The Rand Corporation
Rank #403 of 1,000 by FY2025 federal contract value · Headquarters: SANTA MONICA, CA
FY2025 contract value
$159,188,190
Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025
FY2024 contract value
$266,471,427
FY2023 contract value
$305,421,240
Top agency (FY2025)
Department of Defense
$138,350,717
Company profile
- Legal name (as listed)
- THE RAND CORPORATION
- UEI
- YY46Q97AEZA8
- DUNS
- 006914071
- Headquarters
- SANTA MONICA, CA
- Business types
- Category BusinessCorporate Entity Tax ExemptNonprofitOther Than Small BusinessSpecial DesignationsUS Owned Business
Contract value trend, FY2023 – FY2025
| Fiscal year | Contract value | Change vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $305,421,240 | — |
| FY2024 | $266,471,427 | -12.8% |
| FY2025 | $159,188,190 | -40.3% |
FY2025 breakdowns
Top 10 in each category by FY2025 contract value.
Top awarding agencies
| Department of DefenseDOD | $138,350,717 |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesHHS | $15,394,515 |
| Department of Homeland SecurityDHS | $5,377,458 |
| Department of Veterans AffairsVA | $100,000 |
| Department of StateDOS | $0 |
| Court Services and Offender Supervision AgencyCSOSA | $0 |
| Department of the TreasuryTREAS | -$3,961 |
| Department of JusticeDOJ | -$30,538 |
Top places of performance (states)
| CaliforniaCA | $119,243,207 |
| District Of ColumbiaDC | $37,846,105 |
| MarylandMD | $1,442,738 |
| OhioOH | $442,900 |
| VirginiaVA | $113,923 |
| WashingtonWA | $100,000 |
| U.S. Virgin IslandsVI | $0 |
| Puerto RicoPR | -$682 |
Top industries (NAICS)
| All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services541990 | $93,573,624 |
| Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities541720 | $46,642,685 |
| Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services541611 | $18,912,420 |
| Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715 | $90,000 |
| Administration of General Economic Programs926110 | $0 |
| Educational Support Services611710 | $0 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools611310 | -$30,538 |
Top product & service codes (PSC)
| SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- DEFENSEB541 | $93,573,624 |
| SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHERB599 | $44,776,411 |
| SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERR499 | $18,690,466 |
| SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATIVE/PERSONNELB550 | $4,861,803 |
| SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- DATA (OTHER THAN SCIENTIFIC)B506 | $706,299 |
| HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE - OTHER; APPLIED RESEARCHAN42 | $681,776 |
| GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCHAJ11 | $0 |
| SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTSB510 | $0 |
| COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT R&D SERVICES; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; BASIC RESEARCHAB11 | $0 |
| SOCIAL- SOCIAL REHABILITATIONG004 | $0 |
Contract awards
Up to 20 awards with activity in FY2025, newest start date first. Amounts are individual award obligations, not company totals.
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0325_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$32,976,000
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) - FY26 CORE RESEARCH PROJECTS - 72 STAFF-YEAR OF TECHNICAL EFFORTS
Start date: Oct 1, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0327_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$280,000
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) AF/A4S RAND SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS COMBAT ARMS PROGRAM. PROJECT TASK # PA25S_R5A5
Start date: Sep 22, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0317_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$935,000
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) PA25N_R5A4 - OPTIMIZED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO GAIN TECHNOLOGICAL AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Start date: Sep 15, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0287_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$268,000
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) ASSESSMENT OF THE AIR FORCE SPIRITUAL FITNESS PROGRAM (PA25R_W5A7)
Start date: Sep 1, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0233_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$1,273,049
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) - FUTURE OPERATING CONCEPT MEDICAL ANNEX: ALIGNING AIR FORCE MEDICAL CAPABILITIES WITH NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES RAND PROJECT-TASK NUMBER: PA25E_R5A1
Start date: Aug 1, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0234_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$900,000
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) - INTEGRATING MULTI-FACTOR LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR COMMAND TEAM SELECTION RAND PROJECT-TASK NUMBER: PA25O_W5A5
Start date: Aug 1, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0240_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$2,435,950
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT-TASK NUMBER: PAFC25_F570 - OPTIMIZING THE FUTURE AERIAL REFUELING FORCE STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT JOINT OPERATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE THEATERS AND PROJECT-TASK NUMBER: PAFC25_R570 BASE AIR DEFENSE FOR AGILE COMBAT EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT
Start date: Aug 1, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_FA701425F0241_9700_FA701422D0001_9700
$200,000
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) - PA25D_F5A4 ADD ON - TECHNICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL AND BATTLE MANAGEMENT GAPS FOR PULSED OPERATIONS: PHASE 2
Start date: Aug 1, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HQ003425FE149_9700_HQ003421D0006_9700
$39,403,017
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Start date: Jun 6, 2025
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HQ003425F0008_9700_HQ003421D0006_9700
$27,329,530
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: STRATEGIC IMPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.
