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Monthly award list · Rhode Island
New federal awards in Rhode Island, March 2025
Prime awards of $1.0M or more with a base obligation date in the month and a primary place of performance in the state.
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026; agencies keep reporting into recent months.
22 new federal awards of $1.0M or more were recorded with a primary place of performance in Rhode Island in March 2025, worth $289M in total award value: $56M in contracts, $233M in grants.
That is about the same as the state's median month over the last two years (24 awards) and 0.4% of the 4,960 such awards recorded nationwide that month.
The most active awarding agencies were Department of Transportation (8 awards), Department of Defense (11 awards) and National Science Foundation (1 award).
By recipient
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leidos, Inc. | 1 | $23M |
| 2 | McLaughlin Research Corporation | 1 | $9.7M |
| 3 | Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Inc. | 1 | $8.4M |
| 4 | Purvis Systems Inc | 1 | $4.7M |
| 5 | University of Rhode Island | 1 | $1.7M |
| 6 | Provision Construction Inc | 1 | $1.7M |
| 7 | Magnetic Seal LLC | 1 | $1.4M |
| 8 | Btech Acoustics LLC | 1 | $1.4M |
| 9 | Seacorp, LLC | 1 | $1.3M |
| 10 | L3HARRIS Maritime Services Inc | 1 | $1.3M |
$231M more went to recipients not shown (individuals, aggregated or withheld names).
By awarding agency
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | 8 | $230M |
| 2 | Department of Defense | 11 | $55M |
| 3 | National Science Foundation | 1 | $1.7M |
| 4 | Department of the Treasury | 1 | $1.2M |
| 5 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $1.2M |
Compared with other months awards per month
The awards largest first
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $113M | 27 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $96M | 27 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Leidos, Inc.TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NAVAL ARRAY TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER TO INCLUDE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY TO MANUFACTURE, UPGRADE, REPAIR, REFURB | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $23M | 20 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| McLaughlin Research CorporationCODE 45 ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF SURFACE VESSEL TORPEDO TUBES MARK 32 FOR LAUNCHING MARK 46 AND MARK 54 TORPEDOES, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE S | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $9.7M | 5 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Inc.TR-353A TRANSDUCERS IN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL UNDERSEA WARFARE/SUBMARINE SENSOR CAPABILITIES. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $8.4M | 12 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $7.3M | 19 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.2M | 6 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $5.0M | 25 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Purvis Systems IncTHE NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT (NUWCDIVNPT) CODE 34 HAS A REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED LOGISTIC SUPPORT (ILS), CONFIGURATION MANAGEMEN | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $4.7M | 21 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| University of Rhode IslandR/V ENDEAVOR OCEANOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES CY2024 PROPOSAL AND ANNUAL REPORT -THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (URI) PROPOSES TO SUPPORT OCEANOGRAPHIC | National Science Foundation | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.7M | 13 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Provision Construction IncCOOLING SYSTEM UPGRADE | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $1.7M | 3 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Magnetic Seal LLC8511225447!SEAL,PLAIN ENCASED | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractPurchase Order | $1.4M | 18 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Btech Acoustics LLCBASE AWARD FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC #N201-066 - ACOUSTICALLY TRANSPARENT MID-FREQUENCY SONAR PROJECTOR. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $1.4M | 11 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.4M | 19 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.4M | 25 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Seacorp, LLCTASKING INCLUDES MODIFYING THE COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEM. | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $1.3M | 6 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| L3HARRIS Maritime Services IncCABLE ASSEMBLIES FOR THE AN/WSQ-9 | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $1.3M | 14 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Niantic Tool, Inc.TENSIONED BELT DROGUE DEPLOYER (TBDD) | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2M | 19 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| International Packaging CorpPRES CASE SM BLACK RECTANGLE CLAMSHELL AE 1 OZ SILVER NO EMBLEM | Department of the TreasuryUnited States Mint | ContractDelivery Order | $1.2M | 21 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.2M | 11 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Ametek SCP IncCABLE ASSEMBLY,HULL | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | ContractDefinitive Contract | $1.1M | 17 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
| Recipient not shown | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $1.1M | 25 Mar 2025 | USAspending |
Descriptions are USAspending's own award text, truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld. Recipient names link to the organisation's page where it has one.
Questions and answers
How many federal awards were made in Rhode Island in March 2025?
22 new prime awards of $1.0M or more with a primary place of performance in Rhode Island carry a base obligation date in March 2025, with a combined award value of $289M. Smaller awards and modifications to older awards are not counted.
Who received them?
Leidos, Inc. (1, $23M); McLaughlin Research Corporation (1, $9.7M); Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Inc. (1, $8.4M); Purvis Systems Inc (1, $4.7M); University of Rhode Island (1, $1.7M). Individuals are never listed.
Is award value the same as spending?
No. Award value is the amount obligated to the award so far as USAspending reports it; obligations are commitments, and outlays (actual payments) follow later, often over several years.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 award search (new awards only, award types contracts, grants, loans and other assistance, lower bound $1.0M), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Direct-payment records are excluded because they are aggregates. The month is assigned by base obligation date. See methodology.