PSC AF12 — Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&D Svcs; Education Svcs R&D; Applied Research: federal contracts

$6.8Mobligated in FY2025

-27.8%change FY2024→FY2025

0open solicitations

9new awards, last 12 months

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What PSC AF12 covers

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

FY2022$14.6M

FY2023$10.6M

FY2024$9.5M

FY2025$6.8M

FY2026*$-3.4M

FY2027*$0

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 AF12 work

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

Contractor	Obligations	Awards
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	$2.0M	1
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES	$945K	1
OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS GROUP, L.L.C	$870K	1
CROSBY MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INC.	$832K	2
THE MANHATTAN STRATEGY GROUP LLC	$791K	1
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT	$636K	3
RED CARROT INC	$498K	1
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE	$249K	1
DCI CONSULTING GROUP INC	$229K	1
2WITECH SOLUTIONS LLC	$210K	1

How competitive is PSC AF12?

83.9% of obligations on these awards were competed.
33.9% went to small businesses.
The five largest contractors hold 69.8% across 24 contractors.

NAICS codes used on PSC AF12 awards

NAICS	Industry	Share
541720	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	57.4%
541211	Offices of Certified Public Accountants	12.2%
541810	Advertising Agencies	10.8%
541613	Marketing Consulting Services	6.4%
541715	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	6.0%
541611	Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services	3.2%
611430	Professional and Management Development Training	2.3%
611310	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	0.8%

Related PSC codes

R499 Other Professional Services · AJ12 General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Applied Research · U008 Training/Curriculum Development · R408 Program Management/Support Services · U005 Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees · U099 Other Education and Training Services · AJ11 General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research · U009 Education Services

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