Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

Rank #62 of 1,000 by FY2025 federal contract value · Headquarters: LEXINGTON, MA

FY2025 contract value

$1,442,690,440

Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025

FY2024 contract value

$1,298,795,938

FY2023 contract value

Top agency (FY2025)

Department of Defense

$1,442,690,440

Company profile

Legal name (as listed): MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
UEI: SN5KKUDR9LY8
DUNS: 001424985
Headquarters: LEXINGTON, MA
Business types: Category BusinessCorporate Entity Tax ExemptEducational InstitutionHigher EducationNonprofitPrivate Institution Of Higher EducationPublic Institution Of Higher Education

Contract value trend, FY2023 – FY2025

Fiscal year	Contract value	Change vs prior year
FY2023	$0	—
FY2024	$1,298,795,938	—
FY2025	$1,442,690,440	+11.1%

FY2025 breakdowns

Top 10 in each category by FY2025 contract value.

Top awarding agencies

Department of DefenseDOD

$1,442,690,440

Top places of performance (states)

MassachusettsMA

$1,442,690,440

Top industries (NAICS)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)541712	$1,389,249,704
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715	$53,440,736

Top product & service codes (PSC)

R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)AC61	$752,568,833
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCHAC31	$690,121,607

Contract awards

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

Award ID	Amount	Awarding agency	Description	Start date	NAICS	PSC	Place
CONT_AWD_N0024425FS128_9700_N0024409G0014_9700	$938,585	Department of Defense	ESA ORDER FOR 30 STUDENTS ATTENDING MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, FALL SEMESTER 2025	Sep 25, 2025	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N0024425FS129_9700_N0024409G0014_9700	$385,278	Department of Defense	ESA ORDER FOR FIFTEEN STUDENTS ATTENDING MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DURING FALL SEMESTER 2025	Sep 24, 2025	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N0024425FS051_9700_N0024409G0014_9700	$593,168	Department of Defense	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) TUITION AND FEES	Jul 10, 2025	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_W911QY25CA037_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$400,000	Department of Defense	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIMIZING SIZE, WEIGHT, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF DEPLOYABLE ICP DESALINATION SYSTEM.	Jun 30, 2025	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N0024425FS031_9700_N0024409G0014_9700	$608,333	Department of Defense	MIT TUITION AND FEES FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2025	Jun 10, 2025	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N3560A25FB158_9700_N0018915GZ011_9700	$311,980	Department of Defense	SPRING 2025 RETROACTIVE TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES FOR TEN MIDSHIPMEN	May 22, 2025	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N0018925P0246_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$191,290	Department of Defense	ENGINEERING SUPPORT	May 16, 2025	—	—	DC
CONT_AWD_N6600125P6052_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$95,000	Department of Defense	MIT ILP MEMBERSHIP NIWC PACIFIC AND LANT	Feb 18, 2025	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N3560A25F0073_9700_N0018915GZ011_9700	$311,777	Department of Defense	EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT	Oct 18, 2024	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_W911QX24P0129_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$95,000	Department of Defense	MEMBERSHIP IN THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S (MIT) INDUSTRIAL LIAISON PROGRAM (ILP)	Jun 26, 2024	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N6893624P0152_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$190,000	Department of Defense	ILP MEMBERSHIP - NAWCWD CHINA LAKE	Apr 2, 2024	—	—	CA
CONT_AWD_N6600123P6250_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$85,000	Department of Defense	MIT ILP MEMBERSHIP NIWC PACIFIC AND NIWC ATLANTIC	Jun 20, 2023	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N6600123C4506_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$1,253,783	Department of Defense	ANALOGUE GENETIC CIRCUITS FOR LONG-TERM RELIABLE REPORTING BY LIVING SENSORS	May 3, 2023	—	—	MO
CONT_AWD_W911QY23C0065_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$300,000	Department of Defense	BAA-MIT INDIVIDUAL WATER DESALINATION	Apr 28, 2023	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_W911NF23F0021_9700_W911NF23D0001_9700	$2,700,887	Department of Defense	MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND OUTREACH	Apr 1, 2023	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N0024421F0531_9700_N0024409G0014_9700	$251,451	Department of Defense	TUITION AND FEES	Sep 8, 2021	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_N6426721P6009_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$1,955,000	Department of Defense	EDU SERVICES	Sep 3, 2021	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_W912HQ20C0015_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$1,211,786	Department of Defense	SERDP PROJECT WP20-1125	Jul 14, 2020	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_NNG15HZ35C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-	$11,625,740	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	IGF::OT::IGF NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS A NEED TO OBTAIN SUPPORT IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE SPACE GEODESY PROJECT (SGP). THE GOALS OF THIS ACTIVITY ARE RELATED TO THE STUDY OF THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH AND HOW IT ROTATES. THIS EFFORT WILL BE A FOLLOW-ON TO NASA GSFC CONTRACT NNG10HP00C WITH MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)/HAYSTACK OBSERVATORY (HO) FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STATE-OF-THE-ART NEXT GENERATION VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA SGP. UNDER THIS CONTRACT EFFORT MIT HAYSTACK OBSERVATORY SHALL PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNAL CHAINS FOR THREE NEXT GENERATION GEODETIC VLBI ANTENNAS AND VALIDATION OF THE COMPLETED SYSTEMS; OPERATIONS SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF CORRELATION OF GEODETIC VLBI DATA, OPERATION OF THE WESTFORD ANTENNA, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE NASA GEODETIC NETWORK; AND CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION GEODETIC VLBI SYSTEMS. THE HO SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NASA GSFC IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE SGP. THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS LIMITED TO FIVE SPECIFIC AREAS (CALLED TASKS): 1. BUILDING VLBI GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS (VGOS) 2. VGOS SYSTEM VALIDATION 3. OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING 4. FORWARD LOOKING DEVELOPMENT 5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT	Mar 10, 2015	—	—	MA
CONT_AWD_NNG14FC03C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-	$110,127,389	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE OF THE TESS MISSION. EFFORTS INCLUDED, BUT LIMITED TO, ARE AS FOLLOWS: DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, AND SCHEDULES DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SYSTEMS REQUIREMENT REVIEW PERFORM THE TECHNICAL TRADE STUDIES OUTLINED IN THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT, AND ANY OTHER TRADES IDENTIFIED DURING PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE PROVIDE OVERALL MANAGEMENT FOR THE PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE TESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT IN COORDINATION WITH THE GSFC PROJECT SYSTEMS ENGINEER (PSE) MANAGE THE CONTRACTS OF VENDORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS AS NECESSARY DURING THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE ESTABLISH THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF TESS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS EACH DOCUMENT IS BASELINED. MAINTAIN COMPLETE TRACEABILITY AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF ALL TESS PROJECT REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS. DELIVER DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.	May 22, 2013	—	—	MA

