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National Science Foundation contracts
What the National Science Foundation buys, from whom, and where. Contract obligations in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026), from USAspending.gov. Contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders and definitive contracts). Obligations can be negative when an agency takes money back. Data saved from USAspending.gov on Oct 23, 2026.
$622.4 million$622,406,219 in contract obligations
#21of 70 agencies by contract spending
0.1%of all federal contract dollars
506contract awards with money in the year
Buying offices (sub-agencies)
- 1. National Science Foundation$622.4 million · 100.0%
Top companies (recipients)
- 1. LEIDOS, INC.$242.7 million · 39.0%
- 2. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$53.9 million · 8.7%
- 3. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$48.1 million · 7.7%
- 4. DIRECTVIZ SOLUTIONS, LLC$21.2 million · 3.4%
- 5. BY LIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES LLC$16.4 million · 2.6%
- 6. SYNECTICS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, INC.$14.4 million · 2.3%
- 7. THORNTON TOMASETTI, INC.$13.7 million · 2.2%
- 8. NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.$13.2 million · 2.1%
- 9. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$11.8 million · 1.9%
- 10. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$7.9 million · 1.3%
What it buys (NAICS)
- 1. 561210 Facilities Support Services$299.5 million · 48.1%
- 2. 541512 Computer Systems Design Services$100.6 million · 16.2%
- 3. 541519 Other Computer Related Services$55.6 million · 8.9%
- 4. 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$54.6 million · 8.8%
- 5. 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services$44.3 million · 7.1%
- 6. 541330 Engineering Services$16.2 million · 2.6%
- 7. 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$14.0 million · 2.2%
- 8. 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$6.4 million · 1.0%
- 9. 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services$4.2 million · 0.7%
- 10. 337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing$4.0 million · 0.6%
Where the work is (states)
- 1. Virginia$261.8 million · 42.1%
- 2. Ohio$49.8 million · 8.0%
- 3. New Mexico$15.5 million · 2.5%
- 4. Illinois$8.3 million · 1.3%
- 5. Maryland$8.3 million · 1.3%
- 6. Texas$5.8 million · 0.9%
- 7. North Carolina$5.1 million · 0.8%
- 8. California$3.8 million · 0.6%
- 9. Puerto Rico$2.9 million · 0.5%
- 10. Florida$2.8 million · 0.5%
Largest National Science Foundation contract awards
The 10 biggest awards by total award amount with money obligated in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026). Each links to the full record on USAspending.gov.
| Recipient | Amount | What | Dates | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEIDOS, INC. | $3.28 billion $3,278,904,846 | SCIENCE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM NAICS 561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | Dec 23, 2011 to Sep 30, 2027 | NSFDACS1219442 ↗ |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OH | $283.0 million $283,013,649 | ARCTIC RESEARCH SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS SERVICES (ARSLS) NAICS 561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES | Dec 20, 2019 to Jan 31, 2027 | 49100420C0001 ↗ |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC VA | $254.5 million $254,534,978 | IT SERVICES NAICS 541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | Jul 16, 2019 to Jan 15, 2025 | 49100419F1088 ↗ |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC VA | $154.9 million $154,938,141 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MISSION APPLICATION SUPPORT NAICS 541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2026 | 49100424F0001 ↗ |
| BY LIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES LLC VA | $102.9 million $102,879,336 | IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT (ITIS) NAICS 541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | Jan 1, 2020 to Nov 30, 2026 | 49100420F0014 ↗ |
| SYNECTICS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, INC. VA | $75.3 million $75,315,331 | EDAS NAICS 541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | Feb 26, 2020 to Mar 31, 2027 | 49100420F0036 ↗ |
| INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES VA | $57.6 million $57,624,295 | IGF::OT::IGF OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE NAICS 541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | Feb 3, 2015 to Feb 2, 2027 | NSFDACS15T0058 ↗ |
| ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC VA | $45.0 million $45,032,222 | ITRAK CORE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES NAICS 541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES | Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 31, 2027 | 49100419F1050 ↗ |
| CIVICACTIONS, INC. CA | $30.5 million $30,510,902 | WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) DEVELOPMENT, MODERNIZATION, ENHANCEMENT (DME) AND OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE (O&M) NAICS 541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES | May 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2026 | 49100421F0078 ↗ |
| DIRECTVIZ SOLUTIONS, LLC VA | $24.0 million $24,015,884 | SERVICE DESK SUPPORT BPA NAICS 541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES | Dec 20, 2024 to Mar 31, 2027 | 49100425F0017 ↗ |