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Ist Research, LLC
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Federal agencies obligated $202M to Ist Research, LLC, Fredericksburg, VA, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $42M, of which $42M (100%) came through contracts.
That is about level on FY2025 ($44M).
Ist Research, LLC ranks 375 of 2,749 listed organisations located in VA by five-year obligations, and 3,084 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from General Services Administration and Department of Defense: 26 awards worth $137M 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 81 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 | $47,693,587 | $47,693,587 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $68,617,014 | $68,617,014 | $0 | +44% |
| FY2025 | $43,933,118 | $43,933,118 | $0 | -36% |
| FY2026 | $42,059,123 | $42,059,123 | $0 | -4% |
| 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 VA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $202M | $63B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $42M | $17B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $202M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $63B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 3,084 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,749 in VA | 1 |
Largest in state: VA Department of Medical Assistance Service. 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 | General Services Administration | 25 | $136M | 99% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 1 | $1.2M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 81 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: Fredericksburg city, VA $118M · Miami-Dade County, FL $7.3M · El Paso County, CO $3.3M · Cumberland County, NC $1.4M · Arlington County, VA $1.2M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $22M | 5 Apr 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $13M | 27 Sep 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $10M | 4 May 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $10M | 30 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $9.0M | 12 Apr 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $7.6M | 6 Apr 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $6.1M | 25 Sep 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $5.9M | 30 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $5.6M | 29 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $5.4M | 30 Aug 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $5.1M | 26 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $4.4M | 31 Jul 2026 | 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.
- $22M, General Services Administration, 5 Apr 2024: IST PULSE SBIR III DO 35 SCO
- $13M, General Services Administration, 27 Sep 2023: IST DO32 ORIGINAL AWARD. THIS SBIR PHASE III DERIVED FROM WORK COMPLETED UNDER COMPETITIVELY AWARDED SBIR PHASE I CONTRACTS N00014-12-M-0115, D17PC00004 AND SBI
- $10M, General Services Administration, 4 May 2023: MOD 01 - CLOSEOUT IST PULSE SBIR III DO 26 ARCYBER USCC
- $10M, General Services Administration, 30 Sep 2025: IST PULSE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH III DELIVERY ORDER 50 FOR UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR INFORMATION (DCI) FOR PULSE CAPAB
- $9.0M, General Services Administration, 12 Apr 2023: IST SBIR III DO25 INITIAL AWARD. SBIR PHASE III DERIVED FROM WORK COMPLETED UNDER COMPETITIVELY AWARDED SBIR PHASE I CONTRACTS N00014-12-M-0115, D17PC00004 AND
- $7.6M, General Services Administration, 6 Apr 2023: IST DO24 SOCEUR INITIAL AWARD. SBIR PHASE III DERIVED FROM WORK COMPLETED UNDER COMPETITIVELY AWARDED SBIR PHASE I CONTRACTS N00014-12-M-0115, D17PC00004 AND SB
- $6.1M, General Services Administration, 25 Sep 2024: IST PULSE SBIR III DO 39 1ST IO AWARD.
- $5.9M, General Services Administration, 30 Sep 2025: IST PULSE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH III DELIVERY ORDER 48 SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAF) FOR PULSE CAPABILITIES.
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Ist Research, LLC receive?
$202M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $48M; FY2024: $69M; FY2025: $44M; FY2026: $42M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Ist Research, LLC?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: General Services Administration ($136M) and Department of Defense ($1.2M).
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) and NAICS 541330 Engineering Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: VA ($119M), FL ($7.3M), CO ($3.3M) and NC ($1.4M).
Is Ist Research, LLC a large federal recipient?
It ranks 3,084 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 375 of 2,749 located in VA. 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.