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Institute For Defense Analyses

Rank #275 of 1,000 by FY2025 federal contract value · Headquarters: ALEXANDRIA, VA

FY2025 contract value

$246,917,575

Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025

FY2024 contract value

$270,639,953

FY2023 contract value

$230,081,548

Top agency (FY2025)

Department of Defense

$236,486,057

Company profile

Legal name (as listed)
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES
UEI
JM98J68UPRK1
DUNS
074849589
Headquarters
ALEXANDRIA, VA
Business types
Category BusinessCorporate Entity Tax ExemptNonprofitOther Than Small Business

Contract value trend, FY2023 – FY2025

Fiscal yearContract valueChange vs prior year
FY2023$230,081,548—
FY2024$270,639,953+17.6%
FY2025$246,917,575-8.8%

FY2025 breakdowns

Top 10 in each category by FY2025 contract value.

Top awarding agencies

Department of DefenseDOD$236,486,057
National Science FoundationNSF$5,769,512
Department of Homeland SecurityDHS$3,500,000
Department of AgricultureUSDA$750,000
Department of Health and Human ServicesHHS$265,086
Executive Office of the PresidentEOP$104,592
Department of CommerceDOC$58,814
Agency for International DevelopmentUSAID$0
Department of EnergyDOE$0
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA-$16,485

Top places of performance (states)

District Of ColumbiaDC$242,100,180
VirginiaVA$4,431,396
MarylandMD$386,000

Top industries (NAICS)

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services541990$246,933,505
All Other Business Support Services561499-$15,930

Top product & service codes (PSC)

NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCHAC12$243,800,150
R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: OTHER (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT)AJ96$5,349,445
SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHERR799$2,226,850
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERR499$1,384,070
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM EVALUATION/REVIEW/DEVELOPMENTR410$1,136,000
GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCHAJ12$359,750
SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSESAR14$249,000
SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- EDUCATIONALB542$59,762
SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCHAR11$0
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICALR425-$89,170

Contract awards

Up to 20 awards with activity in FY2025, newest start date first. Amounts are individual award obligations, not company totals.

CONT_AWD_HQ003425F0021_9700_HQ003424D0020_9700

$137,876,365

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND STUDIES SUPPORT SERVICES.

Start date: Nov 22, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: DC

CONT_AWD_HQ003424F0422_9700_HQ003424D0020_9700

$219,362,997

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, JOINT STAFF, DEFENSE AGENCIES, AND OTHER USERS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT.

Start date: Aug 23, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: DC

CONT_AWD_75N95024F00080_7529_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$179,000

Awarding agency: Department of Health and Human Services

Description: EVALUATION AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF PLANNING, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION (OPAE), NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (NIA).

Start date: May 1, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_89243124FSC400612_8900_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$250,000

Awarding agency: Department of Energy

Description: THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (NSTC) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (RDI) SUBCOMMITTEE (SC) CO-CHAIRS ARE CONDUCTING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. COMPETITIVE POSITION ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE. GUIDED BY RECENT R

Start date: Jan 12, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003424F0002_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$219,722,247

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSIS, FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT SERVICES

Start date: Oct 31, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: DC

CONT_AWD_80HQTR23FA001_8000_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$971,831

Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Description: THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE EOA ACTIVITY IS TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT NATIONAL PLAN FOR CIVIL EARTH OBSERVATIONS

Start date: Mar 30, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003423F0007_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$101,079,494

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: IDA FFRDC IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OSD, THE JOINT STAFF/COMBATANT COMMANDS, DEFENSE AGENCIES, JOINT PROGRAM OFFICES, AND OTHER USERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN OSD AND THE FFRDC.

Start date: Oct 26, 2022

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: DC

CONT_AWD_HQ003422F0020_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$74,377,100

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: THE INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND OTHER USERS, AS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT

Start date: Nov 30, 2021

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_80LARC21F0107_8000_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$735,457

Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Description: CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF THE MARS SAMPLE RETURN VEHICLE AND SAMPLE RETURN RISK, TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS, REVIEW ASPECTS OF THE MICROMETEROID AND ORBITAL DEBRIS (MMOD) DESIGN AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

Start date: Apr 16, 2021

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003421F0040_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$102,967,486

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: IDA FFRDC IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OSD, THE JOINT STAFF/COMBATANT COMMANDS, DEFENSE AGENCIES, JOINT PROGRAM OFFICES, AND OTHER USERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN OSD AND THE FFRDC

Start date: Nov 20, 2020

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003421F0015_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$17,725,829

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: THE IDA FFRDC IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OSD, THE JOINT STAFF/COMBATANT COMMANDS, DEFENSE AGENCIES, JOINT PROGRAM OFFICES, AND OTHER USERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN OSD AND THE FFRDC

Start date: Oct 20, 2020

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003421F0018_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$63,874,731

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: IDA FFRDC IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OSD, THE JOINT STAFF/COMBATANT COMMANDS, DEFENSE AGENCIES, JOINT PROGRAM OFFICES, AND OTHER USERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN OSD AND THE FFRDC

Start date: Oct 1, 2020

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003420F0003_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$92,707,984

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: IDA FFRDC IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OSD, THE JOINT STAFF/COMBATANT COMMANDS, DEFENSE AGENCIES, JOINT PROGRAM OFFICES, AND OTHER USERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN OSD AND THE FFRDC.

