Contractor profile

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

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 GTJHZE4M7YK1 Source
$631.5M
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
3
Funding agencies
97%
From Defense
99%
Non-competed
6
States
97%
In Massachusetts
10
Industries

In FY2026, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. received $631.5M in federal awards from 3 agencies, 97% of it from the Department of Defense, with 97% of the work performed in Massachusetts. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $3.8B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER
Defense
$0.6B
2 other agencies
$0B
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
$0.6B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Massachusetts$612M
Texas$3.1M
Colorado$1.4M
California$626.8K
Alabama$500

State breakdown available for 97% of obligations shown

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. received $631.5M in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $504.3M in FY2025.
  • The Department of Defense accounted for 96% of it.
  • Of its $623.6M in contract obligations, 99% was non-competed, based on FPDS extent-competed codes.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Engineering Services, at $578.9M.

Obligations by year

Computed
$473.1M
FY20
$447.4M
FY21
$420.2M
FY22
$524.3M
FY23
$824.6M
FY24
$504.3M
FY25
$631.5M
FY26 partial
▲ 7%
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
TES FY24--SEE Note aN0003024C6001Department of Defense$1.2B2023-10-012028-09-30Massachusetts
MK6 Geus FY21N0003021C0008Department of Defense$396.7M2021-02-262027-07-30Massachusetts
MK6 Geus FY19N0003019C0008Department of Defense$391.8M2019-02-152025-12-31Massachusetts
MK6 Guidance Geus FY23N0003023C6008Department of Defense$310.1M2023-08-302029-02-28Massachusetts
Analytical Engineering for GMG Labor "HQ014717C0046Department of Defense$61.7M2017-08-302029-10-10Massachusetts
3D Microelectronics for Information Protection ProjectFA86501725507Department of Defense$23.4M2017-08-012028-03-15—

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)

Engineering Services$578.9M
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$29M
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$11M
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)$9.8M
ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY for HEALTH (ARPA-H)$7.3M
Testing Laboratories and Services$5.8M
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing$2.3M
Custom Computer Programming Services$626.8K

Competition

99%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $623.6M 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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