Start date: Oct 31, 2024
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB25F0031_9700_W91CRB21D0025_9700
$31,144,000
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - ARMY RAND ARROYO FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) CORE PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY)25
Start date: Oct 1, 2024
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HQ003424F0003_9700_HQ003421D0006_9700
$71,171,433
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES
Start date: Oct 27, 2023
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HQ003423F0005_9700_HQ003421D0006_9700
$76,289,123
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES
Start date: Nov 21, 2022
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HQ003422F0012_9700_HQ003421D0006_9700
$74,763,920
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES
Start date: Nov 22, 2021
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HQ003421F0060_9700_HQ003421D0006_9700
$60,803,724
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: RAND NDRI FFRDC RESEARCHES AND STUDIES
Start date: Jan 6, 2021
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB20F0340_9700_W91CRB15D0022_9700
$5,306,074
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: FY20 RAND ADD-ON PROJECTS # 2020-0580, 2020-0807,2020-0805-1,2020-0332,2020-0471-1,2020-0720,2020-0020,2020-0659,2020-0670 AND 2020-0807.
Start date: Jun 30, 2020
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: NC
CONT_AWD_HQ003420F0026_9700_HQ003416D0001_9700
$70,448,067
Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Description: RAND FFRDC PROFESSIONAL STUDIES&RESEARCH SERVICES
Start date: Nov 13, 2019
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: VA
CONT_AWD_HSCG2317JMDW053_7008_HSHQDC16D00007_7001
$545,128
Awarding agency: Department of Homeland Security
Description: FFRDC - MAJOR CUTTER EMPLOYMENT STUDY IGF::CL::IGF
Start date: Sep 25, 2017
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HHSM500T0004_7530_HHSM500201400036I_7530
$7,559,758
Awarding agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Description: IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MODEL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CURRENT PE METHODOLOGY, AND DEVELOP AND MODEL ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO DEVELOPING PE RVUS, INCLUDING THE DATA USED IN SUCH METHODOLOGIES AND MECHANISMS FOR REGULARLY UPDATING SUCH DATA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL SUPERVISION, ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, LABOR, SUBCONTRACTORS, AND TRANSPORTATION (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED) AND SHALL PLAN, SCHEDULE, COORDINATE, AND ASSURE EFFECTIVE COMPLETION OF ALL SERVICES DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DOCUMENT ITS WORK, INCLUDING DESIGN OF MODELS, IMPACTS OF VARIOUS MODEL SIMULATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO CMS, IN REPORT FORM. THESE REPORTS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON DATA REQUIRED TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF PE RVUS UNDER THE RECOMMENDED APPROACH. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE CMS WITH ALL PROGRAMS USED TO TEST THE VARIOUS MODEL SIMULATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE SAS PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE, INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION, IN SUCH FORM THAT CAN BE RUN ON CMS COMPUTERS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PREPARE, IN COLLABORATION WITH CMS STAFF, RESEARCH ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION.
Start date: Sep 1, 2016
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: CA
CONT_AWD_HHSD200200721631C_7523_-NONE-_-NONE-
$488,464
Awarding agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Description: METHODS CONSULTATION FOR THE MEDICAL MONITORING PROJECT
Start date: Jul 12, 2007
NAICS: —
PSC: —
Place: GA
NAICS and PSC are not reported for these awards in USAspending.
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