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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$2.62B
Contract actions4,614
Awards / PIIDs894
Federal customers34
Contracting offices106
Average action$568.3K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $2.62B in net contract obligations to APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. across 4,614 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations$456.88M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$204.99M55019
FY 2020$264.88M60126+29.2%
FY 2021$308.93M60623+16.6%
FY 2022$378.34M71322+22.5%
FY 2023$532.73M77025+40.8%
FY 2024$475.60M73222−10.7%
FY 2025$456.88M64219−3.9%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
9761$1.09B1,27641.5%
4732$418.96M9916.0%
5700$402.44M82815.3%
2100$249.21M6129.5%
7001$223.22M718.5%
1700$59.69M2192.3%
97F5$59.38M472.3%
1436$41.46M5591.6%
6925$27.36M3621.0%
6920$19.64M2340.7%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.12B1,6291642.9%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$703.52M7111426.8%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$387.39M9551514.8%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$180.64M11386.9%
332993AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING$77.46M5913.0%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$63.43M14952.4%
561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$44.41M56321.7%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$9.03M2920.3%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$7.74M4040.3%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$6.88M7230.3%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL$661.82M5181325.2%
AD93R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$351.25M332313.4%
AC33NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$189.36M16937.2%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$163.09M46846.2%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$142.07M16555.4%
AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$130.30M25245.0%
R405SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OPERATIONS RESEARCH/QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS$115.33M2114.4%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$92.94M24183.5%
AD26R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: SERVICES (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT)$89.48M4313.4%
AJ41R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING (BASIC RESEARCH)$69.58M3122.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$2.31B3,954
Not competed under SAP$203.43M326
Not available for competition$93.56M181
Other / unknown$8.62M93
Competed under SAP$2.78M36
Not competed$2.33M24

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
FA865020C1132Sep 30, 2025$144.2KDEPT OF THE AIR FORCE FA8650 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL/PZL541715AC62

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.