CONT_AWD_N0024425FS128_9700_N0024409G0014_9700

$938,585

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: ESA ORDER FOR 30 STUDENTS ATTENDING MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, FALL SEMESTER 2025

Start date: Sep 25, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N0024425FS129_9700_N0024409G0014_9700

$385,278

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: ESA ORDER FOR FIFTEEN STUDENTS ATTENDING MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DURING FALL SEMESTER 2025

Start date: Sep 24, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N0024425FS051_9700_N0024409G0014_9700

$593,168

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) TUITION AND FEES

Start date: Jul 10, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_W911QY25CA037_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$400,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIMIZING SIZE, WEIGHT, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF DEPLOYABLE ICP DESALINATION SYSTEM.

Start date: Jun 30, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N0024425FS031_9700_N0024409G0014_9700

$608,333

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MIT TUITION AND FEES FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2025

Start date: Jun 10, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N3560A25FB158_9700_N0018915GZ011_9700

$311,980

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: SPRING 2025 RETROACTIVE TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES FOR TEN MIDSHIPMEN

Start date: May 22, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N0018925P0246_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$191,290

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: ENGINEERING SUPPORT

Start date: May 16, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: DC

CONT_AWD_N6600125P6052_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$95,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MIT ILP MEMBERSHIP NIWC PACIFIC AND LANT

