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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$37.15M
Contract actions282
Awards / PIIDs69
Federal customers7
Contracting offices14
Average action$131.7K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $37.15M in net contract obligations to NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. across 282 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, 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$4.46M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$5.13M334—
FY 2021$3.43M295−33.1%
FY 2022$4.66M447+35.8%
FY 2023$7.02M424+50.5%
FY 2024$6.49M445−7.5%
FY 2025$5.95M474−8.4%
FY 2026$4.46M433−25.0%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
5700$16.32M10043.9%
8000$12.13M13632.6%
1700$4.97M2713.4%
1406$2.47M66.6%
9761$1.26M43.4%
9763-$6480.0%
6920-$3.3K10.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$17.79M114647.9%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$6.78M22318.3%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$563.0K811.5%
513210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$268.7K210.7%
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES-$159110.0%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES-$56.2K21-0.2%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$11.53M68231.0%
AC22NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$7.79M40221.0%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$7.53M66320.3%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$3.90M61110.5%
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$2.47M616.6%
AC33NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$1.26M413.4%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$761.5K1212.0%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$743.9K512.0%
AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH$290.0K320.8%
DB02IT AND TELECOM - COMPUTE SUPPORT SERVICES, NON-HPC (LABOR)$249.8K210.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$22.03M205
Not competed under SAP$13.60M54
Not available for competition$1.22M19
Other / unknown$301.7K4

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC23K0285Sep 18, 2026$0NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER—AR11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, 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.