In the last full year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology obligated $262.40 million across 2,173 award actions, for an average action value of $120,755.84. Spending was concentrated in research and development services, analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing, construction, computer-related services, and facilities support.
Federal Agency
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
FPDS procurement overview for the National Institute of Standards and Technology covering the last full year of obligations, award actions, vendors, and NAICS activity.
This page reflects the last full year of FPDS-reported obligations for agency ID 1341 and summarizes totals, top vendors, and top NAICS codes.
Agency ID
1341
Total Obligated
262.40 million
262,402,450.03
Award Actions
2,173
Average Action Value
120,755.84
About NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY federal contract activity
During the last full year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology recorded $262.40 million in obligated contract actions across 2,173 awards, for an average award value of $120,755.84. The obligation profile indicates a high-volume procurement environment with spending distributed across a large number of relatively small actions, alongside several larger awards that materially affect total obligations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
THE MITRE CORPORATION was the largest vendor by obligated dollars at $58.44 million across 40 awards, representing a substantial share of NIST spending. The next largest obligations were concentrated in one-off or lower-frequency awards, including EDIFICE SERVICES JV, LLC at $7.40 million on a single award and KCORP-DEAN LLC at $5.39 million on a single award, while PROMETHEUS COMPUTING, LLC and CAMECA INSTRUMENTS, INC showed more recurring engagement across multiple awards.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NIST’s spending was led by NAICS 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, at $56.70 million across 34 awards. Other major categories included 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, at $33.91 million across 374 awards, and 541519, Other Computer Related Services, at $25.24 million across 215 awards, indicating a mix of research, technical equipment, IT services, and facilities-related procurement.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend for 2025 shows $262.40 million in obligated spending across 2,173 awards, which serves as the full-year baseline for this analysis window. With only one year reported, the available trend data supports a point-in-time assessment rather than a multi-year directional comparison.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS Query obligations for Agency ID 1341 over the last full year, using total obligated dollars, award counts, and reported NAICS and vendor aggregates. Dollar amounts are presented as reported and rounded for readability; no adjustments were made for inflation, deobligation timing, or transaction-level outliers beyond the provided aggregation.
Top Vendors
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MITRE CORPORATION | 58,437,129.32 | 58.44 million | 40 |
| EDIFICE SERVICES JV, LLC | 7,396,143.00 | 7.40 million | 1 |
| PROMETHEUS COMPUTING, LLC | 6,042,717.06 | 6.04 million | 52 |
| CAMECA INSTRUMENTS, INC | 5,440,678.60 | 5.44 million | 8 |
| KCORP-DEAN LLC | 5,390,499.04 | 5.39 million | 1 |
| DIDLAKE INC | 4,853,207.16 | 4.85 million | 2 |
| PCI GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC | 4,409,523.00 | 4.41 million | 4 |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. | 4,338,353.26 | 4.34 million | 2 |
| HUANG'S INC. | 4,249,529.00 | 4.25 million | 2 |
| STARRY ASSOCIATES, INC. | 4,026,048.36 | 4.03 million | 2 |
Insight
Over the last full year, NIST obligated $262.40 million across 2,173 awards, with an average award value of $120,755.84. Top vendor spending is moderately concentrated: THE MITRE CORPORATION leads with $58.44 million across 40 awards, or about 22% of total obligations, while the next nine vendors each received roughly $7.40 million or less, indicating a sharp drop-off after the top supplier. Several high-dollar vendors appear on one or two awards, suggesting a mix of recurring service relationships and single large transactions rather than uniform spend distribution.
Top NAICS
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541720 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES | 56,697,009.95 | 56.70 million | 34 |
| 334516 | ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 33,912,936.24 | 33.91 million | 374 |
| 236220 | COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 25,900,094.58 | 25.90 million | 138 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 25,239,721.21 | 25.24 million | 215 |
| 561210 | FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | 12,548,124.72 | 12.55 million | 19 |
| 541611 | ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES | 9,055,573.11 | 9.06 million | 78 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 8,726,370.48 | 8.73 million | 62 |
| 511210 | SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS | 8,594,165.34 | 8.59 million | 24 |
| 238220 | PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS | 6,799,112.00 | 6.80 million | 23 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 5,839,498.42 | 5.84 million | 69 |
Insight
For the last full year, NIST obligated $262.40 million across 2,173 awards, with the top NAICS codes concentrated in research, laboratory instrumentation, IT/services, and facilities-related work. NAICS 541720 led by obligated dollars at $56.70 million, while 334516 had the highest award volume among the top codes with 374 awards and $33.91 million obligated, indicating a mix of large research obligations and higher-volume technical procurements. The remaining top NAICS codes are more dispersed, with no other category exceeding $25.90 million, suggesting obligations are spread across several supporting service and infrastructure lines rather than concentrated in a single procurement area.
Annual Trend
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GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 262,402,450.03 | 262.40 million | 2,173 |
Insight
Over the last full year, the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY obligated $262.40 million across 2,173 awards, for an average award value of $120,755.84. Because the 1-year window contains a single annual observation for 2025, the data support a level-of-activity assessment rather than a year-over-year trend comparison. The award volume indicates a relatively distributed obligation pattern across many awards, with no evidence in this window of concentration in a small number of large actions.
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