Federal contractor · CHICAGO, IL

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER received $187.4M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 71 awards (+31% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $1.6B. Its largest customer was Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ($50.2M). It also received $154.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$187.4M
New awards
71
Sole-source
1.2%
Single offer
22%
UEI
MPYFY5UMSDP4
Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 100.2MFY2017
  2. 120.4MFY2018
  3. 147.9MFY2019
  4. 140.3MFY2020
  5. 170.5MFY2021
  6. 194.5MFY2022
  7. 223.6MFY2023
  8. 183.6MFY2024
  9. 143.4MFY2025
  10. 187.4MFY2026
  11. 0FY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$50.2M27%
    14 awards
  2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$44.7M24%
    14 awards
  3. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$41.1M22%
    9 awards
  4. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$18.4M9.8%
    8 awards
  5. Department of Education$7M3.8%
    2 awards
  6. National Institutes of Health$6.8M3.6%
    3 awards
  7. National Science Foundation$6.6M3.5%
    5 awards
  8. Federal Acquisition Service$3.1M1.7%
    1 awards
  9. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration$2.9M1.6%
    2 awards
  10. Department of Veterans Affairs$2.2M1.2%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$106.5M57%
  2. Research & development$72.6M39%
  3. IT & telecom$8.4M4.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Cook County, IL$130.1M69%
  2. Baltimore County, MD$22.5M12%
  3. District of Columbia, DC$18.2M9.7%
  4. Montgomery County, MD$8.8M4.7%
  5. Alexandria city, VA$3.1M1.7%
  6. Adams County, CO$2.2M1.2%
  7. Prince George's County, MD$2M1.1%
  8. DeKalb County, GA$507.2K0.3%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition24%
    US 39% · $44M
  • Sole-source awards1.2%
    US 30% · $2.2M
  • Single-offer competitions22%
    US 8.7% · $41.8M
  • 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. Health Resources and Services Administration$68.8K
    Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. MEDICARE CURRENT BENEFICIARY SURVEY (MCBS)$139M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Apr 30, 2021 – Apr 27, 2026· 75FCMC21F0001
  2. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PERFORM THE EVALUATION OF THE GLOBAL AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECT CONTRACTING (GPDC) MODEL.$34.8M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Baltimore County, MD· Professional services· Sep 1, 2021 – Jul 28, 2026· 75FCMC21F0002
  3. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT (HCUP) CLIN 0002 BASE AWARD$33.7M
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Feb 13, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026· 75Q80123F32002
  4. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION SURVEY 2023-2029$28.4M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cook County, IL· Professional services· Nov 25, 2025 – Jul 29, 2026· 75D30126F00016
  5. NEXT GENERATION ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION MODEL EVALUATION$27.2M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Baltimore County, MD· Professional services· Oct 13, 2016 – Sep 8, 2026· HHSM500T0003
  6. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION SURVEY 2023-2029$26.5M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cook County, IL· Professional services· Oct 28, 2024 – Jun 9, 2026· 75D30125F00010
  7. NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS RECOMPETE$21.6M
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management· Cook County, IL· Professional services· May 11, 2021 – Dec 17, 2025· 1605C521C0001
  8. SAPRO EVALUATION TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER$20.9M
    Federal Acquisition Service· Alexandria city, VA· Professional services· Sep 29, 2022 – Aug 25, 2026· 47QFPA22F0098

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.

NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER received $154.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 111 actions (14 new awards), +97% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support ($80.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$154.9M
New awards
14
Actions
111
Since FY2021
$368.6M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 25.3MFY2021
  2. 25.1MFY2022
  3. 24.3MFY2023
  4. 60.4MFY2024
  5. 78.6MFY2025
  6. 154.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$99.6M64%
  2. Grants$55.3M36%

