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PSC AC31 — National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Basic Research: federal contracts

$975.3Mobligated in FY2025
+58.3%change FY2024→FY2025
4open solicitations
25new awards, last 12 months

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What PSC AC31 covers

Official definition: GSA PSC Manual (PSC April 2025.xlsx), acquisition.gov/psc-manual. Category: Research and Development.

FY2022$246.1M
FY2023$283.6M
FY2024$616.0M
FY2025$975.3M
FY2026*$967.1M
USASpending.gov contract obligations by federal fiscal year of the action. * A year that ended under 120 days ago is still filling in.

Who is winning new PSC AC31 work

Contractors ranked by obligations on awards that started FY2024–FY2027 to date.

ContractorObligationsAwards
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$1.1B8
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$89.3M3
MCLAUGHLIN RESEARCH CORPORATION$65.9M2
CUBRC, INC.$33.9M7
ENVISIONEERING INC$30.5M6
SEED INNOVATIONS, LLC$25.6M1
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION$22.6M1
SCITEC INNOVATIONS LLC$20.7M1
RAYTHEON COMPANY$20.5M2
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS INC.$19.1M1

How competitive is PSC AC31?

NAICS codes used on PSC AC31 awards

NAICSIndustryShare
541712Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Biotechnology)56.1%
541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)30.1%
541330Engineering Services6.5%
336992Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing2.6%
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools2.1%
541511Custom Computer Programming Services1.6%
541714Research and Development in Biotechnology (Except Nanobiotechnology)0.6%
511210Software Publishers0.1%

Related PSC codes

AC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development · AC32 National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research · R499 Other Professional Services · AC12 National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research · R425 Engineering and Technical Services · AJ11 General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research · AC11 National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Basic Research · R408 Program Management/Support Services

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