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Tecolote Research, Inc.
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USAspending records $924M in award obligations to Tecolote Research, Inc. (Goleta, CA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $202M, of which $202M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 24% on FY2025 ($268M).
Tecolote Research, Inc. ranks 83 of 2,836 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 904 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, General Services Administration and Department of Homeland Security and 1 other agency: 34 awards worth $437M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)), where it ranks 11 of 88 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $228,228,473 | $228,328,473 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $225,695,537 | $225,695,537 | $0 | -1% |
| FY2025 | $267,605,646 | $267,600,646 | $5,000 | +19% |
| FY2026 | $202,136,209 | $202,136,209 | $0 | -24% |
| 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 CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $924M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $202M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $924M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 904 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,836 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. 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 Defense | 21 | $329M | 75% |
| 2 | General Services Administration | 5 | $92M | 21% |
| 3 | Department of Homeland Security | 7 | $14M | 3% |
| 4 | Department of Energy | 1 | $1.2M | 0% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541712: 11 of 88 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology).
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Los Angeles County, CA $231M · Santa Barbara County, CA $68M · District of Columbia, DC $49M · Bernalillo County, NM $29M · Fairfax County, VA $27M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $77M | 16 Dec 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $55M | 9 Oct 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $46M | 1 Dec 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $32M | 6 Jul 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $27M | 31 Aug 2023 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $27M | 7 Nov 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 541330 Engineering Services | $25M | 27 Oct 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $19M | 28 Mar 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseWashington Headquarters Services | ContractDelivery Order | 541512 Computer Systems Design Services | $19M | 8 May 2023 | DC | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $17M | 19 Dec 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $13M | 28 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $10M | 26 Sep 2024 | VA | 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.
- $77M, Department of Defense, 16 Dec 2024: ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES.
- $55M, Department of Defense, 9 Oct 2024: THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES EXPERT SERVICES NEEDED BY SSC AATS TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO ADEQUATELY FULFILL ITS ACQUISITION ROLE, EFFICIENTLY IN A RESEARCH AND DEV
- $46M, General Services Administration, 1 Dec 2023: MILCOMM PNT CG FINANCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES AAS
- $32M, Department of Defense, 6 Jul 2023: SENTINEL SYSTEMS DIRECTORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES SUPPORT
- $27M, Department of Defense, 31 Aug 2023: SPACE SYSTEMS COMMAND ACQUISITION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT SERVICE
- $27M, Department of Defense, 7 Nov 2024: THIS EFFORT REQUESTS CONTINUED SUPPORT SDACP ACQUISITION AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 3 SAFS3 UNDER IDIQ CONTRACT FA880923DB001. THIS EFFORT REQUESTS AA AND AS CONSIS
- $25M, Department of Defense, 27 Oct 2023: NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVWAR) 1.6 COST ESTIMATING AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT SERVICES
- $19M, Department of Defense, 28 Mar 2023: FY23 ENGINEERING COST ESTIMATING SUPPORT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Tecolote Research, Inc. receive?
$924M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $228M; FY2024: $226M; FY2025: $268M; FY2026: $202M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Tecolote Research, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($329M), General Services Administration ($92M), Department of Homeland Security ($14M) and Department of Energy ($1.2M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and NAICS 541330 Engineering Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($324M), DC ($49M), VA ($33M) and NM ($29M).
Is Tecolote Research, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 904 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 83 of 2,836 located in CA. 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.