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Research Planning, Inc.
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USAspending records $22M in award obligations to Research Planning, Inc. (Columbia, SC) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $9.3M, of which $9.3M (100%) came through contracts.
That is up 167% on FY2025 ($3.5M).
Research Planning, Inc. ranks 218 of 364 listed organisations located in SC by five-year obligations, and 17,261 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Commerce: 4 awards worth $15M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), where it ranks 41 of 177 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,180,992 | $3,180,992 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $5,607,740 | $5,607,740 | $0 | +76% |
| FY2025 | $3,486,273 | $3,486,273 | $0 | -38% |
| FY2026 | $9,320,476 | $9,320,476 | $0 | +167% |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in SC | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $22M | $30B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $9.3M | $8.4B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $22M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $30B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 17,261 of 30,000 | 1 of 364 in SC | 1 |
Largest in state: Department of Health Human Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Commerce | 4 | $15M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541620: 41 of 177 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Environmental Consulting Services.
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Snohomish County, WA $11M · Richland County, SC $1.3M · King County, WA $1.0M · Montgomery County, MD $1.0M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 541620 Environmental Consulting Services | $11M | 25 Jan 2024 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541620 Environmental Consulting Services | $1.3M | 15 Aug 2023 | SC | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractBpa Call | 541620 Environmental Consulting Services | $1.0M | 29 Jun 2026 | WA | USAspending |
| Department of CommerceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | ContractDelivery Order | 541620 Environmental Consulting Services | $1.0M | 14 Sep 2026 | MD | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $11M, Department of Commerce, 25 Jan 2024: BUSINESS & SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES
- $1.3M, Department of Commerce, 15 Aug 2023: BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) CALL ORDER 1 TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORA
- $1.0M, Department of Commerce, 29 Jun 2026: ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INDEX UPDATES FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA; OR-FY26-03080 APPROVED; IAW ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY INDEX ACT OF2020 PL 116-274, AND THE OIL POL
- $1.0M, Department of Commerce, 14 Sep 2026: 47QRAA19D003K/1305M226F0457: NOS/OCM: DEEP SEABED ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLICY SUPPORT SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLITICAL APPROVAL: OR-FY26-04282
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Research Planning, Inc. receive?
$22M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $3.2M; FY2024: $5.6M; FY2025: $3.5M; FY2026: $9.3M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Research Planning, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Commerce ($15M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541620 Environmental Consulting Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: WA ($12M), SC ($1.3M) and MD ($1.0M).
Is Research Planning, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 17,261 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 218 of 364 located in SC. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.