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Spectral Sciences, Inc
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USAspending records $36M in award obligations to Spectral Sciences, Inc (Burlington, MA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $3.4M, of which $2.5M (73%) came through contracts.
That is down 77% on FY2025 ($15M).
Spectral Sciences, Inc ranks 339 of 969 listed organisations located in MA by five-year obligations, and 12,073 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 11 awards worth $19M 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 445 of 1,484 organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5,755,586 | $5,167,046 | $588,540 | — |
| FY2024 | $12,477,065 | $11,988,438 | $488,627 | +117% |
| FY2025 | $14,804,796 | $14,341,272 | $463,524 | +19% |
| FY2026 | $3,404,514 | $2,470,123 | $934,391 | -77% |
| 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 MA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $36M | $70B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $3.4M | $16B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $34M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $2.5M | $70B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 12,073 of 30,989 | 1 of 969 in MA | 1 |
Largest in state: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 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 | 11 | $19M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 445 of 1,484 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: Middlesex County, MA $19M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.0M | 30 Sep 2025 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $2.0M | 6 Dec 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.9M | 26 Oct 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.9M | 11 Dec 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.9M | 30 Jan 2024 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.8M | 7 Mar 2025 | MA | 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) | $1.8M | 24 Jun 2025 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.5M | 16 May 2023 | MA | 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) | $1.5M | 8 Jul 2025 | MA | 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 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.1M | 24 May 2023 | MA | 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.
- $2.0M, Department of Defense, 30 Sep 2025: SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II: STANDARDIZED ALL-ALTITUDE MODULATION MODEL (SAMM) FOR LONG-WAVE INFRARED THROUGH MID-WAVE ULTRAVIOLET ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS GENERATION
- $2.0M, Department of Defense, 6 Dec 2023: SBIR PHASE II
- $1.9M, Department of Defense, 26 Oct 2023: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- $1.9M, Department of Defense, 11 Dec 2023: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- $1.9M, Department of Defense, 30 Jan 2024: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- $1.8M, Department of Defense, 7 Mar 2025: SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D: REPLAY ENGINEERING WORKFLOW IN NETWORKED DEFENSE FEDERATIONS (REWIND-F)
- $1.8M, Department of Defense, 24 Jun 2025: COMPACT, ATTRITABLE, MIDWAVE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGER (CAM-HSI) SBIR PHASE II
- $1.5M, Department of Defense, 16 May 2023: SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D - PREDICTION OF HYPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE SIGNATURES WITH ADVANCED CHEMISTRY AND RADIATION MODULES
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Spectral Sciences, Inc receive?
$36M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $5.8M; FY2024: $12M; FY2025: $15M; FY2026: $3.4M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Spectral Sciences, Inc?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($19M).
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: MA ($19M).
Is Spectral Sciences, Inc a large federal recipient?
It ranks 12,073 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 339 of 969 located in MA. 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.