Contractor profile

National Opinion Research Center

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 MPYFY5UMSDP4 Source
$312.6M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
10
Funding agencies
81%
From Health and Hum…
0%
Non-competed
6
States
79%
In Illinois
10
Industries

In FY2026, National Opinion Research Center received $312.6M in federal awards from 10 agencies, 81% of it from the Department of Health and Human Services, with 79% of the work performed in Illinois. 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
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARC
HHS
$0.3B
9 other agencies
$0.1B
National Opinion Research Center
$0.3B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Illinois$247.1M
Maryland$35.5M
District Of Columbia$19.6M
Virginia$3.5M
Colorado$2.2M
Georgia$507.2K

State breakdown available for 98% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • National Opinion Research Center received $312.6M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $222.7M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services accounted for 80% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, at $61.1M.
  • Illinois was its largest place of performance, with 79% of the work.

Obligations by year

Computed
$162.9M
FY20
$195.8M
FY21
$215M
FY22
$242.7M
FY23
$239.3M
FY24
$222.7M
FY25
$312.6M
FY26 partial
▲ 37%
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
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)75FCMC21F0001Department of Health and Human Services$141.8M2021-04-302027-04-30Illinois
Cohort Differences in Social Life and Health: Refreshing the Nshap SampleR01AG048511Department of Health and Human Services$49.5M2014-09-152029-04-30Illinois
National Social Life Health and Aging Project: Wave 3R01AG043538Department of Health and Human Services$42.7M2013-09-012027-02-28Illinois

Largest FY2026 awards

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

No award on record started in FY2026.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities$61.1M
Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling$48.1M
Trans-NIH Research Support$40.4M
Building Inspection Services$36.7M
Aging Research$28.2M
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services$21.2M
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services$15.9M
21st Century Cures Act - Precision Medicine Initiative$8.5M

Competition

0%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $198M 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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