Start date: Feb 18, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N3560A25F0073_9700_N0018915GZ011_9700

$311,777

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT

Start date: Oct 18, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_W911QX24P0129_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$95,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MEMBERSHIP IN THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S (MIT) INDUSTRIAL LIAISON PROGRAM (ILP)

Start date: Jun 26, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N6893624P0152_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$190,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: ILP MEMBERSHIP - NAWCWD CHINA LAKE

Start date: Apr 2, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: CA

CONT_AWD_N6600123P6250_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$85,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MIT ILP MEMBERSHIP NIWC PACIFIC AND NIWC ATLANTIC

Start date: Jun 20, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N6600123C4506_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$1,253,783

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: ANALOGUE GENETIC CIRCUITS FOR LONG-TERM RELIABLE REPORTING BY LIVING SENSORS

Start date: May 3, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MO

CONT_AWD_W911QY23C0065_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$300,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: BAA-MIT INDIVIDUAL WATER DESALINATION

Start date: Apr 28, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_W911NF23F0021_9700_W911NF23D0001_9700

$2,700,887

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND OUTREACH

Start date: Apr 1, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N0024421F0531_9700_N0024409G0014_9700

$251,451

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: TUITION AND FEES

Start date: Sep 8, 2021

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_N6426721P6009_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$1,955,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: EDU SERVICES

Start date: Sep 3, 2021

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_W912HQ20C0015_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$1,211,786

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: SERDP PROJECT WP20-1125

Start date: Jul 14, 2020

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_NNG15HZ35C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

$11,625,740

Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Description: IGF::OT::IGF NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER (GSFC) HAS A NEED TO OBTAIN SUPPORT IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE SPACE GEODESY PROJECT (SGP). THE GOALS OF THIS ACTIVITY ARE RELATED TO THE STUDY OF THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH AND HOW IT ROTATES. THIS EFFORT WILL BE A FOLLOW-ON TO NASA GSFC CONTRACT NNG10HP00C WITH MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)/HAYSTACK OBSERVATORY (HO) FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STATE-OF-THE-ART NEXT GENERATION VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY (VLBI) SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF THE NASA SGP. UNDER THIS CONTRACT EFFORT MIT HAYSTACK OBSERVATORY SHALL PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNAL CHAINS FOR THREE NEXT GENERATION GEODETIC VLBI ANTENNAS AND VALIDATION OF THE COMPLETED SYSTEMS; OPERATIONS SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF CORRELATION OF GEODETIC VLBI DATA, OPERATION OF THE WESTFORD ANTENNA, AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE NASA GEODETIC NETWORK; AND CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION GEODETIC VLBI SYSTEMS. THE HO SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NASA GSFC IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE SGP. THE SCOPE OF THIS EFFORT IS LIMITED TO FIVE SPECIFIC AREAS (CALLED TASKS): 1. BUILDING VLBI GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS (VGOS) 2. VGOS SYSTEM VALIDATION 3. OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINING ENGINEERING 4. FORWARD LOOKING DEVELOPMENT 5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Start date: Mar 10, 2015

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

CONT_AWD_NNG14FC03C_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

$110,127,389

Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Description: TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE OF THE TESS MISSION. EFFORTS INCLUDED, BUT LIMITED TO, ARE AS FOLLOWS: DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, AND SCHEDULES DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE SYSTEMS REQUIREMENT REVIEW PERFORM THE TECHNICAL TRADE STUDIES OUTLINED IN THE CONCEPT STUDY REPORT, AND ANY OTHER TRADES IDENTIFIED DURING PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE PROVIDE OVERALL MANAGEMENT FOR THE PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE TESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE PROJECT IN COORDINATION WITH THE GSFC PROJECT SYSTEMS ENGINEER (PSE) MANAGE THE CONTRACTS OF VENDORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS AS NECESSARY DURING THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE ESTABLISH THE ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF TESS TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS AS EACH DOCUMENT IS BASELINED. MAINTAIN COMPLETE TRACEABILITY AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF ALL TESS PROJECT REQUIREMENT DOCUMENTS. DELIVER DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

Start date: May 22, 2013

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: MA

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

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