Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: federal contracts
Federal agencies obligated $776.6M in net prime contract dollars under NAICS 541720 in the 12 months ending Oct 5, 2026, up 6.1% from $731.7M in the preceding 12 months.
Obligations by fiscal year
Net prime contract obligations across all agencies.
Agency markets for this NAICS
Open an agency to see its top contractors, funding offices, and potential recompetes.
Top contractors
All agencies, ranked by net obligations in the latest 12 months.
| # | Contractor | Latest 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematica Inc. | $109.2M |
| 2 | Westat, Inc. | $69.7M |
| 3 | The Rand Corporation | $64.8M |
| 4 | National Opinion Research Center | $61.1M |
| 5 | The Lewin Group, Inc. | $57.8M |
| 6 | Educational Testing Service | $49.3M |
| 7 | American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | $44.1M |
| 8 | Research Triangle Institute | $44.1M |
| 9 | The MITRE Corporation | $36.6M |
| 10 | Fors Marsh Group LLC | $35.2M |
Recent awards
New prime contract awards of $100K or more under this NAICS code, most recent first.
| Award | Contractor | Obligated | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70RDA226FR0000079 | The Rand Corporation Department of Homeland Security | $1.7M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 70RDA226FR0000078 | The Rand Corporation Department of Homeland Security | $1.2M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 70RSAT26C00000022 | Pendar Technologies LLC Department of Homeland Security | $998K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 12444726F0053 | Richard Grubb and Associates, Inc. Department of Agriculture | $358K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 12444726F0087 | Richard Grubb and Associates, Inc. Department of Agriculture | $237K | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 75FCMC26F0159 | National Opinion Research Center Department of Health and Human Services | $3.1M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| 70RDA326FR0000008 | The Rand Corporation Department of Homeland Security | $800K | Sep 29, 2026 |
| 59310526P00010 | National Opinion Research Center National Endowment for the Arts | $276K | Sep 29, 2026 |
Prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending.gov, grouped by the NAICS code the agency assigned to each award. An award's NAICS code describes how the agency classified that purchase; it does not set eligibility for a future solicitation.
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