Federal contractor · RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE received $306.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 304 awards (−15% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $4.6B. Its largest customer was Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ($101.8M). It also received $208.4M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$306.5M
New awards
304
Sole-source
0.0%
Single offer
25%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofit
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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.

3 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $306.6M in FY2026 together.

  1. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTERESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC · Family page
    $306.5M
  2. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, LLCDURHAM, NC
    $48.8K
  3. INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP LTD.WASHINGTON, DC
    $0

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-10-09

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 433.4MFY2017
  2. 486.4MFY2018
  3. 470.9MFY2019
  4. 443MFY2020
  5. 452.8MFY2021
  6. 461.4MFY2022
  7. 548.3MFY2023
  8. 663.2MFY2024
  9. 361.5MFY2025
  10. 306.5MFY2026
  11. -94.9KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$101.8M33%
    17 awards
  2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$79.9M26%
    4 awards
  3. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$27.5M9.0%
    15 awards
  4. Environmental Protection Agency$16.7M5.5%
    80 awards
  5. National Institutes of Health$16.5M5.4%
    35 awards
  6. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$12.7M4.1%
    5 awards
  7. Department of State$12.3M4.0%
    1 awards
  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$11.4M3.7%
    62 awards
  9. Department of Education$10.5M3.4%
    11 awards
  10. Food and Drug Administration$8.8M2.9%
    31 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$259M84%
  2. Research & development$36.9M12%
  3. Facilities & utilities$7.4M2.4%
  4. Education & social services$1.6M0.5%
  5. IT & telecom$1.6M0.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Durham County, NC$247.9M81%
  2. Baltimore County, MD$20.2M6.6%
  3. District of Columbia, DC$12.6M4.1%
  4. Abroad$12.3M4.0%
  5. Montgomery County, MD$11.1M3.6%
  6. DeKalb County, GA$1.7M0.5%
  7. Prince George's County, MD$1.3M0.4%
  8. New York County, NY$523.3K0.2%
  9. Jackson County, MO$402.4K0.1%
  10. Anne Arundel County, MD$115.4K0.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition25%
    US 39% · $76.6M
  • Sole-source awards0.0%
    US 30% · -$125.4K
  • Single-offer competitions25%
    US 8.7% · $76.7M
  • 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 Navy$117.6K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$47.5K
    Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. REF. NO. 283-22-00568, "2023-2027 NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH (NSDUH)"$221M
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration· Durham County, NC· Professional services· May 1, 2022 – Sep 28, 2026· 75S20322C00001
  2. DC,KCF,CKCC MODELS PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$155.2M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Baltimore County, MD· Professional services· Sep 25, 2019 – Jul 14, 2026· 75FCMC19F0004
  3. MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$93.1M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Aug 12, 2021 – Nov 12, 2025· 75FCMC21F0064
  4. NHANES DATA COLLECTION$69.6M
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Sep 30, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026· 75D30124F00004
  5. DATA ANALYTICS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROVISIONS OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (DAPS)$57.5M
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Jul 17, 2024 – Jun 29, 2026· 75FCMC24F0128
  6. CHEMISTRY SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM$57.3M
    National Institutes of Health· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Feb 27, 2017 – Jul 23, 2026· HHSN273201400022C
  7. RFQ FOR NLSY26 SCREENING, DESIGN, AND R1 COLLECTION & DATA PROCESSING$51.1M
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management· Durham County, NC· Research & development· Sep 28, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026· 1605C523F00035
  8. TO AWARD NEW CONTRACT FOR USAID/ETHIOPIA FEED THE FUTURE ETHIOPIA FOOD & AGRICULTURE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION (FAST) ACTIVITY.$50M
    Agency for International Development· Professional services· Nov 10, 2022 – Jun 30, 2026· 72066323C00003

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.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE received $208.4M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 372 actions (27 new awards), −48% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support ($58M).

Assistance · FY2026
$208.4M
New awards
27
Actions
372
Since FY2021
$2.7B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 192.7MFY2021
  2. 532.3MFY2022
  3. 815.2MFY2023
  4. 586.1MFY2024
  5. 400.9MFY2025
  6. 208.4MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$117.8M57%
  2. Direct payments$57.8M28%
  3. Other assistance$32.7M16%

Top programs

  1. 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support$58M28%
  2. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$22.1M11%
  3. 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$20.7M9.9%
  4. 93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research$18.1M8.7%
  5. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$13.1M6.3%
  6. 12.006 · National Defense Education Program$12.5M6.0%
  7. 81.087 · Renewable Energy Research and Development$11.8M5.6%
  8. 93.318 · Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security$9.4M4.5%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$132.3M64%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Energy$28.6M14%
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$15.8M7.6%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Department of the Army$12.5M6.0%
    Department of Defense
  5. Office of Justice Programs$9.9M4.8%
    Department of Justice
  6. Office of Assistant Secretary for Health$3.8M1.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Administration for Children and Families$3M1.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Department of Education$1.2M0.6%

