Federal contractor · CONCORD, MA

EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC

EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC received $98.9M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 371 awards (−2.7% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $872.2M. Its largest customer was Environmental Protection Agency ($54.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$98.9M
New awards
371
Sole-source
3.4%
Single offer
3.5%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 46.1MFY2017
  2. 55.2MFY2018
  3. 48.2MFY2019
  4. 75.3MFY2020
  5. 70.9MFY2021
  6. 86.5MFY2022
  7. 113.6MFY2023
  8. 175.8MFY2024
  9. 101.6MFY2025
  10. 98.9MFY2026
  11. 154.2KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Environmental Protection Agency$54.2M55%
    313 awards
  2. Department of the Navy$32.7M33%
    5 awards
  3. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$6.4M6.5%
    11 awards
  4. Bureau of Land Management$1.4M1.5%
    3 awards
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$1.2M1.2%
    8 awards
  6. U.S. Coast Guard$933.2K0.9%
    7 awards
  7. Offices, Boards and Divisions$708.1K0.7%
    8 awards
  8. Defense Contract Management Agency$452.9K0.5%
    2 awards
  9. Food and Drug Administration$313.8K0.3%
    8 awards
  10. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management$243.3K0.2%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$69.6M70%
  2. Facilities & utilities$17.1M17%
  3. Research & development$11.8M12%
  4. IT & telecom$303.9K0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. Middlesex County, MA$46.9M47%
  2. Charles County, MD$31.8M32%
  3. Durham County, NC$9.9M10%
  4. District of Columbia, DC$7.1M7.1%
  5. Salt Lake County, UT$1.4M1.5%
  6. Philadelphia County, PA$973.6K1.0%
  7. DeKalb County, GA$322.5K0.3%
  8. San Francisco County, CA$191.1K0.2%
  9. DuPage County, IL$156.1K0.2%
  10. Montgomery County, MD$132.6K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition6.9%
    US 39% · $6.9M
  • Sole-source awards3.4%
    US 30% · $3.4M
  • Single-offer competitions3.5%
    US 8.7% · $3.5M
  • 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.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Environmental Protection Agency$2.5M
    Environmental Protection Agency · 2 awards
  2. Offices, Boards and Divisions$708.1K
    Department of Justice · 5 awards
  3. Department of the Navy$155K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. DESIGN ENGINEERING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, FACILITY INSPECTION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE TO SUPPORT CONTINUED EXECUTION OF ENERGETICS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE DOD WEAPON SYSTEMS.$87.4M
    Department of the Navy· Charles County, MD· Professional services· Oct 21, 2023 – Dec 12, 2025· N0017424F3000
  2. ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF NSWC IHD ENERGETICS DEPARTMENT M MISSION EXECUTION.$38.5M
    Department of the Navy· Middlesex County, MA· Professional services· Sep 10, 2021 – Feb 25, 2026· N0017421F3002
  3. CLOSING AMERICAS WASTEWATER ACCESS GAP COMMUNITY PROGRAM SUPPORT$31.6M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Mar 4, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026· 68HERC24F0156
  4. SUPPORT FOR 2023 WATERTA ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OWM$24.2M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Feb 26, 2024 – Jul 24, 2026· 68HERC24F0211
  5. TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICE OF WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT$21.9M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Professional services· Feb 22, 2017 – Jun 15, 2026· EPC16003
  6. PROGRAM SUPPORT, ANALYSIS, AND ADVANCEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMISSION REDUCTION AND FUEL SAVINGS PROGRAMS$12.7M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Professional services· Feb 23, 2017 – Jun 1, 2026· EPC17011
  7. DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBES AND ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGES REGION 6 - GEOGRAPHIC AREA E SUPPORT LSLR AND EC ACTIVITIES FOR TRIBES IN REGION 6$12.7M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Professional services· Aug 14, 2024 – Aug 13, 2026· 68HERC24F0452
  8. EARTH MISSION SUPPORT ADVANCING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS$10.6M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 28, 2023 – Aug 12, 2026· 68HERH23F0279

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: $21.2M (53 subawards)

33 sub-recipients

  1. CAROLLO ENGINEERS INC$4.3M20%
    WALNUT CREEK, CA · 1 subaward
  2. CRUZ ASSOCIATES INC.$2.8M13%
    YORKTOWN, VA · 1 subaward
  3. AECOM$2.8M13%
    DALLAS, TX · 1 subaward
  4. AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$1.9M9.2%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward
  5. SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, INC.$1.8M8.3%
    LANHAM, MD · 18 subawards
  6. SHORT-ELLIOTT-HENDRICKSON INC$1.3M6.0%
    SAINT PAUL, MN · 1 subaward
  7. HOUSTON ENGINEERING INC$813.9K3.8%
    FARGO, ND · 1 subaward
  8. ASM AFFILIATES INC$523.5K2.5%
    CARLSBAD, CA · 1 subaward
  9. WOOLPERT HOLDINGS, INC.$512.3K2.4%
    BEAVERCREEK, OH · 1 subaward
  10. MDB, INC.$512K2.4%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $8M (6 subawards)

2 primes

  1. APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$7.2M89%
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 4 subawards
  2. CGI FEDERAL INC.$866K11%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 21% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $7.2M paid out · $461.5K received
  • FY2022: $8.9M paid out · $4.1M received
  • FY2023: $9.6M paid out · $927.6K received
  • FY2024: $19.9M paid out · $1.6M received
  • FY2025: $12.1M paid out · $3.6M received
  • FY2026: $21.2M paid out · $8M 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

133 companies · $79M reported

  1. CRUZ ASSOCIATES INC.$7.6M
    YORKTOWN, VA · 3 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. PG ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC$6.2M
    CHANTILLY, VA · 47 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.$5.6M
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 4 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

Primes that pay it

13 companies · $18.7M reported

  1. APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$9M
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 5 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. CGI FEDERAL INC.$3.2M
    FAIRFAX, VA · 6 subawards · Computer systems design and related services
  3. SOLV LLC$3.1M
    MC LEAN, VA · 1 subaward · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 20 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. DAVIS DEFENSE GROUP, INC.$105.5M−56% in FY2026
    STAFFORD, VA · 28% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. FLEET JV LLC$107M−91% in FY2026
    MANASSAS, VA · 28% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. G 2 SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC.$108.9M−42% in FY2026
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 28% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Architectural, engineering, and related services

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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.