Who buys Product and Service Code AC32 (National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research), who wins it, what's open now and which contracts expire next — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 35 | $803.7M | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 135 | $258.6M | -68% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 40 | $60.8M | -76% |
| Q4 FY2026 · partial | 71 | $31.2M | -49% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount. The Department of Defense publishes contract awards to USAspending with a 90-day delay, so Q4 FY2026 is still missing most DoD awards (DoD is 100% of this code's dollars) — treat that quarter as incomplete, not as a spending decline.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $708.9M | 61.4% |
| 2 | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | $104.8M | 9.1% |
| 3 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC | $91.2M | 7.9% |
| 4 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | $18.4M | 1.6% |
| 5 | FIRESTORM LABS, INC. | $17.3M | 1.5% |
| 6 | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | $14.8M | 1.3% |
| 7 | DARK WOLF SOLUTIONS, LLC | $11.4M | 1.0% |
| 8 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOARD OF REGENTS | $11.3M | 1.0% |
| 9 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM | $8.8M | 0.8% |
| 10 | APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. | $7.6M | 0.7% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Defense | $1.2B | 100.0% |
| Start | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | SP24 FY26 NAVIGATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (NRDC) ENHANCEMENTS - PHASE I THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY · Department of Defense | $4.8M |
| Jul 22, 2026 | THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR AETC SUPPORT EFFORT(SBIR PHASE III). AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND (AETC) IS REQUIRING DATA ENGINEERING EFFORTS THAT RECONCILE TRAINING DATA ACROSS ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS, IN SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTING CORPORATION · Department of Defense | $3.2M |
| Jul 6, 2026 | TASK ORDER-001 FOR NEBULA CORE SUPPORT ISSUED FROM THE CLOUD CYBER SPACE INNOVATION SUPPORT CONTRACT (FA252126D0004). SEE ATTACHMENT 1 FOR PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT. DARK WOLF SOLUTIONS, LLC · Department of Defense | $3.2M |
| Jul 2, 2026 | AMC F-15 E EXTENDED REALITY PATHFINDER CONNECTED ALLIANCES LLC · Department of Defense | $2.6M |
| Jul 6, 2026 | PP495 LAUNCHER D5LE2 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC · Department of Defense | $2.4M |
The largest obligations on awards that started in the window’s latest quarter.
| Ends | Contract · recipient | Obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2026 | THIS TASK ORDER PROVIDES FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE MITRE CORPORATION · Department of Defense | $708.9M |
| Jul 31, 2027 | F-22 PROGRAM - AGILE RELEASES FOR TEXT EXECUTION, MODERNIZATION, AND SUSTAINMENT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · Department of Defense | $665.8M |
| May 4, 2027 | DIGITAL ENGINEERING AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NAVY DIGITAL INTEGRATION SUPPORT CELL (DISC) AND NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, CRANE DIVISION (NSWC CRANE) CACI, INC. - FEDERAL · Department of Defense | $504.4M |
| Mar 21, 2027 | THIS IS A SBIR III CONTRACT IN SUPPORT OF THE DOD, STEMMING FROM PREVIOUS SBIR PHASE I & II TOPICS INCLUDING AF06-016, MDA09-021, N05-039, N07-010, A06-035 AND OSD07-CR4. PSC CODE AC62 ENDED PER PSC MANUAL EFFECTIVE OCT 2020. REPLACING WITH PSC AC32. FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY INC · General Services Administration | $284.9M |
| Dec 26, 2026 | PHASED ARRAY TRACKING RADAR TO INTERCEPT ON TARGET, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE, MISSILES AND SPACE, PATRIOT GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT KBR WYLE SERVICES, LLC · Department of Defense | $237.2M |
437 contracts under this code reach their final end date (options included) in the next 12 months.
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $126.0M | 77.0% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $37.7M | 23.0% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 14% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
Showing the 10 most recently posted of 44. Links open the notice on SAM.gov.
Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.