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Applied Research Associates, Inc.
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USAspending records $1.8B in award obligations to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (Albuquerque, NM) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $324M, of which $325M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 29% on FY2025 ($457M).
Applied Research Associates, Inc. ranks 6 of 290 listed organisations located in NM by five-year obligations, and 532 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, General Services Administration and Department of the Interior and 2 other agencies: 86 awards worth $806M 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 40 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 | $532,984,624 | $532,728,906 | $255,718 | — |
| FY2024 | $476,061,018 | $475,596,552 | $464,466 | -11% |
| FY2025 | $457,202,967 | $456,880,228 | $322,739 | -4% |
| FY2026 | $324,352,330 | $324,504,816 | $0 | -29% |
| 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 NM | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $1.8B | $38B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $324M | $11B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $1.8B | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $890K | $38B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 532 of 30,000 | 1 of 290 in NM | 1 |
Largest in state: New Mexico Health Care Authority. 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 | 80 | $734M | 91% |
| 2 | General Services Administration | 1 | $60M | 7% |
| 3 | Department of the Interior | 2 | $7.7M | 1% |
| 4 | Department of Transportation | 2 | $2.5M | 0% |
| 5 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $1.5M | 0% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 40 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: Bernalillo County, NM $439M · Fairfax County, VA $143M · District of Columbia, DC $71M · Wake County, NC $35M · Okaloosa County, FL $18M
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) | $81M | 9 May 2023 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541330 Engineering Services | $63M | 31 Mar 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractDelivery Order | 541330 Engineering Services | $60M | 25 Mar 2026 | DC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $56M | 30 Mar 2023 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing | $47M | 2 Sep 2025 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $41M | 4 Dec 2024 | VA | 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) | $27M | 8 Feb 2023 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541330 Engineering Services | $22M | 10 Apr 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractDelivery Order | 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing | $21M | 29 Dec 2022 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $18M | 10 Feb 2026 | NC | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $17M | 18 Dec 2023 | NM | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency | ContractDelivery Order | 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) | $16M | 27 Mar 2023 | NM | 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.
- $81M, Department of Defense, 9 May 2023: F-22 TE-RECCS II
- $63M, Department of Defense, 31 Mar 2023: ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENTS SUPPORT SERVICES
- $60M, General Services Administration, 25 Mar 2026: MISSION AWARENESS CAPABILITIES RAMPUP AND OPTIMIZATION MACRO BRIDGE
- $56M, Department of Defense, 30 Mar 2023: TARGET ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORT
- $47M, Department of Defense, 2 Sep 2025: NEXT GENERATION PENETRATOR
- $41M, Department of Defense, 4 Dec 2024: DTRA TECHNICAL REACHBACK SERVICES
- $27M, Department of Defense, 8 Feb 2023: C-ISR TMRR IS IN SUPPORT OF THE PURSUIT OF CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO COUNTER ADVERSARY ISR AND BRING COMPETITIVE EDGE TO THE WARFIGHTER.
- $22M, Department of Defense, 10 Apr 2024: BLUE CYBER ASSESSMENT
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Applied Research Associates, Inc. receive?
$1.8B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $533M; FY2024: $476M; FY2025: $457M; FY2026: $324M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Applied Research Associates, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($734M), General Services Administration ($60M), Department of the Interior ($7.7M), Department of Transportation ($2.5M) and Department of Homeland Security ($1.5M).
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), NAICS 541712 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) and NAICS 541330 Engineering Services.
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: NM ($452M), VA ($148M), DC ($71M) and NC ($35M).
Is Applied Research Associates, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 532 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 6 of 290 located in NM. 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.