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Applied Physical Sciences Corp
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Federal agencies obligated $205M to Applied Physical Sciences Corp, Groton, CT, in the listed fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $31M, of which $31M (100%) came through contracts.
That is down 14% on FY2025 ($37M).
Applied Physical Sciences Corp ranks 33 of 302 listed organisations located in CT by five-year obligations, and 3,049 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense: 6 awards worth $106M 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 127 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 | $80,237,898 | $80,237,898 | $0 | — |
| FY2024 | $57,067,328 | $57,067,328 | $0 | -29% |
| FY2025 | $36,521,574 | $36,521,574 | $0 | -36% |
| FY2026 | $31,473,583 | $31,473,583 | $0 | -14% |
| 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 CT | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $205M | $52B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $31M | $11B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $205M | $52B | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $0 | $0 | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 3,049 of 30,000 | 1 of 302 in CT | 1 |
Largest in state: Electric Boat Corporation. 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 | 6 | $106M | 100% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 127 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: 09180 $105M · Montgomery County, MD $1.1M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $54M | 21 Apr 2023 | CT | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $23M | 31 Aug 2023 | CT | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) | $23M | 21 Feb 2023 | CT | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $4.4M | 6 Jan 2023 | CT | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.2M | 17 Dec 2025 | CT | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.1M | 12 Mar 2025 | MD | 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.
- $54M, Department of Defense, 21 Apr 2023: ADVANCED PROPULSOR, EXPERIMENTAL (APEX) - PHASE 1A
- $23M, Department of Defense, 31 Aug 2023: DARPA STO WILLOW - APS BASE AWARD FOR RESEARCH IAW SOW
- $23M, Department of Defense, 21 Feb 2023: THIS EFFORT WILL DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET THE UNIQUE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR SUBMARINES AND PROVIDE PLATFORM CAPABILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUPERI
- $4.4M, Department of Defense, 6 Jan 2023: DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT
- $1.2M, Department of Defense, 17 Dec 2025: THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST ENHANCEMENTS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROTOTYPE TO SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ONR PNLP PROGRA
- $1.1M, Department of Defense, 12 Mar 2025: ESMF DO#6
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Applied Physical Sciences Corp receive?
$205M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $80M; FY2024: $57M; FY2025: $37M; FY2026: $31M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Applied Physical Sciences Corp?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($106M).
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 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CT ($105M) and MD ($1.1M).
Is Applied Physical Sciences Corp a large federal recipient?
It ranks 3,049 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 33 of 302 located in CT. 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.