Federal contractor · SANTA MONICA, CA

THE RAND CORPORATION

THE RAND CORPORATION received $117.5M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 114 awards (−26% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $2.3B. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($39.8M). It also received $33.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$117.5M
New awards
114
Sole-source
77%
Single offer
14%
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 208.5MFY2017
  2. 264.1MFY2018
  3. 223.6MFY2019
  4. 196.7MFY2020
  5. 252.4MFY2021
  6. 258MFY2022
  7. 305.4MFY2023
  8. 266.5MFY2024
  9. 159.2MFY2025
  10. 117.5MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Air Force$39.8M34%
    18 awards
  2. Washington Headquarters Services$30M26%
    6 awards
  3. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$24.5M21%
    7 awards
  4. Department of the Army$10.5M8.9%
    2 awards
  5. U.S. Coast Guard$6.7M5.7%
    12 awards
  6. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources$4.8M4.1%
    5 awards
  7. U.S. Secret Service$1M0.9%
    3 awards
  8. Office of Procurement Operations$626.7K0.5%
    31 awards
  9. Agricultural Research Service$224.6K0.2%
    1 awards
  10. Department of Veterans Affairs$120K0.1%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$111.1M95%
  2. Research & development$6.4M5.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Los Angeles County, CA$89.8M76%
  2. District of Columbia, DC$20.8M18%
  3. Baltimore County, MD$3.9M3.3%
  4. Frederick County, MD$2.4M2.0%
  5. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT$900K0.8%
  6. King County, WA$120K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition91%
    US 39% · $106.5M
  • Sole-source awards77%
    US 30% · $90.1M
  • Single-offer competitions14%
    US 8.7% · $16.4M
  • 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.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Air Force$39.8M
    Department of Defense · 14 awards
  2. Washington Headquarters Services$30M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  3. Department of the Army$10.5M
    Department of Defense · 1 awards
  4. U.S. Coast Guard$6.7M
    Department of Homeland Security · 4 awards
  5. Office of Procurement Operations$2.1M
    Department of Homeland Security · 6 awards

Largest awards

  1. RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES$74.8M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Nov 23, 2021 – Apr 30, 2026· HQ003422F0012
  2. RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER RESEARCH AND STUDIES$71.2M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Oct 27, 2023 – Dec 15, 2025· HQ003424F0003
  3. RAND NDRI FFRDC RESEARCHES AND STUDIES$60.8M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Jan 8, 2021 – May 6, 2026· HQ003421F0060
  4. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DIVISION HAS A REQUIREMENT TO ACQUIRE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THROUGH THE FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) HOMELAND SECURITY$55.8M
    Federal Emergency Management Agency· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Apr 3, 2023 – Aug 24, 2026· 70FB8023F00000047
  5. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES$39.4M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Jun 6, 2025 – May 5, 2026· HQ003425FE149
  6. RAND NDRI RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES$37.5M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Nov 18, 2025 – Jun 3, 2026· HQ003426FE010
  7. PROJECT AIR FORCE (PAF) - FY26 CORE RESEARCH PROJECTS - 72 STAFF-YEAR OF TECHNICAL EFFORTS$33M
    Department of the Air Force· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Sep 26, 2025 – May 13, 2026· FA701425F0325
  8. STRATEGIC IMPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE STUDY SUPPORT SERVICES.$27.4M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Los Angeles County, CA· Professional services· Oct 31, 2024 – Mar 4, 2026· HQ003425F0008

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.

THE RAND CORPORATION received $33.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 139 actions (21 new awards), −15% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants ($6.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$33.9M
New awards
21
Actions
139
Since FY2021
$258.6M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 41.8MFY2021
  2. 42.3MFY2022
  3. 43.6MFY2023
  4. 57.4MFY2024
  5. 39.7MFY2025
  6. 33.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$32.7M97%
  2. Direct payments$1.2M3.5%

Top programs

  1. 93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants$6.5M19%
  2. 93.866 · Aging Research$5.9M17%
  3. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$5.5M16%
  4. 93.307 · Minority Health and Health Disparities Research$4M12%
  5. 93.393 · Cancer Cause and Prevention Research$1.4M4.2%
  6. 93.273 · Alcohol Research Programs$1.4M4.0%
  7. 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support$1.3M4.0%
  8. 11.431 · Climate and Atmospheric Research$1.1M3.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$28.9M85%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$2M6.0%
    Department of Commerce
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$975.4K2.9%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research$726K2.1%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  5. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality$464.2K1.4%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Department of Education$452K1.3%
  7. Administration for Children and Families$311.2K0.9%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Department of the Navy$165K0.5%
    Department of Defense

