INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES recorded 973 award actions totaling $1.878 billion over the last 10 years, with an average action value of $1.93 million. Most obligations came from Washington Headquarters Services, and the largest share of activity was classified under NAICS 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.
Federal Contractor
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
Federal procurement profile for INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES (CAGE 7A293, UEI JM98J68UPRK1) covering the last 10 years of obligated awards.
Figures reflect readable and exact obligation totals from FPDS-style award records for the stated analysis window.
CAGE Code
7A293
UEI
JM98J68UPRK1
Total Obligated
1.88 billion
1,878,336,222.47
Award Actions
973
Average Action Value
1,930,458.60
About INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES federal contract activity
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES (CAGE 7A293, UEI JM98J68UPRK1) recorded 973 FPDS-observed awards totaling 1.88 billion over the last 10 years, with an average award value of 1.93 million. The profile is highly concentrated, indicating sustained federal use of the vendor for a relatively small number of large-value obligations.
Agency mix and customer concentration
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) dominates the vendor’s federal business, accounting for 1.79 billion across 529 awards, or the clear majority of total obligated value. The remaining spend is distributed across a narrow set of agencies, led by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Office of Procurement Operations, each contributing materially less than WHS.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The vendor’s obligations are overwhelmingly classified under NAICS 541990, which represents 1.88 billion across 952 awards and effectively defines the procurement profile. Minor activity appears in adjacent technical and support categories, including 541519, 541713, 561499, and 541620, but none meaningfully alters the concentration in professional, scientific, and technical services.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations have remained elevated and comparatively stable in recent years, ranging from 202.15 million in 2021 to 256.94 million in 2024. The 2025 total of 221.82 million, based on the current analysis window, remains within the same general range, while award counts have varied more noticeably year to year, peaking at 141 in both 2022 and 2023.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS-observed obligations for the last 10 years using the vendor identifiers provided and groups results by agency, NAICS, and fiscal year. Obligated amounts and award counts reflect reported contract activity in FPDS and may be affected by reporting timing, modifications, and record-level classification choices.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
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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 = '7A293'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97F5 | WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) | 1,791,771,244.04 | 1.79 billion | 529 |
| 4900 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | 56,239,900.64 | 56.24 million | 127 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 6,508,771.95 | 6.51 million | 114 |
| 1341 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | 5,027,087.37 | 5.03 million | 25 |
| 7001 | OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS | 4,818,892.79 | 4.82 million | 10 |
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 3,260,540.31 | 3.26 million | 35 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 3,218,363.70 | 3.22 million | 53 |
| 1100 | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT | 1,855,152.55 | 1.86 million | 21 |
| 1605 | OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | 1,273,000.00 | 1.27 million | 4 |
| 1330 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | 750,000.00 | 750.00 thousand | 3 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations for INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES are highly concentrated at WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS), which accounts for $1.79 billion of the $1.88 billion total obligated and 529 of 973 awards. The next largest customer, the National Science Foundation, is a distant second at $56.24 million, with all other agencies each below $7 million. This pattern indicates a strongly skewed agency mix and limited diversification across buyers, with most activity tied to a single funding source.
Top NAICS
SELECT
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 = '7A293'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 1,877,398,907.81 | 1.88 billion | 952 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 250,000.00 | 250.00 thousand | 2 |
| 541713 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY | 220,623.74 | 220.62 thousand | 4 |
| 561499 | ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES | 184,069.92 | 184.07 thousand | 8 |
| 541620 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 152,621.00 | 152.62 thousand | 5 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 130,000.00 | 130.00 thousand | 1 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations for INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES are highly concentrated in NAICS 541990, which accounts for about 1.88 billion of 1.88 billion total obligated and 952 of 973 awards. The remaining obligations are distributed across a small set of NAICS codes, each below 251 thousand, indicating limited diversification outside the primary professional, scientific, and technical services category. Secondary activity appears in computer-related services, nanotechnology R&D, business support, environmental consulting, and physical/engineering/life sciences R&D, but each represents a minimal share of total spend.
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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '7A293'
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 | 221,815,759.06 | 221.82 million | 79 |
| 2024 | 256,937,549.21 | 256.94 million | 126 |
| 2023 | 253,476,033.99 | 253.48 million | 141 |
| 2022 | 232,229,587.50 | 232.23 million | 141 |
| 2021 | 202,146,505.93 | 202.15 million | 121 |
| 2020 | 206,366,464.77 | 206.37 million | 79 |
| 2019 | 115,853,771.90 | 115.85 million | 96 |
| 2018 | 231,238,775.61 | 231.24 million | 92 |
| 2017 | 158,247,941.50 | 158.25 million | 89 |
| 2016 | 23,833.00 | 23.83 thousand | 9 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES obligated $1.88 billion across 973 awards, averaging about $1.93 million per award. Obligations are concentrated in the 2020s, with annual totals generally above $200 million from 2020 through 2025 and peaking at $256.94 million in 2024. Award volume also increased in this period, reaching 141 awards in both 2022 and 2023 before declining to 126 in 2024 and 79 in 2025. Earlier years were lower and more variable, including $115.85 million in 2019 and a minimal $23.83 thousand in 2016.
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