Federal contractor · WOBURN, MA

SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC

SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC received $73.2M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 35 awards (−13% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $1B. Its largest customer was Department of the Navy ($28.3M). It also received $11.1M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$73.2M
New awards
35
Sole-source
31%
Single offer
6.0%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 59.9MFY2017
  2. 87.8MFY2018
  3. 98.1MFY2019
  4. 118.5MFY2020
  5. 133.8MFY2021
  6. 101.3MFY2022
  7. 146.6MFY2023
  8. 106.6MFY2024
  9. 83.8MFY2025
  10. 73.2MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Navy$28.3M39%
    9 awards
  2. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$25M34%
    12 awards
  3. Department of the Air Force$13.9M19%
    10 awards
  4. Department of the Army$6M8.2%
    3 awards
  5. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$73.2M100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Middlesex County, MA$73.2M100.0%
  2. Madison County, AL$5000.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition37%
    US 39% · $27.1M
  • Sole-source awards31%
    US 30% · $22.7M
  • Single-offer competitions6.0%
    US 8.7% · $4.4M
  • 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.

Largest awards

  1. JANUS NEMO$56.1M
    Department of the Navy· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Nov 16, 2022 – Jun 2, 2026· N6523623C8009
  2. JOINT ALL-DOMAIN WARFIGHTING SOFTWARE (JAWS) PHASE 3.$46.9M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· May 11, 2023 – Jan 8, 2026· HR001123C0095
  3. DENALI TA1A$34.1M
    Department of the Air Force· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Dec 15, 2022 – May 29, 2026· FA875023C1003
  4. MERCURY$27.8M
    Department of the Air Force· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Sep 27, 2019 – Jun 4, 2026· FA865019C7927
  5. DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT$26.9M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Dec 9, 2022 – May 26, 2026· HR001123C0018
  6. BARNYARD$21.2M
    Department of the Air Force· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Sep 30, 2020 – Mar 26, 2026· FA875020C1531
  7. DARPA WILLOW - STR BASE AWARD FOR RESEARCH IAW SOW$17.2M
    Department of the Navy· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Aug 31, 2023 – Jun 1, 2026· N6600123C4038
  8. DARPA RESEARCH PROGRAM$13.6M
    Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Jun 26, 2024 – Jun 11, 2026· HR001124C0467

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.

SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC received $11.1M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 13 actions (2 new awards), +2,001% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 12.910 · Research and Technology Development ($6.9M).

Assistance · FY2026
$11.1M
New awards
2
Actions
13
Since FY2025
$11.7M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 529.8KFY2025
  2. 11.1MFY2026

By type

  1. Other assistance$6.9M62%
  2. Direct payments$4.1M37%
  3. Grants$94K0.8%

Top programs

  1. 12.910 · Research and Technology Development$6.9M62%
  2. 93.384 · Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H)$4.1M37%
  3. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$94K0.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$6.9M62%
    Department of Defense
  2. National Institutes of Health$4.1M37%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. Department of the Navy$94K0.8%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (BTO) EX VIRENTIA PROGRAM--FLORA-SENSE: USING VEGETATION AS A PREDICTIVE PLATFORM FOR CHEMICAL SURVEILLANCE$4.7M
    12.910 · Research and Technology Development· Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Other financial assistance· May 6, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026· HR00112530144
  2. DIGIHEALS PHASE 2$4.1M
    93.384 · Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H)· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Dec 11, 2025 – Mar 2, 2026· AY2AX000150
  3. DARPA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM$2.7M
    12.910 · Research and Technology Development· Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency· Other financial assistance· Mar 10, 2026 – Apr 9, 2026· HR0011263E008
  4. RADIO AND OPTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR LOCALIZATION OF EQUATORIAL PLASMA IRREGULARITIES$179K
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Jun 25, 2025 – Aug 12, 2026· N000142512327

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 · FY2025–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: $6.5M (8 subawards)

8 sub-recipients

  1. SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ANALYTICS, INC$5.4M83%
    FAIRFAX, VA · 1 subaward
  2. KRI AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, LLC$420K6.5%
    BURLINGTON, MA · 1 subaward
  3. CORSAIR GROUP LLC$225.2K3.5%
    EVERGREEN, CO · 1 subaward
  4. BARNSTORM RESEARCH CORPORATION$211.5K3.3%
    MALDEN, MA · 1 subaward
  5. UHU TECHNOLOGIES LLC$64.7K1.0%
    RICHARDSON, TX · 1 subaward
  6. PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC$61.9K1.0%
    LARGO, MD · 1 subaward
  7. PEMBROKE INSTRUMENTS, LLC$43.9K0.7%
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 1 subaward
  8. X-MICROWAVE, LLC$43K0.7%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $1.1M (2 subawards)

2 primes

  1. SEACORP, LLC$1.1M96%
    MIDDLETOWN, RI · 1 subaward
  2. VISION SYSTEMS INC$41.8K3.7%
    PROVIDENCE, RI · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 8.8% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $68.8M paid out · $2.1M received
  • FY2022: $31.3M paid out · $7.2M received
  • FY2023: $51.5M paid out · $3.2M received
  • FY2024: $33.1M paid out · $6.8M received
  • FY2025: $9.4M paid out · $22.6M received
  • FY2026: $6.5M paid out · $1.1M 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

112 companies · $200.6M reported

  1. SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS ANALYTICS, INC$19M
    FAIRFAX, VA · 7 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. BLACK CAPE, INC.$12.6M
    ARLINGTON, VA · 5 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. LEIDOS, INC.$12M
    RESTON, VA · 6 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

16 companies · $43M reported

  1. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$12.4M
    LAUREL, MD · 3 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. AMERICAN ELECTRONIC WARFARE ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED$6.3M
    CALIFORNIA, MD · 11 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$5.2M
    GROTON, CT · 1 subaward · Scientific research and development 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 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 9 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. PERATON LABS INC$170.5M−22% in FY2026
    BASKING RIDGE, NJ · 59% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services+1 more
  2. TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION$154.3M−36% in FY2026
    GOLETA, CA · 45% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Scientific research and development services+1 more
  3. TWO SIX LABS, LLC$205.4M−41% in FY2026
    ARLINGTON, VA · 47% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Scientific research and development services+2 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.