Top programs

  1. 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support$80.8M52%
  2. 93.866 · Aging Research$28.2M18%
  3. 93.368 · 21ST Century Cures Act - Precision Medicine Initiative$11.2M7.2%
  4. 84.283 · Comprehensive Centers$6.4M4.1%
  5. 93.652 · Adoption Opportunities$4.3M2.8%
  6. 93.307 · Minority Health and Health Disparities Research$3.8M2.5%
  7. 93.136 · Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs$2.5M1.6%
  8. 84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination$2.5M1.6%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$127.5M82%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$8.9M5.7%
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$7.1M4.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Administration for Children and Families$4.3M2.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$2.4M1.6%
    Department of the Interior
  6. U.S. Coast Guard$1.5M1.0%
    Department of Homeland Security
  7. Health Resources and Services Administration$1.5M1.0%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Department of the Army$861.5K0.6%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. PARTNERING FOR PRECISION MEDICINE: A COLLABORATIVE SERVICES CENTER FOR THE ALL OF US PROGRAM - ROA NUMBER OTA-23-002 | PARTNERING FOR…$137.8M
    93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Dec 22, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026· OT2OD036464
  2. COHORT DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL LIFE AND HEALTH: REFRESHING THE NSHAP SAMPLE$49.5M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· May 5, 2021 – May 4, 2026· R01AG048511
  3. NATIONAL SOCIAL LIFE HEALTH AND AGING PROJECT: WAVE 3$42.7M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Apr 8, 2021 – Mar 5, 2026· R01AG043538
  4. CATEGORY B: WORKFORCE SEGMENTS IN GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS: EVALUATORS IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH…$9.7M
    93.065 · Laboratory Leadership, Workforce Training and Management Development, Improving Public Health Laboratory Infrastructure· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cooperative agreement· Jul 22, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026· NU38PW000048
  5. GSS: THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY, DATA PLATFORM, METHODOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND DISSEMINATION ENHANCEMENT -THE GENERAL SOCIAL SURVEY (GSS)…$9M
    47.075 · Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences· National Science Foundation· Project grant· Aug 21, 2025 – Aug 20, 2026· 2445809
  6. TO MEASURE THE TOTALITY OF RECREATIONAL BOATING IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY.$6M
    97.136 · Boating Safety Data Collection and Analysis Grant Program· U.S. Coast Guard· Cooperative agreement· Sep 18, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026· 70Z02323MO0001688

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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: $102.8K (3 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $182.6K (1 subaward)

4 sub-recipients

  1. THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION$182.6K64%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  2. ABDULLAH SHAILA$40K14%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward
  3. APRICITY GROUP LLC$32.8K12%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  4. METADATA TECHNOLOGY NORTH AMERICA INC.$30K11%
    KNOXVILLE, TN · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $4.2M (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $1.7M (14 subawards)

11 primes

  1. AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$4.2M71%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA$805K14%
    GRAND FORKS, ND · 3 subawards
  3. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE$267.1K4.5%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  4. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA$145K2.5%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  5. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$136.2K2.3%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 1 subaward
  6. ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION$120K2.0%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 1 subaward
  7. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$76K1.3%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE$52.6K0.9%
    IRVINE, CA · 2 subawards
  9. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$45K0.8%
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 1 subaward
  10. RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC.$37.9K0.6%
    ALBANY, NY · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 0.1% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $5.7M paid out · $17.5M received
  • FY2022: $1.5M paid out · $19.2M received
  • FY2023: $32.6M paid out · $38.5M received
  • FY2024: $2.8M paid out · $14.4M received
  • FY2025: $3.5M paid out · $11.2M received
  • FY2026: $285.4K paid out · $5.9M 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

47 companies · $46M reported

  1. PRECISION OPINION INC$20.3M
    LAS VEGAS, NV · 1 subaward
  2. ABT GLOBAL LLC$7.4M
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development services
  3. ACTUARIAL RESEARCH CORPORATION$2.2M
    ANNANDALE, VA · 2 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

61 companies · $106.3M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$28.6M
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$11.4M
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 2 subawards
  3. AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$8.8M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 10 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting 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 35 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. MATHEMATICA INC.$644.4M+41% in FY2026
    PRINCETON, NJ · 2 entities · 43% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Scientific research and development servicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesNational Science Foundation · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services+5 more
  2. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$1.3B−15% in FY2026
    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC · 3 entities · 52% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Scientific research and development servicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · Other professional, scientific, and technical servicesNational Science Foundation · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services+5 more
  3. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS$102M+354% in FY2026
    OAKLAND, CA · 2 entities · 17% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · Other professional, scientific, and technical servicesNational Institutes of Health · Other professional, scientific, and technical servicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources · 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 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.