 2.09 million | 2 |
| TYCHO AI INC. | 2,000,000.00 | 2.00 million | 1 |
| GOODRICH CORPORATION | 2,000,000.00 | 2.00 million | 1 |
| MIGHTY WAVES ENERGY INC. | 1,999,784.00 | 2.00 million | 1 |
| UMAPAV CORP | 1,913,551.00 | 1.91 million | 1 |
Insight
Over the last full year, the IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE obligated $72.59 million across 71 awards, with an average award value of $1.02 million. Obligation activity is moderately concentrated among a small set of vendors: AVANTUS FEDERAL LLC led with $21.40 million across 9 awards, followed by CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC at $10.70 million and THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC at $7.40 million. The remaining top vendors each received $3.20 million or less, indicating a long tail of smaller obligations after the leading suppliers.
Top NAICS
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naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
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AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 46,461,626.99 | 46.46 million | 51 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 21,401,108.67 | 21.40 million | 9 |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | 1,699,467.00 | 1.70 million | 3 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 1,499,885.79 | 1.50 million | 2 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 1,210,777.00 | 1.21 million | 4 |
| 334111 | ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING | 311,910.62 | 311.91 thousand | 1 |
| 333313 | OFFICE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING | 8,557.78 | 8.56 thousand | 1 |
Insight
Over the last full year, IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE obligated 72.59 million across 71 awards, with spending concentrated in NAICS 541715, which accounted for 46.46 million across 51 awards. NAICS 541330 was the second-largest category at 21.40 million across 9 awards, bringing these two codes to 93 percent of total obligated dollars. The remaining obligations were distributed across smaller science, technology, and manufacturing categories, each at 1.70 million or less.
Annual Trend
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year,
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FROM
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sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID = '97AD'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72,593,333.85 | 72.59 million | 71 |
Insight
For the last full year, the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense (97AD) obligated $72.59 million across 71 awards, for an average award value of $1.02 million. With only one annual data point in the 1-year window, no year-over-year trend can be assessed. The award profile indicates moderate concentration in higher-value obligations rather than a large number of small awards.
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