Largest awards

  1. CENTER TO ADVANCE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (OPTIC) CENTER TO ADVANCE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (OPTIC).$18.1M
    93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Jan 20, 2021 – Sep 9, 2026· P50DA046351
  2. IMPROVING ACCESS AND TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING OPIOID USE DISORDERS AND MENTAL ILLNESS$15.5M
    93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Oct 19, 2020 – Feb 23, 2026· UF1MH121954
  3. RAND REACH CENTER - PROJECT SUMMARY THERE IS A COMPELLING NEED TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CAREERS OF CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST…$6.2M
    93.213 · Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Jul 28, 2023 – Apr 8, 2026· U24AT012549
  4. DELIVERING WRITTEN EXPOSURE THERAPY FOR PTSD IN UNDERSERVED PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS - PROJECT SUMMARY POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)…$5.9M
    93.242 · Mental Health Research Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Sep 10, 2021 – Apr 1, 2026· R01MH123585
  5. MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL SCIENCES AND ASSESSMENTS (MARISA) 2.0: CONTINUITY AND EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT$5.4M
    11.431 · Climate and Atmospheric Research· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jul 28, 2021 – Aug 27, 2026· NA21OAR4310310
  6. PARTNERING TO ACHIEVE WELLNESS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS THROUGH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE (PAWNIK) - ABSTRACT THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT…$4.7M
    93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 9, 2024 – Aug 21, 2026· OT2DA061064

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: $3.4M (12 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $1.6M (18 subawards)

26 sub-recipients

  1. MCCHRYSTAL GROUP LLC$904K18%
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 1 subaward
  2. WESTAT, INC.$687.1K14%
    BETHESDA, MD · 1 subaward
  3. HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC$624.7K12%
    OKEMOS, MI · 1 subaward
  4. HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY GROUP, INC.$595K12%
    PHOENIX, AZ · 1 subaward
  5. SACRED PATH INDIGENOUS WELLNESS CENTER$271.7K5.4%
    SAN DIMAS, CA · 3 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$180.4K3.6%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 1 subaward
  7. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH$162.8K3.2%
    KAMPALA, UGA · 1 subaward
  8. OMELAS INC$139.9K2.8%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  9. PAVLOS GEORGION STEFANIDIS$139.2K2.8%
    ULTIMO, AU · 2 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$123.2K2.5%
    LOS ANGELES, CA · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $350.8K (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $8.4M (33 subawards)

26 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO$1.8M21%
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 1 subaward
  2. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$1.5M17%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 2 subawards
  3. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$885.9K10%
    SAN DIEGO, CA · 1 subaward
  4. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK$650.8K7.5%
    NEW YORK, NY · 3 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO$650K7.5%
    GREENSBORO, NC · 1 subaward
  6. NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC$462.5K5.3%
    CAMBRIDGE, MA · 1 subaward
  7. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$388.5K4.5%
    STANFORD, CA · 2 subawards
  8. EMORY UNIVERSITY$295.7K3.4%
    ATLANTA, GA · 2 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$273.1K3.1%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 2 subawards
  10. AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$270.7K3.1%
    ARLINGTON, VA · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 2.9% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $34.9M paid out · $8.2M received
  • FY2022: $25.1M paid out · $6M received
  • FY2023: $13.3M paid out · $11.2M received
  • FY2024: $18.7M paid out · $18.2M received
  • FY2025: $9.5M paid out · $14.6M received
  • FY2026: $5M paid out · $8.7M received
  • FY2027: $0 paid out · $716K 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

187 companies · $106.5M reported

  1. HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY GROUP, INC.$12.9M
    PHOENIX, AZ · 5 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  2. WESTAT, INC.$7.7M
    ROCKVILLE, MD · 6 subawards · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
  3. MCCHRYSTAL GROUP LLC$6.4M
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 10 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

69 companies · $67.6M reported

  1. THE MITRE CORPORATION$7.9M
    MC LEAN, VA · 8 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
  2. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$4.8M
    ANN ARBOR, MI · 13 subawards
  3. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$3.8M
    LAUREL, MD · 6 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

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

  1. GEMINI TECHNICAL SERVICES JV, LLC$146.3M−39% in FY2026
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 25% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  2. DZYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$139.2M−21% in FY2026
    FAIRFAX, VA · 25% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  3. POPLICUS INCORPORATED$237.3M−45% in FY2026
    ARLINGTON, VA · 28% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveWashington Headquarters Services · Other professional, scientific, and technical 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.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Matched organizations

  • Rand CorporationAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2026
$0
2 reports
Lobbying · 2025–2026
$138K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2025$138K
    4 reports
  2. 2026$0
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Homeland security2 reports

Who was contacted

  1. Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)2 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. Mercury Public Affairs, LLC$138K
    6 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.

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.