Contracting office · U.S. Census Bureau

ASSOC DIR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

ASSOC DIR RESEARCH METHODOLOGY obligated $14.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 19 contract actions (+1,236% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was IGNITEACTION LLC ($11.6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$14.1M
Actions
19
New awards: 11
Sole-source
0.0%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 4.4MFY2020
  2. 5.5MFY2021
  3. 282KFY2022
  4. 371KFY2023
  5. 311KFY2024
  6. 1.1MFY2025
  7. 14.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. IGNITEACTION LLC$11.6M82%
  2. ACCESSAGILITY LLC$1.3M8.9%
  3. BLN LLC$850.6K6.0%
  4. ICE DATA SERVICES, INC.$465K3.3%
  5. ADVANCED COMPUTER CONCEPTS, INC.$89.9K0.6%
  6. LYME COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.$40.7K0.3%
  7. SOFTWARE INFORMATION RESOURCE CORP.$37.1K0.3%
  8. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$23.5K0.2%
  9. THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC$21.6K0.2%
  10. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$20.5K0.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$12.3M87%
  2. IT & telecom$1.8M13%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$21.6K0.2%
  4. Education & social services$20.5K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$14.1M100%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition0.0%
    US 39% · -$173K
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · -$238.7K
  • Single-offer competitions0.5%
    US 8.8% · $65.6K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · -$291.4K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing88%
    US 4.2% · $12.4M

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. ONPREM AND CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES CALL ORDER 0006 RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY DIRECTORATE 03/04/2026 - 03/03/2027$11.6M
    IGNITEACTION LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Mar 5, 2026 – Jul 6, 2026· 13ADRM26F0002
  2. RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION SERVICES$9.6M
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Sep 14, 2020 – Sep 22, 2026· 1333LB20F00000457
  3. CENTER FOR ECONOMIC STUDIES AWARD.$1.6M
    BLN LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Aug 13, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026· 13ADRM25F00000119
  4. GUROBI SOFTWARE LICENSE$1.3M
    ACCESSAGILITY LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Nov 26, 2025 – Nov 26, 2025· 13ADRM26F0001
  5. TASK ORDER 001 FOR NAS CNSTAT$1M
    NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Apr 23, 2021 – Sep 23, 2026· 1333LB21F00000111
  6. ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL HOUSING DATA.$465K
    ICE DATA SERVICES, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Jul 31, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026· 13ADRM26C0001
  7. STATA SOFTWARE LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE RENEWAL$67.6K
    ADVANCED COMPUTER CONCEPTS, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Jul 10, 2026 – Jul 10, 2026· 13ADRM26F0009
  8. RENEWAL OF MATLAB AND ALL ASSOCIATED TOOLBOXES UNDER MASTER LICENSE 30602343 UNTIL 31-JUL-2027.$40.7K
    LYME COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· May 22, 2026 – May 22, 2026· 13ADRM26F0007

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.