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Institute for Defense Analyses

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

prime recipient of federal awards · UEI JM98J68UPRK1 Source
$229.5M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
95%
From Defense
95%
Non-competed
3
States
95%
In District Of C…
1
Industries

In FY2026, Institute for Defense Analyses received $229.5M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 95% of it from the Department of Defense, with 95% of the work performed in District Of Columbia. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $1.6B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE AN
Defense
$0.2B
9 other agencies
$0B
Institute for Defense Analyses
$0.2B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
District Of Columbia$217.6M
Virginia$11.4M
Maryland$398K

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Institute for Defense Analyses received $229.5M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $246.9M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Defense accounted for 94% of it.
  • Of its $229.5M in contract obligations, 95% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.
  • Its largest recorded industry was All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, at $229.5M.

Obligations by year

Computed
$193.2M
FY20
$204.3M
FY21
$230.1M
FY22
$230.1M
FY23
$270.6M
FY24
$246.9M
FY25
$229.5M
FY26 partial
▲ 28%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Institute for Defense Analysis, Federally Funded Research and Development Center Is to…HQ003424F0002Department of Defense$219.7M2023-10-312027-04-23District Of Columbia
Federally Funded Research and Development Center Support for Research and Analysis…HQ003424F0422Department of Defense$219.4M2024-08-232028-02-24District Of Columbia
Federally Funded Research and Development Center Support for Research and Analysis…HQ003426FE005Department of Defense$149.5M2025-11-212029-06-23District Of Columbia
Research, Development, and Studies Support ServicesHQ003425F0021Department of Defense$137.9M2024-11-222027-09-30District Of Columbia
Ida FFRDC Is to Provide Research and Analysis Support to the OSD, the Joint…HQ003423F0007Department of Defense$101.1M2022-10-262026-09-30District Of Columbia
Ida FFRDC Is to Provide Research and Analysis Support to the OSD, the Joint…HQ003420F0003Department of Defense$92.7M2019-11-212025-11-30Virginia
Institute for Defense Analyses Federally Funded Research and Development Center Is to…HQ003422F0020Department of Defense$74.4M2021-11-302026-05-30Virginia
Operations and Management of the Science and Technology Policy InstituteNSFDACS15T0058National Science Foundation$57.6M2015-02-032027-02-02Virginia

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Federally Funded Research and Development Center Support for Research and Analysis…HQ003426FE005Department of Defense$149.5M2025-11-212029-06-23District Of Columbia

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$229.5M

Competition

95%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $229.5M in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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