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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$1.70B
Contract actions4,454
Awards / PIIDs1,027
Federal customers34
Contracting offices125
Average action$382.6K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $1.70B in net contract obligations to SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE across 4,454 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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$317.46M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$144.84M52424
FY 2020$216.89M63727+49.7%
FY 2021$271.26M64722+25.1%
FY 2022$197.16M70223−27.3%
FY 2023$259.05M64625+31.4%
FY 2024$297.43M62823+14.8%
FY 2025$317.46M67023+6.7%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$794.24M1,72746.6%
5700$434.53M63525.5%
9761$160.81M2779.4%
8900$76.30M784.5%
1700$75.31M4224.4%
2100$30.74M2231.8%
3100$29.82M4921.7%
97AE$28.90M141.7%
6800$24.10M1711.4%
97ZS$14.79M960.9%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

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)$526.82M9091530.9%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$435.38M7221425.5%
336414GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$204.52M128112.0%
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$82.77M7424.9%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$60.21M17893.5%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$42.98M7522.5%
334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$26.84M421.6%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$26.80M5751.6%
562211HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL$19.46M34711.1%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$18.00M11671.1%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL$236.07M5731313.9%
6610FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS$203.34M110211.9%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$139.87M70218.2%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$139.85M15858.2%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$115.39M44566.8%
AD93R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$110.40M20036.5%
AR14SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$93.82M8915.5%
AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$85.21M13335.0%
AR22R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$78.96M7214.6%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$75.07M3234.4%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$1.17B2,657
Not available for competition$500.37M1,505
Other / unknown$7.43M114
Competed under SAP$8.05M96
Not competed$14.04M68
Not competed under SAP$1.29M14

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
31310024F0123Sep 30, 2025$0NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION541715AJ15

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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.