PSC B526 — Oceanological Studies: federal contracts

$410Kobligated in FY2025
-95.4%change FY2024→FY2025
0open solicitations
7new awards, last 12 months

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What PSC B526 covers

Description: Oceanological Studies

Official definition: GSA PSC Manual (PSC April 2025.xlsx), acquisition.gov/psc-manual. Category: Professional Services › Management Advisory Services.

FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$410K
FY2026*$-873K
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 B526 work

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

ContractorObligationsAwards
COASTAL STATES STEWARDSHIP FOUNDATION$2.6M1
SAILDRONE INC$1.6M1
REID MIDDLETON, INC.$1.6M1
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES$600K1
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION$564K1
BLUE WORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC$344K2
VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE$330K1
RESEARCH PLANNING, INC.$300K1
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$234K2
MARDA SCIENCE, LLC$168K1

How competitive is PSC B526?

  • 45.6% of obligations on these awards were competed.
  • 46.0% went to small businesses.
  • The five largest contractors hold 77.6% across 23 contractors.

NAICS codes used on PSC B526 awards

NAICSIndustryShare
541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)36.8%
541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services18.9%
541330Engineering Services17.7%
541690Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services10.3%
541620Environmental Consulting Services8.9%
813312Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations6.2%
541380Testing Laboratories and Services1.0%
541370Surveying and Mapping (Except Geophysical) Services0.1%

Related PSC codes

R499 Other Professional Services · R425 Engineering and Technical Services · AJ11 General Science and Technology R&D Services; General Science and Technology; Basic Research · F999 Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support · U099 Other Education and Training Services · B599 Other Special Studies and Analysis · B510 Environmental Studies and Assessments · B529 Scientific Data Studies

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