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Physical Sciences Inc.
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USAspending records $216M in award obligations to Physical Sciences Inc. (Andover, MA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $23M, of which $20M (85%) came through contracts.
That is down 66% on FY2025 ($69M).
Physical Sciences Inc. ranks 86 of 943 listed organisations located in MA by five-year obligations, and 2,919 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Defense, Department of the Interior and Department of Energy and 3 other agencies: 83 awards worth $132M 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 97 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 | $67,487,817 | $55,020,000 | $12,467,817 | — |
| FY2024 | $55,942,878 | $54,026,252 | $1,916,626 | -17% |
| FY2025 | $68,759,527 | $64,996,311 | $3,763,216 | +23% |
| FY2026 | $23,432,651 | $19,811,807 | $3,620,844 | -66% |
| 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) | $216M | $70B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $23M | $16B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $194M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $22M | $70B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,919 of 30,000 | 1 of 943 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 | 75 | $118M | 90% |
| 2 | Department of the Interior | 2 | $5.3M | 4% |
| 3 | Department of Energy | 2 | $3.8M | 3% |
| 4 | Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $2.1M | 2% |
| 5 | Department of Homeland Security | 1 | $1.5M | 1% |
| 6 | Department of Transportation | 1 | $1.0M | 1% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 97 of 1,463 organisations by $1.0M+ award value; see Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Essex County, MA $125M · Kern County, CA $1.9M · Bossier Parish, LA $1.8M · Houston County, GA $1.8M · Hamilton County, OH $1.8M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of the InteriorDepartmental Offices | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) | $3.5M | 26 Feb 2026 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseMissile Defense Agency | ContractDefinitive Contract | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $3.0M | 25 Jan 2023 | MA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Other assistanceOther Reimbursable, Contingent, Intangible, or Indirect Financial Assistance | 12.910 Research and Technology Development | $2.4M | 5 Jun 2026 | MA | 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) | $2.2M | 21 May 2024 | 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) | $2.1M | 24 Sep 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) | $2.0M | 30 Sep 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) | $2.0M | 20 Aug 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) | $2.0M | 4 Apr 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) | $2.0M | 20 Aug 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) | $2.0M | 4 Sep 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) | $2.0M | 12 Sep 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) | $2.0M | 25 Aug 2025 | 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.
- $3.5M, Department of the Interior, 26 Feb 2026: PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (PSI) AIMS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND IN-LINE CYTOMETRY PROCESS ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY (ILC-PAT) THAT ENABLES REAL-T
- $3.0M, Department of Defense, 25 Jan 2023: SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D - RADIATION HARDENED FOVEATED HYBRID INFRARED SCENE PROJECTOR
- $2.4M, Department of Defense, 5 Jun 2026: CRYSTAL PALACE PROGRAM
- $2.2M, Department of Defense, 21 May 2024: DEVELOPING THE DESIGNS OF THE OBJECTIVE AND EYEPIECE OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE INDIVIDUAL FLAT OPTICS.
- $2.1M, Department of Defense, 24 Sep 2024: ROTATING DETONATION ROCKET ENGINE DEVELOPMENT
- $2.0M, Department of Defense, 30 Sep 2025: SBIR PHASE II: CONFORMAL ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ABSORPTIVE MXENE-INTEGRATED COMPOSITE (CERAMIC)
- $2.0M, Department of Defense, 20 Aug 2025: SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II TOPIC A244-024, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INC.
- $2.0M, Department of Defense, 4 Apr 2025: SBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Physical Sciences Inc. receive?
$216M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $67M; FY2024: $56M; FY2025: $69M; FY2026: $23M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Physical Sciences Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Defense ($118M), Department of the Interior ($5.3M), Department of Energy ($3.8M), Department of Health and Human Services ($2.1M) 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 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology and NAICS 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). Assistance falls under Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (81.049), Research and Technology Development (12.910) and Biomedical Research and Research Training (93.859).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: MA ($125M), CA ($1.9M), LA ($1.8M) and GA ($1.8M).
Is Physical Sciences Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,919 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 86 of 943 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.