Federal contractor · GROTON, CT

APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORP

APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORP received $29.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 12 awards (−19% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $429.7M. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($15.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$29.5M
New awards
12
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
3.3%
UEI
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Parent company
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
Other than small business
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

Part of the ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION company family: 113 registered entities, $24.3B in FY2026 together. See the family

  1. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATIONGROTON, CT · Family page
    $11.4B
  2. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.FAIRFAX, VA
    $4.5B
  3. NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANYSAN DIEGO, CA
    $2.8B
  4. BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATIONBATH, ME
    $2.1B
  5. GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.PITTSFIELD, MA
    $582.6M

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · jev-1.13.0 · 2026-09-30

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 21.2MFY2017
  2. 25.1MFY2018
  3. 19.3MFY2019
  4. 38.4MFY2020
  5. 47.3MFY2021
  6. 75MFY2022
  7. 80.2MFY2023
  8. 57MFY2024
  9. 36.5MFY2025
  10. 29.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Navy$15.5M53%
    9 awards
  2. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$13.8M47%
    2 awards
  3. Defense Logistics Agency$181.9K0.6%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$29.1M99%
  2. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$361.1K1.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT$29.1M99%
  2. Montgomery County, MD$361.1K1.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition3.3%
    US 39% · $959.2K
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · $0
  • Single-offer competitions3.3%
    US 8.8% · $959.2K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

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

Largest awards

  1. DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT - PHASE 2 AND PHASE 3$85.2M
    Department of the Navy· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· May 15, 2020 – Jan 13, 2026· HR001120C0100
  2. DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT$58.1M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Jul 21, 2020 – May 22, 2026· HR001120C0138
  3. ADVANCED PROPULSOR, EXPERIMENTAL (APEX) - PHASE 1A$54.2M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Apr 21, 2023 – May 29, 2026· HR001123C0054
  4. RESEARCH IAW SOW (BASE PERIOD)$36M
    Department of the Navy· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Feb 25, 2020 – Mar 23, 2026· N6600120C4005
  5. THIS EFFORT WILL DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET THE UNIQUE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR SUBMARINES AND PROVIDE PLATFORM CAPABILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUPERIORITY FOR UNDERSEA WARFARE. SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED CAPABILITIES FOR$23.9M
    Department of the Navy· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Feb 21, 2023 – Jun 12, 2026· N0001423C1015
  6. DARPA STO WILLOW - APS BASE AWARD FOR RESEARCH IAW SOW$23M
    Department of the Navy· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Aug 31, 2023 – May 8, 2026· N6600123C4037
  7. APS WILL CONDUCT STUDIES TO ASSESS POTENTIAL THREAT CAPABILITIES TO EXPLOIT A VARIETY OF KNOWN AND POSTULATED SIGNATURE PHENOMENA, AND TO ASSESS POTENTIAL SIGNATURE MITIGATION TECHNIQUES.$6.4M
    Department of the Navy· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Apr 9, 2021 – Jun 11, 2026· N0001421C1035
  8. ENGINEERING SERVICES$5.2M
    Department of the Navy· Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Research & development· Sep 12, 2022 – Apr 21, 2026· N0002422C5201

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES CORP received $0 in federal assistance in FY2026, on 0 actions (0 new awards).

Assistance · FY2026
$0
New awards
0
Actions
0

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 0FY2025

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2025.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $13.2M (12 subawards)

9 sub-recipients

  1. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$6.4M49%
    NISKAYUNA, NY · 1 subaward
  2. BETA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$5.3M40%
    SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT · 2 subawards
  3. SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & INTEGRATION, INC.$523K4.0%
    ORANGE, CA · 1 subaward
  4. AT & F WISCONSIN LLC$374.9K2.8%
    MANITOWOC, WI · 2 subawards
  5. COAST LINE TRANSFERS LLC$234.9K1.8%
    NORWELL, MA · 1 subaward
  6. ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$158.9K1.2%
    ROCHESTER, NY · 2 subawards
  7. NUWC DIV NEWPORT$95.2K0.7%
    NEWPORT, RI · 1 subaward
  8. NUCOR CORPORATION$43.8K0.3%
    COFIELD, NC · 1 subaward
  9. HIGH TECH INC$35.5K0.3%
    LONG BEACH, MS · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.1M (4 subawards)

