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Recon RF, Inc.
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USAspending records $17M in award obligations to Recon RF, Inc. (San Diego, CA) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2024, 2025).
Recon RF, Inc. ranks 1,833 of 2,836 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 20,083 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Commerce, Department of Defense and Department of Energy: 5 awards worth $15M 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 1,215 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 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2024 | $3,437,876 | $2,538,670 | $899,206 | — |
| FY2025 | $13,518,537 | $1,756,837 | $11,761,700 | +293% |
| FY2026 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| 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 CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $17M | $416B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | under $1.0M | $118B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | $4.3M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $13M | $416B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 20,083 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,836 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. 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 Commerce | 1 | $9.5M | 63% |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 2 | $2.9M | 19% |
| 3 | Department of Energy | 2 | $2.7M | 18% |
Contract industries NAICS
Rank within NAICS 541715: 1,215 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: San Diego County, CA $15M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of CommerceNational Institute of Standards and Technology | GrantProject Grant (B) | 11.038 Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program | $9.5M | 16 Jan 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractPurchase Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.7M | 30 Sep 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $1.4M | 26 Mar 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | $1.4M | 22 Mar 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force | ContractPurchase Order | 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | $1.2M | 31 May 2024 | CA | 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.
- $9.5M, Department of Commerce, 16 Jan 2025: PURPOSE: RECON RF WILL CONDUCT DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRA-EFFICIENT FRONT-END MODULES (FEMS) FOR NEXT GENERATION 5G/6G OPEN RADIO UNITS (RUS). TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT
- $1.7M, Department of Defense, 30 Sep 2025: ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION OF NEXT-GEN X-BAND SOLID-STATE POWER AMPLIFIED FOR UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RADAR, ELECTRIC WARFARE, AND COMMUNICATIONS
- $1.4M, Department of Energy, 26 Mar 2024: ULTRA-LOW-NOISE CRYOGENIC HEMT AMPLIFIERS FOR HEP APPLICATIONS
- $1.4M, Department of Energy, 22 Mar 2024: ULTRA-EFFICIENT X-BAND SOLID STATE POWER AMPLIFIER FOR RF ACCELERATORS
- $1.2M, Department of Defense, 31 May 2024: ULTRA-EFFICIENT RFIC (RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT) POWER AMPLIFIERS FOR PHASED-ARRAY-COMMUNICATIONS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Recon RF, Inc. receive?
$17M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2024: $3.4M; FY2025: $14M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Recon RF, Inc.?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Commerce ($9.5M), Department of Defense ($2.9M) and Department of Energy ($2.7M).
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). Assistance falls under Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program (11.038) and Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (81.049).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($15M).
Is Recon RF, Inc. a large federal recipient?
It ranks 20,083 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 1,833 of 2,836 located in CA. 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.