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Questek Innovations LLC
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Questek Innovations LLC, of Evanston, IL, was obligated $19M in federal awards across the 4 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $1.4M, of which $1.4M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 67% on FY2025 ($4.1M).
Questek Innovations LLC ranks 451 of 756 listed organisations located in IL by five-year obligations, and 18,985 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 5 awards worth $13M in total award value.
Its largest contract industry is NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), where it ranks 614 of 1,463 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5,391,593 | $5,232,408 | $159,185 | — |
| FY2024 | $7,721,866 | $5,771,363 | $1,950,503 | +43% |
| FY2025 | $4,109,234 | $4,119,501 | $0 | -47% |
| FY2026 | $1,350,187 | $1,350,187 | $0 | -67% |
| 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 IL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $19M | $89B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $1.4M | $26B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $16M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $2.1M | $89B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 18,985 of 30,000 | 1 of 756 in IL | 1 |
Largest in state: Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family 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 Defense | 5 | $13M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 614 of 1,463 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Cook County, IL $13M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $3.9M | 23 May 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $3.5M | 5 Jul 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.7M | 9 Dec 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.2M | 10 Aug 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.2M | 14 Nov 2023 | IL | 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.
- $3.9M, Department of Defense, 23 May 2024: THE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ADVANCE ADDITIVE FRICTION STIR DEPOSITION (AFSD)/COLD SPRAY (CS) MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A TURNKEY SOLUTION FOR E
- $3.5M, Department of Defense, 5 Jul 2023: SBIR PHASE III- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- $2.7M, Department of Defense, 9 Dec 2024: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CHARACTERIZATION
- $1.2M, Department of Defense, 10 Aug 2023: HUMAN-INTERPRETABLE ML FOR CERTIFICATION AND SUSTAINMENT OF FATIGUE-CRITICAL AM COMPONENTS
- $1.2M, Department of Defense, 14 Nov 2023: STTR PHASE II - PROTECTIVE NANOCRYSTALLINE
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Questek Innovations LLC receive?
$19M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $5.4M; FY2024: $7.7M; FY2025: $4.1M; FY2026: $1.4M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Questek Innovations LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($13M).
What is the money for?
Contracts are classified under NAICS 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: IL ($13M).
Is Questek Innovations LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 18,985 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 451 of 756 located in IL. 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.