PSC Code

PSC B599 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)

This page summarizes federal contract obligations for PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER) for last 10 years, including award volume and market trend context.

Use this page to review federal contract obligations for PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER) for last 10 years. The analysis is based on FPDS award-action data.

Generated at 03/15/2026

Analysis period: Last 10 years

All figures on this page are based on FPDS award-action obligation data for completed calendar years only within the last 10 years analysis window.

PSC Code
B599
PSC Description
SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER
Total Obligated
4.45 billion
4,454,499,969.05
Award Actions
21,460
Average Action Value
207,572.22

About PSC B599 federal contract activity

This page summarizes last 10 years of federal contract activity associated with PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER). Based on the current FPDS Query dataset, this category shows 4.45 billion in visible obligations across 21,460 award actions, with an average action value of 207,572.22. This view is designed to help users quickly understand scale, buyer concentration, contractor concentration, and overall market direction before moving into deeper procurement analysis.

Agency demand and leading federal buyers

Demand for PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER) appears concentrated among a relatively small group of federal buyers over the last 10 years. The visible agency ranking is led by DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, with 690.73 million in obligations, followed by SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. This kind of concentration is useful context for business development, bid targeting, and understanding where the strongest federal demand appears to sit.

Vendor concentration and leading contractors

The vendor distribution helps show which contractors capture the largest visible share of obligations in PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER) over the last 10 years. The current ranking is led by RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE, with 528.41 million in obligations, followed by RAND CORPORATION, THE. This gives users a practical view of the competitive landscape and the visible concentration at the top of the market.

Annual contract trend over the analysis window

The annual trend table provides a year-based view of how visible obligations and award actions have evolved for PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER) across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This is useful for spotting periods of expansion, relative stability, or softening activity in this federal market segment.

How to interpret this page

The tables and trend blocks on this page are generated from FPDS-derived procurement records prepared offline for fast public delivery. They are intended to give a practical summary of category-scale obligations, top buying agencies, leading vendors, and visible year-over-year movement within last 10 years. Users who need deeper filtering, custom SQL, or cross-market comparison can continue the analysis directly inside FPDS Query.

Top Agencies

SELECT
    agency_id,
    agency_name,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
        anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode = 'B599'
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Agency ID Agency Name Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
5700 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE 690,726,522.21 690.73 million 1,233
7522 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 583,440,638.27 583.44 million 89
8000 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 437,391,880.08 437.39 million 1,343
2100 DEPT OF THE ARMY 436,227,602.81 436.23 million 2,125
7529 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 429,193,090.93 429.19 million 594
1700 DEPT OF THE NAVY 262,080,920.90 262.08 million 1,389
6920 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 193,344,361.91 193.34 million 934
2800 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 183,256,896.74 183.26 million 126
12F2 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 144,250,174.40 144.25 million 671
4900 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 140,349,456.60 140.35 million 611

Insight

PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER) appears to be concentrated among a relatively small group of major buying agencies over the last 10 years. The visible ranking is led by DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE, followed by SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, which suggests that agency demand in this category is not evenly distributed.

Top Vendors

SELECT
    vendor_name,
    cage_code,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
        ifNull(anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode), '') AS cage_code,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode = 'B599'
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
        AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY
        vendor_name,
        content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10
Vendor CAGE Code Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE 3A730 528,410,967.38 528.41 million 321
RAND CORPORATION, THE 11578 375,847,390.35 375.85 million 538
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. 17038 331,290,740.24 331.29 million 1,044
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC 17038 194,864,575.76 194.86 million 420
EAGLE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED 30ZB8 106,366,786.00 106.37 million 9
BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., THE 5BP51 105,928,874.57 105.93 million 54
JANUS RESEARCH GROUP, LLC 1BXG3 96,238,765.23 96.24 million 140
EMORY UNIVERSITY 2K291 75,871,743.22 75.87 million 55
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1D969 75,526,046.66 75.53 million 493
WESTAT, INC. 70,402,352.22 70.40 million 12

Insight

Within PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER), visible obligations over the last 10 years appear concentrated among a relatively small set of leading vendors. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE ranks first, followed by RAND CORPORATION, THE, which helps define the current competitive landscape in this category.

Annual Trend

SELECT
    year,
    total_obligated,
    award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
    SELECT
        toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
        sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
        count() AS award_count
    FROM fpds.data
    WHERE
        contract_type = 1
        AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__productOrServiceCode = 'B599'
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
        AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
    GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC
Year Total Obligated Readable Award Actions
2025 300,428,181.17 300.43 million 1,497
2024 478,545,135.50 478.55 million 1,730
2023 498,558,430.46 498.56 million 1,884
2022 484,271,421.59 484.27 million 2,047
2021 444,978,283.00 444.98 million 2,078
2020 428,560,569.70 428.56 million 2,175
2019 443,189,231.96 443.19 million 2,255
2018 449,819,845.18 449.82 million 2,450
2017 430,470,608.51 430.47 million 2,623
2016 495,678,261.98 495.68 million 2,721

Insight

The annual trend shows how obligations in PSC B599 (SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER) moved across the last 10 years, from 2016 through 2025. This helps users judge whether visible contract activity in this category appears stable, rising, or easing over time.

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