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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$316.95M
Contract actions143
Awards / PIIDs16
Federal customers6
Contracting offices7
Average action$2.22M
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $316.95M in net contract obligations to CENTRAL RESEARCH INC across 143 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

CENTRAL RESEARCH INC contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations$72.50M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$90.07M254—
FY 2021$51.61M113−42.7%
FY 2022$1.40M31−97.3%
FY 2023$24.45M44+1,641.2%
FY 2024-$4.48M362−118.3%
FY 2025$81.41M333+1,917.4%
FY 2026$72.50M312−10.9%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from CENTRAL RESEARCH INC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
9100$317.43M117100.2%
8900$1.70M90.5%
1501$197.2K60.1%
1406$020.0%
2001-$12.4K10.0%
7003-$2.36M8-0.7%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from CENTRAL RESEARCH INC?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
522390OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CREDIT INTERMEDIATION$184.94M94158.4%
561440COLLECTION AGENCIES$132.66M21141.9%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$1.88M1840.6%
561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES-$172.5K21-0.1%
561110OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES-$2.36M81-0.7%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
R710SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: FINANCIAL$184.94M94158.4%
R705SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DEBT COLLECTION$132.66M21141.9%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$1.69M1020.5%
R418SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGAL$197.2K610.1%
R799SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER$0210.0%
R604SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: MAILING/DISTRIBUTION-$172.5K21-0.1%
R699SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHER-$2.36M81-0.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was CENTRAL RESEARCH INC’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$185.13M101
Not competed under SAP$132.00M38
Not competed-$172.5K2
Other / unknown$02

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for CENTRAL RESEARCH INC?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
91003126F0057Sep 29, 2026$0EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF FSA ACQUISITIONS OFFICE522390R710

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate CENTRAL RESEARCH INC as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.