Start date: Nov 21, 2019

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003420F0015_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$361,282,870

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: IDA FFRDC IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT TO THE OSD, THE JOINT STAFF/COMBATANT COMMANDS, DEFENSE AGENCIES, JOINT PROGRAM OFFICES, AND OTHER USERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SPONSORING AGREEMENT BETWEEN OSD AND THE FFRDC.

Start date: Nov 21, 2019

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_80NSSC20P0026_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

$184,070

Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Description: THIS STUDY SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT CONTOURS AND FUTURE SCALE OF DEMAND DRIVERS OF LUNAR AND CISLUNAR ACTIVITIES.

Start date: Oct 3, 2019

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_80LARC19F0080_8000_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$61,397

Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Description: SUPPORT TO THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER (NESC) INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF NASA'S ORBITAL DEBRIS ENGINEERING MODEL (ORDEM)..THE NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) AS THE "REQUESTING AGENCY" INTENDS TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY ACQUISITION WITH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) AS THE "SERVICING AGENCY" FOR SUPPORT TO THE NASA ENGINEERING AND SAFETY CENTER (NESC) INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF NASA'S ORBITAL DEBRIS ENGINEERING MODEL (ORDEM). THE NESC IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AND DRAWS UPON THE BEST ENGINEERING EXPERTISE FROM ACROSS THE AGENCY, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NATIONAL LABORATORIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND INDUSTRY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE NESC IS TO IMPROVE SAFETY BY PERFORMING IN-DEPTH INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTS, TESTING, AND ANALYSIS TO UNCOVER TECHNICAL VULNERABILITIES AND TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR PROBLEMS, TRENDS, OR ISSUES WITHIN NASA'S PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND INSTITUTIONS. NASA'S ORBITAL DEBRIS PROGRAM OFFICE (ODPO) HAS FINISHED AN UPDATE TO THE ORDEM, WHICH IS A MATHEMATICAL TOOL USED TO MODEL THE ORBITAL DEBRIS ENVIRONMENT IN EARTH ORBIT. THE ODREM IS UPDATED PERIODICALLY TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT, INCORPORATE NEW MEASUREMENT DATA, AND ENHANCE ITS CAPABILITIES TO PREDICT AT LEAST A DECADE IN THE FUTURE. ORDEM IS A COMPONENT IN THE OVERALL MICROMETEOROID AND ORBITAL DEBRIS (MMOD) RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND FEEDS INTO MMOD RISK ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE TOOLS LIKE BUMPER. THE CURRENT VERSION IS ORDEM3.0 AND THE NEXT VERSION WILL BE ORDEM3.1. NASA ODPO HAS REQUESTED SUPPORT FROM THE NESC TO PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF ORDEM3.1, SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS PERFORMED FOR ORDEM3.0 AS PART OF THE 2015 NESC JOINT POLAR SATELLITE SYSTEM MICROMETEOROID AND ORBITAL DEBRIS ASSESSMENT. THE NESC TEAM WILL LEVERAGE EXPERIENCE FROM THIS AND REVIEWS OF ORDEM2000.

Start date: Jun 6, 2019

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_HQ003419F0200_9700_HQ003419D0001_9700

$70,941,964

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT SERVICES

Start date: Mar 31, 2019

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_DOCSB134117NC0651_1341_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$565,420

Awarding agency: Department of Commerce

Description: IGF::OT::IGF POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

Start date: Sep 12, 2017

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_DOCSB134116NC0189_1341_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$22,619

Awarding agency: Department of Commerce

Description: IGF::OT::IGF SERVICES TO PROVIDE A REPORT ANALYZING GREEN HOUSE GASES IN URBAN AREAS.

Start date: Mar 31, 2016

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_NSFDACS15T0058_4900_NSFOIA0408601_4900

$57,624,295

Awarding agency: National Science Foundation

Description: IGF::OT::IGF OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE

Start date: Feb 3, 2015

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

NAICS and PSC are not reported for these awards in USAspending.

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