Federal contractor · CAMBRIDGE, MA

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INC

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INC received $9.3M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 142 awards (+9.7% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $155.1M. Its largest customer was Environmental Protection Agency ($4.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$9.3M
New awards
142
Sole-source
14%
Single offer
32%
UEI
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Other than small business
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 15.6MFY2017
  2. 7.6MFY2018
  3. 17.2MFY2019
  4. 19.7MFY2020
  5. 13.6MFY2021
  6. 22.7MFY2022
  7. 25.1MFY2023
  8. 16MFY2024
  9. 8.5MFY2025
  10. 9.3MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Environmental Protection Agency$4.3M47%
    43 awards
  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$1.3M14%
    11 awards
  3. Offices, Boards and Divisions$1.2M13%
    50 awards
  4. Food and Drug Administration$1.1M12%
    3 awards
  5. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$601.6K6.5%
    16 awards
  6. Department of Energy$550K5.9%
    2 awards
  7. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$198.1K2.1%
    1 awards
  8. Consumer Product Safety Commission$74.7K0.8%
    1 awards
  9. Departmental Offices$53.3K0.6%
    1 awards
  10. Bureau of Land Management$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$6.9M73%
  2. Facilities & utilities$2.5M26%
  3. IT & telecom$11.2K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Middlesex County, MA$8.8M95%
  2. Essex County, NJ$215.9K2.3%
  3. Hamilton County, OH$157.9K1.7%
  4. District of Columbia, DC$101.9K1.1%
  5. Montgomery County, MD$34.7K0.4%
  6. St. Clair County, IL$7,5060.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition46%
    US 39% · $4.3M
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $1.3M
  • Single-offer competitions32%
    US 8.7% · $3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · -$11.2K

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. Offices, Boards and Divisions$1.2M
    Department of Justice · 15 awards
  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$215.9K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. CRITICAL FUNCTION - THIS SERVICE CONTRACT IS FOR ECONOMICS AND RISK ANALYSIS STAFF (ERAS) ANALYTICAL SUPPORT (EAS) SERVICES$9M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Oct 13, 2016 – Feb 24, 2026· EPW12013
  2. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT A NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FOR THE LOWER DUWAMISH RIVER AND PORTLAND HARBOR CASE.$6.1M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Feb 12, 2019 – Mar 10, 2026· 1305M219FNAAA0041
  3. DEEPWATER HORIZON LONG TERM DATA MANAGEMENT$2.8M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Middlesex County, MA· IT & telecom· Aug 11, 2020 – Mar 18, 2026· 1305M320FNCNR0125
  4. ASSIST IN THE REQUIREMENTS OF MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF CCR RULE REQUIREMENTS$2.7M
    Environmental Protection Agency· District of Columbia, DC· Facilities & utilities· Nov 18, 2021 – Feb 27, 2026· 68HERH22F0024
  5. TOBACCO PRODUCTS POLICY AND REGULATORY ANALYSIS SUPPORT SERVICES$2.6M
    Food and Drug Administration· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Jul 14, 2020 – Jan 22, 2026· 75F40120F19003
  6. NRDAR TRUSTEE GROUP FACILITATION SUPPORT SERVICES - UDOI, DEEPWATER HORIZON GRO$2.6M
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Jun 30, 2020 – Feb 3, 2026· 140F0220F0031
  7. NRDA INVENTORY OF INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS/CULTURAL ASSESSMENT/PUEBLO LOST SERVICES ASSESSMENT.$2.1M
    Department of Energy· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 15, 2023 – Jul 16, 2026· 89303423FEM400021
  8. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND RESTORATION PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY TRUSTEE COUNCIL NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT (NRDA). THIS TASK ORDER BUILDS ON THE WORK COMPLETED THUS F$2.1M
    Department of Energy· Middlesex County, MA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 13, 2023 – Feb 23, 2026· 89303423FEM400019

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: $588.2K (10 subawards)

7 sub-recipients

  1. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$206.9K35%
    DURHAM, NC · 3 subawards
  2. A.I.S., INC.$149.9K25%
    NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA · 1 subaward
  3. JFK ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC$97.3K17%
    GLOUCESTER, MA · 2 subawards
  4. PARAGON CORPORATION$62K11%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  5. ROSS & ASSOCIATES ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING, LTD.$40.8K6.9%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  6. NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION, INC.$28.5K4.8%
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 1 subaward
  7. ESCALENT INC$2,9000.5%
    LIVONIA, MI · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

Its reported sub-contracts equal 6.3% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $892.1K paid out · $724.3K received
  • FY2022: $4.3M paid out · $505.5K received
  • FY2023: $6.2M paid out · $948.3K received
  • FY2024: $3.9M paid out · $4.5M received
  • FY2025: $639.6K paid out · $798.6K received
  • FY2026: $588.2K paid out · $0 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

46 companies · $16.5M reported

  1. CALLAWAY MARINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC$3.5M
    WEST PALM BEACH, FL · 1 subaward · Remediation and other waste management services
  2. SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, LLC$1.7M
    SAN ANTONIO, TX · 7 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. A.I.S., INC.$1.1M
    DARTMOUTH, MA · 6 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

Primes that pay it

10 companies · $7.5M reported

  1. CENSEO CONSULTING GROUP, INC.$3.4M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 7 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  2. EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC$2M
    CONCORD, MA · 9 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. BAIRD-STANTEC JOINT VENTURE$394.2K
    FITCHBURG, WI · 1 subaward · Remediation and other waste management services

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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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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 18 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. HORSLEY WITTEN GROUP, INC.$7.9M−29% in FY2026
    SANDWICH, MA · 24% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnvironmental Protection Agency · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  2. ALEUT TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC$16.8M+79% in FY2026
    PORT ALLEN, LA · 2 entities · 27% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnvironmental Protection Agency · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesEnergy · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. S.S. PAPADOPULOS & ASSOCIATES, INC.$9.7M+50% in FY2026
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 2 entities · 23% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnvironmental Protection Agency · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesOffices, Boards and Divisions · Legal 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.