Over the last 10 years, CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE recorded 2,234 award actions and $4.546 billion in obligated federal spending, with an average action value of $2.04 million. Most obligations came from the Department of the Navy, and the vendor’s activity was concentrated in engineering services, navigation and guidance systems manufacturing, and research and development codes.
Federal Contractor
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement profile for CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE (CAGE 51993, UEI GTJHZE4M7YK1) covering obligations, awards, agencies, and NAICS activity over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect the provided 10-year analysis window and may differ from other FPDS views due to rounding and query filters.
CAGE Code
51993
UEI
GTJHZE4M7YK1
Total Obligated
4.55 billion
4,546,417,478.86
Award Actions
2,234
Average Action Value
2,035,101.82
About CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE federal contract activity
CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE (CAGE 51993, UEI GTJHZE4M7YK1) received 2,234 awards totaling 4.55 billion over the last 10 years, with an average award value of 2.04 million. The award profile is dominated by high-dollar, mission-oriented federal work, indicating a sustained role as a major technical and engineering contractor.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Department of the Navy is the primary customer by a wide margin, accounting for 4.09 billion across 973 awards, or the clear majority of total obligations. Secondary activity comes from the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, DARPA, and MDA, showing a strong defense-intelligence concentration with limited diversification outside the Department of Defense ecosystem.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The NAICS profile is led by Engineering Services (541330) at 2.51 billion and Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511) at 1.42 billion, together accounting for most obligations. R&D codes across physical, engineering, and life sciences appear frequently by award count, but with materially lower obligated dollars, suggesting a mix of larger production/engineering efforts and many smaller research actions.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remain elevated and uneven, with 2024 the peak year at 894.00 million, followed by 2025 at 601.46 million through the current analysis period. The series from 2021 to 2025 shows continued large-scale contracting, with award counts varying from 170 to 386 and no indication of a broad decline in demand.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS award activity for the vendor under CAGE 51993 and UEI GTJHZE4M7YK1 across the last 10 years using obligated dollars and award counts. Agency, NAICS, and annual views are based on totals reported in FPDS and should be interpreted as obligation-based activity, not necessarily completed performance or revenue.
Top Agencies
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agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '51993'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 4,087,310,584.20 | 4.09 billion | 973 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 95,596,341.12 | 95.60 million | 244 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 88,296,944.61 | 88.30 million | 284 |
| 97AE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | 74,704,258.48 | 74.70 million | 153 |
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 65,283,190.46 | 65.28 million | 105 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 59,180,792.91 | 59.18 million | 60 |
| 7505 | ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE | 37,508,586.05 | 37.51 million | 14 |
| 9761 | DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY (DTRA) | 25,262,975.95 | 25.26 million | 57 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 12,869,459.00 | 12.87 million | 44 |
| 1406 | DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES | 2,439,031.85 | 2.44 million | 15 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations to CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE (CAGE 51993) are highly concentrated in the Department of the Navy, which accounts for $4.09 billion across 973 awards, or about 90% of the vendor’s $4.55 billion total. The remaining obligations are distributed across a small set of defense and science agencies, led by the Department of the Air Force ($95.60 million), Department of the Army ($88.30 million), DARPA ($74.70 million), and MDA ($65.28 million). This pattern indicates a strong reliance on Navy funding, with comparatively limited but recurring business from other agencies.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '51993'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 2,508,267,046.83 | 2.51 billion | 731 |
| 334511 | SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | 1,416,314,852.48 | 1.42 billion | 107 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 210,904,173.60 | 210.90 million | 589 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 149,745,247.24 | 149.75 million | 424 |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | 64,043,187.05 | 64.04 million | 41 |
| 481212 | NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION | 56,933,211.00 | 56.93 million | 10 |
| 336419 | OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 45,535,014.04 | 45.54 million | 61 |
| 541380 | TESTING LABORATORIES | 42,678,770.64 | 42.68 million | 68 |
| 541511 | CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | 17,463,481.83 | 17.46 million | 39 |
| 336999 | ALL OTHER TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | 16,603,469.09 | 16.60 million | 40 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations for CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE (CAGE 51993) are concentrated in two NAICS codes: 541330 Engineering Services ($2.51B across 731 awards) and 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing ($1.42B across 107 awards). These two categories account for the large majority of the vendor’s $4.55B total obligated, indicating a spending profile centered on engineering and specialized systems manufacturing. Remaining obligations are distributed across research and development NAICS codes and smaller technical support and transportation-related categories, each at materially lower dollar volumes.
Annual Trend
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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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '51993'
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 | 601,461,695.52 | 601.46 million | 170 |
| 2024 | 893,999,044.70 | 894.00 million | 386 |
| 2023 | 594,849,336.65 | 594.85 million | 175 |
| 2022 | 409,012,622.42 | 409.01 million | 214 |
| 2021 | 432,005,942.25 | 432.01 million | 276 |
| 2020 | 451,348,614.35 | 451.35 million | 221 |
| 2019 | 355,782,076.60 | 355.78 million | 244 |
| 2018 | 484,830,765.02 | 484.83 million | 289 |
| 2017 | 319,704,585.79 | 319.70 million | 253 |
| 2016 | 3,422,795.56 | 3.42 million | 6 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., THE (CAGE 51993) received $4.55 billion across 2,234 awards, with an average award value of about $2.04 million. Obligations are concentrated in recent years, led by 2024 at $894.00 million and 2025 at $601.46 million, together accounting for a substantial share of the period total. Prior-year obligations were generally in the $319.70 million to $484.83 million range from 2017 through 2023, with a pronounced low in 2016 at $3.42 million across 6 awards.
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