4 primes

  1. THE BOEING COMPANY$707.8K62%
    HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA · 1 subaward
  2. JACOBS TECHNOLOGY INC.$201.1K18%
    TULLAHOMA, TN · 1 subaward
  3. GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$152.9K13%
    QUINCY, MA · 1 subaward
  4. GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.$83.3K7.3%
    MANASSAS, VA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 45% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $2.7M paid out · $174.3K received
  • FY2022: $18.8M paid out · $17.2M received
  • FY2023: $42M paid out · $4.6M received
  • FY2024: $26M paid out · $2.2M received
  • FY2025: $20.1M paid out · $1.6M received
  • FY2026: $13.2M paid out · $1.1M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

4,373 companies · $41.2B reported

  1. HL WELDING, INC.$4.7B
    NATIONAL CITY, CA · 696 subawards · Ship and boat building
  2. BLUEFORGE ALLIANCE$4.2B
    BRYAN, TX · 8 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP$1.7B
    ROY, UT · 201 subawards · Ship and boat building

Primes that pay it

150 companies · $9.4B reported

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$4.5B
    FORT WORTH, TX · 1,282 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP$2.4B
    ROY, UT · 148 subawards · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  3. RAYTHEON COMPANY$627.9M
    TUCSON, AZ · 259 subawards · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 295 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED$29.3B−23% in FY2026
    PASCAGOULA, MS · 23 entities · 33% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Ship and boat buildingAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related services+2 more
  2. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$22.2B−18% in FY2026
    MCLEAN, VA · 23 entities · 12% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Computer systems design and related servicesNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services+13 more
  3. CACI, INC. - FEDERAL$13.2B−26% in FY2026
    CHANTILLY, VA · 42 entities · 11% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveFederal Acquisition Service · Computer systems design and related servicesNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services+14 more

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

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 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Across the company family of ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION (113 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATIONAI match · 100%
  • General Dynamics Land Systems Inc.AI match · 99%
Lobbying · 2025
$13.5M
87 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$44.6M
$44.6M in its own reports
PAC giving · 2026
$1.3M
1 PAC

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$12.2M
    79 reports
  2. 2024$12.2M
    81 reports
  3. 2025$13.5M
    87 reports
  4. 2026$6.8M
    45 reports

Top issues

  1. Defense262 reports
  2. Budget and appropriations175 reports
  3. Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code85 reports
  4. Transportation33 reports
  5. Aviation, aircraft and airlines27 reports
  6. Foreign relations23 reports
  7. Education22 reports
  8. Aerospace17 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. SENATE284 reports
  2. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES280 reports
  3. Defense - Dept of (DOD)47 reports
  4. Army - Dept of (Other)28 reports
  5. Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)28 reports
  6. Office of the Secretary of Defense28 reports
  7. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)26 reports
  8. Transportation - Dept of (DOT)24 reports
  9. White House Office18 reports
  10. Air Force - Dept of14 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. FifeStrategies, LLC$980K
    14 reports
  2. ACG Advocacy$700K
    14 reports
  3. Ervin Graves Strategy Group, LLC$700K
    14 reports
  4. PRASAM$700K
    14 reports
  5. Avoq, LLC$700K
    14 reports
  6. Harbinger Strategies, LLC$700K
    14 reports
  7. CHECKMATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$700K
    5 reports
  8. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$690K
    14 reports

24 firms in all. Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

PAC giving to candidates by party, 2026 cycle

  1. Republican$744.5K59%
  2. Democratic$511.2K40%
  3. Other or none$10K0.8%

PACs sponsored

  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$2.2M raised this cycle

PACs these organizations sponsor (connected organizations in FEC records). A PAC gives employees' and members' voluntary contributions, not the company's own money.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: AI name judgments (entity-match@1, jev-1.13.0), updated Sep 30, 2026.

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.