In the last full year, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE received 2.24 billion in federal obligations across 2,239 award actions, averaging 1,000,188.35 per action. The vendor's activity was concentrated with the Department of the Navy, NASA, DARPA, the Department of the Air Force, and the Missile Defense Agency.
Federal Contractor
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
FPDS procurement profile for JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE (CAGE 88898, UEI C1HBCJ9RMBV3) covering last full year awards.
Amounts reflect the last full year and are based on FPDS-observed obligated dollars, action counts, and the listed agency and NAICS groupings.
CAGE Code
88898
UEI
C1HBCJ9RMBV3
Total Obligated
2.24 billion
2,239,421,723.35
Award Actions
2,239
Average Action Value
1,000,188.35
About JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE federal contract activity
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE (CAGE 88898, UEI C1HBCJ9RMBV3) obligated $2.24 billion across 2,239 FPDS awards in the last full year, for an average award value of about $1.00 million. The profile reflects a high-volume, research-intensive vendor with spending concentrated in federal R&D and technical services markets.
Agency mix and customer concentration
Obligations were led by the DEPT OF THE NAVY at $648.56 million across 833 awards, followed by NASA at $474.12 million across 205 awards and DARPA at $382.48 million across 226 awards. The remaining top obligations came from the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE and the MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY, indicating a strong defense and space agency concentration.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
The vendor’s award base is dominated by NAICS 541715, which accounts for $1.89 billion and 1,737 awards, making it the primary contract vehicle for technical research and development work. Secondary activity appears in 541990, 541330, 541519, and 541710, showing a mix of professional/scientific services, engineering, and computer-related support alongside core R&D.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend shows $2.24 billion obligated in 2025, with 2,239 awards recorded for the year. Because the analysis window is limited to the last full year, the trend view reflects a single-year snapshot rather than a multi-year progression.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligation data for the vendor’s CAGE and UEI over the last full year. Agency and NAICS mixes are ranked by total obligated dollars, and award counts are reported as provided in the source data.
Top Agencies
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 648,562,661.72 | 648.56 million | 833 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 474,120,291.24 | 474.12 million | 205 |
| 97AE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | 382,480,565.52 | 382.48 million | 226 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 276,891,647.25 | 276.89 million | 249 |
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 158,709,860.40 | 158.71 million | 249 |
| 97F5 | WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) | 158,356,021.65 | 158.36 million | 74 |
| 97CY | U.S. CYBER COMMAND | 48,515,959.57 | 48.52 million | 41 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 38,465,516.21 | 38.47 million | 54 |
| 7014 | U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | 12,843,620.69 | 12.84 million | 19 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 10,228,694.44 | 10.23 million | 58 |
Insight
In the last full year, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE received $2.24 billion across 2,239 awards, with obligations concentrated in a small set of defense and research agencies. The DEPT OF THE NAVY was the largest customer at $648.56 million, followed by NASA at $474.12 million, DARPA at $382.48 million, and the DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE at $276.89 million; these four agencies accounted for the majority of reported obligations. MDA and WHS each obligated about $158 million, while the remaining agencies were materially smaller, indicating a highly concentrated spending profile centered on national defense and space-related missions.
Top NAICS
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count() AS award_count
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AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
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ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 1,890,349,173.83 | 1.89 billion | 1,737 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 156,349,989.21 | 156.35 million | 115 |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | 98,338,851.27 | 98.34 million | 68 |
| 541519 | OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | 48,515,959.57 | 48.52 million | 41 |
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | 20,544,397.28 | 20.54 million | 31 |
| 541512 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | 10,922,615.98 | 10.92 million | 26 |
| 541690 | OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES | 7,203,555.01 | 7.20 million | 29 |
| 336414 | GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING | 6,250,000.00 | 6.25 million | 7 |
| 541380 | TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES | 3,700,000.00 | 3.70 million | 3 |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | 1,312,949.40 | 1.31 million | 15 |
Insight
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE is highly concentrated in NAICS 541715, which accounts for $1.89 billion of $2.24 billion in last full year obligations, or roughly 85% of total obligated dollars, across 1,737 awards. The remaining obligations are dispersed across a much smaller set of categories, led by NAICS 541990 ($156.35 million) and 541330 ($98.34 million), with all other listed NAICS codes each below $50 million. This mix indicates a primary dependence on physical, engineering, and life sciences R&D with secondary activity in professional, engineering, and computer-related services.
Annual Trend
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GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,239,421,723.35 | 2.24 billion | 2,239 |
Insight
Over the last full year, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC, THE (CAGE 88898) obligated $2.24 billion across 2,239 awards, yielding an average award value of about $1.0 million. Because the window contains a single annual period, no multi-year trend can be assessed from this view. The volume and average award size indicate a high-volume, moderately fragmented award profile rather than reliance on a small number of large actions.
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