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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$18.21M
Contract actions188
Awards / PIIDs76
Federal customers8
Contracting offices15
Average action$96.9K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $18.21M in net contract obligations to RESEARCH PLANNING, INC. across 188 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

RESEARCH PLANNING, 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$3.49M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$2.41M316
FY 2020$363.3K335−84.9%
FY 2021$1.50M224+312.4%
FY 2022$1.66M264+11.0%
FY 2023$3.18M384+91.4%
FY 2024$5.61M195+76.3%
FY 2025$3.49M195−37.8%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from RESEARCH PLANNING, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1330$17.54M14496.3%
1435$1.03M85.6%
6957$411.5K62.3%
7008$180.5K31.0%
1448$65.7K80.4%
1501$65.4K30.4%
1443-$710.0%
2001-$1.08M15-5.9%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from RESEARCH PLANNING, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$18.10M184899.4%
541360GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES$80.9K210.4%
541199ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES$29.2K210.2%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
F999OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES$16.34M138389.7%
R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL$1.34M717.4%
B510SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS$497.8K412.7%
B526SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OCEANOLOGICAL$299.8K211.6%
B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA$228.2K211.3%
R429SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: EMERGENCY RESPONSE/DISASTER PLANNING/PREPAREDNESS SUPPORT$158.5K110.9%
B533SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- WATER QUALITY$116.5K410.6%
AH12NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; WATER RESOURCES; APPLIED RESEARCH$99.6K110.5%
7G22IT AND TELECOM - NETWORK: SATELLITE AND RF COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS (HW, PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$80.9K210.4%
R799SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER$39.7K310.2%

08 / Competition Pattern

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

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$19.15M163
Not competed under SAP-$1.21M16
Not available for competition$161.8K7
Other / unknown$6.8K1
Competed under SAP$99.6K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

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

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
1305M223FNCNR0416Jul 31, 2025$290.3KNATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA541620F999

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate RESEARCH PLANNING, 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.