Largest awards

  1. ACTIV INTEGRATION OF HOST-TARGETING THERAPIES FOR COVID-19 ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATING CENTER - RTI INTERNATIONAL IS PLEASED TO PROVIDE…$772.6M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Oct 14, 2021 – Jun 30, 2026· OT2HL156812
  2. DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR THE NICHD NEONATAL RESEARCH NETWORK (U24)$72.7M
    93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Mar 18, 2021 – Jul 3, 2026· U24HD095254
  3. NEW CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENT DSEC$47.7M
    12.006 · National Defense Education Program· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Aug 2, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026· W911NF2420110
  4. NUTRITION FOR PRECISION HEALTH, POWERED BY THE ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM: RESEARCH COORDINATING CENTER - CONTACT PD/PI: GANTZ, MARIE G…$35.4M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Dec 1, 2021 – Jul 6, 2026· U24HD107676
  5. ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION INNOVATORS - RESEARCH. WE WILL BEGIN BY REVIEWING THE EXISTING DIGITAL EXPERIENCES AND…$33.6M
    93.368 · 21ST Century Cures Act - Precision Medicine Initiative· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 25, 2022 – Sep 28, 2026· OT2OD028395
  6. PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS NETWORK DATA COORDINATING CENTER: (2016-2021)$32.6M
    93.865 · Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Aug 31, 2022 – Jun 19, 2026· U24HD069031

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: $27.4M (122 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $12M (82 subawards)

126 sub-recipients

  1. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$3.5M8.8%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 4 subawards
  2. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA$2M5.0%
    HARRISBURG, PA · 1 subaward
  3. S C & A INC$1.5M3.8%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 3 subawards
  4. PERFECT GIFT LLC$1.3M3.3%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 11 subawards
  5. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE$1.2M3.2%
    COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA · 5 subawards
  6. SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS, INC.$1.1M2.9%
    SILVER SPRING, MD · 1 subaward
  7. MATHEMATICA INC.$1.1M2.7%
    PRINCETON, NJ · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$1M2.6%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 5 subawards
  9. ABT GLOBAL LLC$1M2.6%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 3 subawards
  10. NPC, INC.$952.6K2.4%
    CLAYSBURG, PA · 4 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.1M (7 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $36.6M (39 subawards)

28 primes

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$29.3M78%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  2. DUKE UNIVERSITY$1.8M4.9%
    DURHAM, NC · 5 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA$1.3M3.5%
    TUSCALOOSA, AL · 7 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$681.2K1.8%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$621.9K1.6%
    SEATTLE, WA · 3 subawards
  6. DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES$408.4K1.1%
    ATLANTA, GA · 1 subaward
  7. THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.$400.1K1.1%
    BETHESDA, MD · 1 subaward
  8. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$369.3K1.0%
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 2 subawards
  9. JSI RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE INC$350K0.9%
    BOSTON, MA · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$346.6K0.9%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 8.9% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $158.1M paid out · $44.8M received
  • FY2022: $175.4M paid out · $41.9M received
  • FY2023: $180.4M paid out · $79.9M received
  • FY2024: $242.4M paid out · $57.9M received
  • FY2025: $155.8M paid out · $23.6M received
  • FY2026: $39.4M paid out · $37.7M 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

1,532 companies · $957M reported

  1. TELLIGEN, INC$53.6M
    WEST DES MOINES, IA · 22 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. HR DIRECTIONS LLC$38.1M
    RALEIGH, NC · 72 subawards · Data processing, hosting, and related services
  3. NPC, INC.$23.4M
    CLAYSBURG, PA · 38 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services

Primes that pay it

141 companies · $304.7M reported

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$74.8M
    LAUREL, MD · 6 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$35.4M
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 29 subawards
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$26.9M
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 3 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 70 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER$514.4M+31% in FY2026
    CHICAGO, IL · 20% 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
  2. ABT GLOBAL LLC$828.7M−62% in FY2026
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 4 entities · 23% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAgency for International Development · Other professional, scientific, and technical servicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Scientific research and development services+7 more
  3. ACUMEN LLC$262.7M−14% in FY2026
    BURLINGAME, CA · 15% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Management, scientific, and technical consulting servicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Scientific research and development servicesFood and Drug Administration · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services+3 more

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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.