INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES recorded $1.17 billion in obligated federal awards across 608 actions in the last 5 years, with an average action value of $1.92 million. Most obligations were concentrated at Washington Headquarters Services, and most activity fell under NAICS 541990.
Federal Contractor
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement profile for INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES (CAGE 7A293, UEI JM98J68UPRK1) covering obligations, awards, agencies, NAICS, and annual trends over the last 5 years.
Totals reflect FPDS-readable obligations for the last 5 years and may include small negative adjustments in line items or categories.
CAGE Code
7A293
UEI
JM98J68UPRK1
Total Obligated
1.17 billion
1,166,605,435.69
Award Actions
608
Average Action Value
1,918,758.94
About INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES federal contract activity
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES recorded 608 FPDS awards totaling 1.17 billion over the last 5 years, with an average award value of 1.92 million. The vendor is identified by CAGE 7A293 and UEI JM98J68UPRK1, and its obligated dollars are highly concentrated in a small number of awards rather than broadly distributed across many small transactions.
Agency mix and customer concentration
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) dominates the vendor’s customer base, accounting for 1.11 billion across 355 awards, or the clear majority of total obligations. The next largest agencies are NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION at 34.45 million across 78 awards, followed by OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, and ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF, each contributing comparatively modest portions of spend.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
Award activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 541990, ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, which represents 1.17 billion across 594 awards. The remaining NAICS codes are minimal by comparison, with small amounts in computer-related services, environmental consulting, and R&D categories; the negative amount in NAICS 541713 indicates an adjustment or deobligation within that code.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations have remained above 200 million in each of the last five years, peaking at 256.94 million in 2024 before easing to 221.82 million in 2025. Award counts also climbed into the 2022-2023 range at 141 per year, then declined to 126 in 2024 and 79 in 2025, indicating larger spending levels even as award volume softened.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS award records tied to CAGE 7A293 and UEI JM98J68UPRK1 over the last 5 years. Totals reflect obligated dollars, award counts reflect the number of recorded awards in the analysis window, and category rollups are based on the top agencies and NAICS codes shown in the provided dataset.
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__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 5 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) | 1,112,714,477.33 | 1.11 billion | 355 |
| 4900 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | 34,445,162.69 | 34.45 million | 78 |
| 7001 | OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS | 4,018,892.79 | 4.02 million | 7 |
| 1341 | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY | 3,175,704.99 | 3.18 million | 16 |
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 2,608,546.68 | 2.61 million | 21 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 2,187,578.70 | 2.19 million | 31 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 1,782,090.60 | 1.78 million | 51 |
| 1100 | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT | 1,410,884.55 | 1.41 million | 16 |
| 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 5 years, obligations for INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES are highly concentrated at Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), which accounts for $1.11 billion of the vendor’s $1.17 billion total and 355 of 608 awards. The next largest agency, the National Science Foundation, is far smaller at $34.45 million and 78 awards, indicating a steep drop-off after the primary buying agency. Remaining agencies each represent relatively minor shares, generally below $5 million, suggesting a broad but thin secondary customer base outside WHS.
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 5 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 | 1,166,093,121.03 | 1.17 billion | 594 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 250,000.00 | 250.00 thousand | 2 |
| 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 |
| 541713 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY | -4,376.26 | -4.38 thousand | 3 |
| 561499 | ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES | -15,930.08 | -15.93 thousand | 3 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, obligations for INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES (CAGE 7A293) are highly concentrated in NAICS 541990, which accounts for $1.17 billion across 594 awards, or nearly all reported obligated value. The remaining NAICS codes represent minimal activity by comparison, with only small obligations in 541519, 541620, and 541715. Minor negative obligations appear in 541713 and 561499, indicating limited deobligation or adjustment activity within those codes.
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 5 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 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES (CAGE 7A293) obligated $1.17 billion across 608 awards, averaging $1.92 million per award. Annual obligations are relatively stable, ranging from $202.15 million in 2021 to a peak of $256.94 million in 2024, with 2025 at $221.82 million. Award volume peaked at 141 awards in 2022 and 2023, then declined to 126 in 2024 and 79 in 2025, indicating a lower number of awards in the most recent year despite sustained obligation levels.
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