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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$156.86M
Contract actions202
Awards / PIIDs28
Federal customers5
Contracting offices14
Average action$776.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $156.86M in net contract obligations to DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC across 202 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

DECIBEL RESEARCH, 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$17.39M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$7.62M123
FY 2020$18.20M272+138.9%
FY 2021$68.49M232+276.3%
FY 2022$13.27M393−80.6%
FY 2023$17.95M363+35.2%
FY 2024$13.94M343−22.4%
FY 2025$17.39M312+24.8%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
97JC$156.74M18299.9%
2100$110.5K50.1%
5700$3.0K40.0%
1700$50020.0%
9763$090.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$155.20M169198.9%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$2.31M1241.5%
332993AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING$1.0K110.0%
336419OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$1.0K110.0%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)-$28.3K1130.0%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES-$628.4K83-0.4%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AC23NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$108.29M114369.0%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$32.35M48220.6%
7A20IT AND TELECOM - APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$16.88M19110.8%
1395MISCELLANEOUS AMMUNITION$1.0K110.0%
R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL$500110.0%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$500210.0%
AC24NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$0110.0%
AC22R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)-$26.9K1120.0%
AC26R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT)-$628.9K52-0.4%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not competed under SAP$156.85M194
Competed$4.0K7
Not available for competition$01

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for DECIBEL RESEARCH, INC?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
HQ085424F0013Sep 26, 2025$16.6KMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)5415117A20

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate DECIBEL RESEARCH, 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.