National Science Foundation — Contract Spending Analysis

Agency Spending Overview

The National Science Foundation is a federal government agency that awards contracts to private-sector companies and organizations. This page provides a detailed analysis of the agency's contract spending patterns, including total obligated funds, competition rates, sector breakdowns, and top contractors.

National Science Foundation has obligated $7,426,481,266 across 112 federal contracts tracked in our database. Of these contracts, 100% were competitively awarded, meaning multiple bidders submitted proposals, while the remainder were sole-source awards. Small businesses received 0% of the agency's contract awards, reflecting the agency's participation in federal small business contracting goals.

Understanding how federal agencies spend taxpayer money is essential for government accountability and transparency. Contract spending data is sourced from USAspending.gov and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). ReadTheGovContract analyzes this data to make it accessible and provide insights into spending patterns, contractor relationships, and competition levels across the federal government.

Budget Details

Total Obligated: $7,426,481,266

Contract Count: 112

Competition Rate: 100%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

The following breakdown shows how National Science Foundation distributes contract spending across industry sectors, based on NAICS classification codes. This can reveal which industries are most dependent on the agency's procurement dollars.

  • Other: $5.6B (57 contracts)
  • IT: $1.7B (44 contracts)
  • R&D: $203.3M (11 contracts)

Top Contractors

These are the contractors that have received the most funding from National Science Foundation, ranked by total obligated contract value.

  1. Leidos, Inc. — $3.1B (2 contracts)
  2. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc — $914.4M (8 contracts)
  3. Raytheon Company — $657.2M (1 contracts)
  4. Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Inc. — $609.8M (1 contracts)
  5. CH2M Facility Support Services, LLC — $255.6M (1 contracts)
  6. Battelle Memorial Institute — $253.0M (2 contracts)
  7. CH2M Hill Constructors Inc — $170.5M (2 contracts)
  8. Iodp Management International, Incorporated — $166.4M (1 contracts)
  9. Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. — $106.8M (3 contracts)
  10. Institute for Defense Analyses — $93.6M (4 contracts)
  11. Phacil, LLC — $93.3M (1 contracts)
  12. BY Light Professional IT Services LLC — $92.5M (1 contracts)
  13. National Opinion Research Center — $88.4M (4 contracts)
  14. Advanced Management Technology, Inc. — $74.2M (2 contracts)
  15. Accenture Federal Services LLC — $68.8M (2 contracts)
  16. ICF Macro Inc — $36.5M (2 contracts)
  17. NTT Data Services Federal Government, LLC — $35.6M (1 contracts)
  18. Ironworks Consulting, L.L.C. — $34.1M (1 contracts)
  19. Westat, Inc. — $31.1M (3 contracts)
  20. Civicactions, Inc. — $30.5M (1 contracts)

Recent Contracts