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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$3.71B
Contract actions1,580
Awards / PIIDs235
Federal customers17
Contracting offices50
Average action$2.35M
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $3.71B in net contract obligations to THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. across 1,580 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, 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$607.94M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$459.12M23214—
FY 2021$428.28M28214−6.7%
FY 2022$413.93M20814−3.4%
FY 2023$515.17M17911+24.5%
FY 2024$812.62M39611+57.7%
FY 2025$471.69M18611−42.0%
FY 2026$607.94M9710+28.9%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1700$3.37B70190.9%
5700$70.17M1471.9%
97AE$55.18M1051.5%
97JC$49.18M581.3%
8000$48.12M441.3%
7505$47.33M161.3%
2100$46.14M1771.2%
9761$18.19M450.5%
97ZS$9.99M410.3%
7529$600.0K70.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$2.31B545462.2%
334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$928.02M86225.0%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$177.75M519134.8%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$73.82M4242.0%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$59.70M13781.6%
336419OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$45.54M3821.2%
481212NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION$43.31M1411.2%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$39.16M6121.1%
336999ALL OTHER TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$18.60M4120.5%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$7.12M2340.2%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
J014MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- GUIDED MISSILES$2.18B201258.9%
1427GUIDED MISSILE SUBSYSTEMS$957.22M107225.8%
AC23NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$143.14M14733.9%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$52.41M11071.4%
AN13HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$47.33M1611.3%
AD93R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$43.61M7951.2%
AR14SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$43.31M1411.2%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$38.39M6421.0%
H218EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TESTING- SPACE VEHICLES$34.16M4810.9%
6605NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS$22.95M2210.6%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$3.42B918
Competed$239.37M623
Not competed under SAP$51.84M30
Other / unknown$183.9K9

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80JSC026F0104Sep 29, 2026$927.7KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER541330B599

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, 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.