Federal contractor · ATLANTA, GA

GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP

GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP received $326.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 131 awards (−31% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $5B. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($180.6M). It also received $3.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$326.3M
New awards
131
Sole-source
74%
Single offer
19%
UEI
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Parent company
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Other than small businessNonprofitEducational institution
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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.

4 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $331.2M in FY2026 together.

  1. GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORPATLANTA, GA · Family page
    $326.3M
  2. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPATLANTA, GA
    $4.7M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIADAHLONEGA, GA
    $185.2K
  4. SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITYSAVANNAH, GA
    $42.8K

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 316.5MFY2017
  2. 380.6MFY2018
  3. 468.6MFY2019
  4. 591.5MFY2020
  5. 580.6MFY2021
  6. 652.2MFY2022
  7. 674.7MFY2023
  8. 513.5MFY2024
  9. 474.8MFY2025
  10. 326.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Air Force$180.6M55%
    72 awards
  2. Department of the Army$97.7M30%
    29 awards
  3. Missile Defense Agency$25.1M7.7%
    13 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$24.9M7.6%
    12 awards
  5. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$859.3K0.3%
    2 awards
  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$4,6420.0%
    1 awards
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration-$4,9310.0%
    1 awards
  8. Defense Information Systems Agency-$2.9M0.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$221.8M67%
  2. Professional services$99.9M30%
  3. Equipment maintenance$5.5M1.7%
  4. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$1M0.3%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$991.8K0.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. Fulton County, GA$252.4M77%
  2. Davis County, UT$30.4M9.3%
  3. Houston County, GA$16M4.9%
  4. Oklahoma County, OK$12.1M3.7%
  5. Madison County, AL$5.5M1.7%
  6. Charleston County, SC$4.6M1.4%
  7. El Paso County, CO$4.3M1.3%
  8. Middlesex County, MA$860.3K0.3%
  9. Okaloosa County, FL$192K0.1%
  10. Buchanan County, MO$69.6K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition92%
    US 39% · $301.8M
  • Sole-source awards74%
    US 30% · $240.2M
  • Single-offer competitions19%
    US 8.7% · $61.6M
  • 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. Department of the Air Force$115.9M
    Department of Defense · 11 awards
  2. Department of the Army$96.4M
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  3. Missile Defense Agency$25.1M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  4. Department of the Navy$5.7M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. ELECTRONIC WARFARE RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND TESTING$102.5M
    Department of the Air Force· Pima County, AZ· Research & development· Sep 16, 2020 – Feb 4, 2026· FA807520F0090
  2. ALQ 161A DSU BAND 8 REACTIVATION$99.7M
    Department of the Air Force· Fulton County, GA· Professional services· Jul 28, 2021 – Jan 28, 2026· FA852321C0001
  3. ENGINEERING AND ANALYSIS FOR THE STRATEGIC CAPABILITY OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE$91.9M
    Department of the Air Force· Fulton County, GA· Research & development· Apr 15, 2022 – Jun 4, 2026· FA807522F0015
  4. ACCELERATING SOLUTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC WARFARE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE AND COUNTERMEASURES$72M
    Department of the Air Force· Fulton County, GA· Research & development· Jan 12, 2023 – Jun 10, 2026· FA807523F0004
  5. COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, DEVELOPMENT, AND INTEGRATION FOR NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, PANAMA CITY DIVISION$71.3M
    Department of the Air Force· Fulton County, GA· Research & development· Jul 8, 2021 – May 8, 2026· FA807521F0037
  6. ENGINEERING SERVICES SUPPORT$56.2M
    Defense Information Systems Agency· Fulton County, GA· IT & telecom· Feb 28, 2022 – Mar 3, 2026· HC102822C0006
  7. BUILD AND DELIVER 15 TRANSITIONAL RECEIVER EXCITER (T-REX) UNITS PLUS LINE REPLACEMENT UNIT (LRU) SPARES TO COMPLETE A FULL FLEET REPLACEMENT OF LEGACY REXS FOR THE UPGRADED EARLY WARNING RADAR (UEWR) WEAPON SYSTEM.$54.1M
    Department of the Air Force· Fulton County, GA· Professional services· Sep 25, 2024 – May 8, 2026· FA872324FB008
  8. MULTI-SPECTRAL ELECTRONIC WARFARE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS COMMAND (CECOM) SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CENTER (SEC) ARMY REPROGRAMMING ANALYSIS TEAM (ARAT)$53M
    Department of the Air Force· Fulton County, GA· Research & development· Feb 23, 2017 – Jun 10, 2026· FA807517F1138

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.

GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP received $3.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 12 actions (2 new awards), +26% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 10.025 · Animal Disease and Animal Care ($2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$3.6M
New awards
2
Actions
12
Since FY2021
$20.8M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 1.7MFY2021
  2. 3.4MFY2022
  3. 2.3MFY2023
  4. 6.9MFY2024
  5. 2.9MFY2025
  6. 3.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$3.6M100%

Top programs

  1. 10.025 · Animal Disease and Animal Care$2M55%
  2. 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research$1.3M34%
  3. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$293.3K8.1%
  4. 11.068 · Advanced Manufacturing$99.9K2.7%
  5. 11.609 · Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards-$1,8300.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$2M55%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Department of the Army$1.3M34%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Navy$293.3K8.1%
    Department of Defense
  4. National Institute of Standards and Technology$98.1K2.7%
    Department of Commerce

Largest awards

  1. NEW START GRANT$4.5M
    12.431 · Basic Scientific Research· Department of the Army· Project grant· Sep 18, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026· W911NF2410355
  2. ARTEMIS QUARC - QUALITY UNDER ADJUSTABLE REALISTIC CONDITIONS$2.9M
    11.609 · Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards· National Institute of Standards and Technology· Cooperative agreement· Mar 25, 2022 – Dec 15, 2025· 70NANB19H002
  3. OVERCOMING THE DIFFERENCES IN POST-TRANSLATIONAL PROTEIN MODIFICATION MECHANISMS BETWEEN PROKARYOTES AND EUKARYOTES, SUCH AS GLYCOSYLATION…$2M
    10.025 · Animal Disease and Animal Care· Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Cooperative agreement· Feb 2, 2026 – Feb 2, 2026· AP26VSSP0000C058
  4. LARGE ENTANGLED STATE GENERATION VIA NON-DESTRUCTIVE READOUT$750.6K
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Apr 29, 2024 – Apr 26, 2026· N000142412360
  5. PHANTOM ECHO GENERATOR DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING$396.5K
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Aug 12, 2021 – Mar 25, 2026· N000142112867
  6. GROUND PENETRATING RADAR FOR JOINT SERVICE EOD SENSING APPLICATIONS$330K
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Aug 23, 2022 – Jul 24, 2026· N000142212736

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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: $1.9M (5 subawards)

5 sub-recipients

  1. HEBCO, INC.$1.4M73%
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 1 subaward
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$300K16%
    MCLEAN, VA · 1 subaward
  3. MEPSS LLC$104.4K5.4%
    INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, FL · 1 subaward
  4. EWA GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, INC.$81.1K4.2%
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 1 subaward
  5. STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH$44K2.3%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $16.6M (6 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $555.5K (3 subawards)

9 primes

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$9M52%
    RESTON, VA · 1 subaward
  2. MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.$5.1M30%
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 1 subaward
  3. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.$1.6M9.5%
    MCLEAN, VA · 1 subaward
  4. VIASAT INC$694.1K4.0%
    CARLSBAD, CA · 1 subaward
  5. STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH$287.4K1.7%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES$160.6K0.9%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward
  7. J. F. TAYLOR, INC.$145.8K0.8%
    LEXINGTON PARK, MD · 1 subaward
  8. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC$107.4K0.6%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  9. RAYTHEON COMPANY$47K0.3%
    EL SEGUNDO, CA · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 0.6% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $104.1M paid out · $21.4M received
  • FY2022: $193.5M paid out · $8.2M received
  • FY2023: $135.3M paid out · $7.4M received
  • FY2024: $93.3M paid out · $14.3M received
  • FY2025: $54.9M paid out · $14.7M received
  • FY2026: $1.9M paid out · $17.2M 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

445 companies · $870.9M reported

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$84.7M
    FORT WORTH, TX · 5 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$38.5M
    MELBOURNE, FL · 9 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. EWA GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS, INC.$37M
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 18 subawards · Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

Primes that pay it

233 companies · $349.3M reported

  1. EMORY UNIVERSITY$41.7M
    ATLANTA, GA · 381 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$15.6M
    MELBOURNE, FL · 12 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$11.7M
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 17 subawards

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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 21 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC$1.8B−26% in FY2026
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 2 entities · 67% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services
  2. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON$593.8M−33% in FY2026
    DAYTON, OH · 39% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. APPLIED RESEARCH SOLUTIONS, INC.$712.7M−12% in FY2026
    BEAVERCREEK, OH · 41% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services

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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.