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August 25, 2008

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Contracts for Research and development
(FY 2008)

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Summary


Fiscal Year: 2008 3Q * Partial year help link
Total dollars: $38,486,552,914
The amount for this search is 14.6% of all awarded dollars for the fiscal year.
Total number of contractors: 8,553
Total number of transactions: 54,353
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Extent of Competition Competition categories help link

Pie chart: in table form below
Available for everyone for competition$12,858,831,316
Everyone could compete, but only one bid or offer was recieved$5,324,358,649
Competition within a limited pool$6,247,685,447
Actions necessary to continue existing competitive contracts for continuity (until the next one could be competed)$836,528,408
Available only for groups such as disabled persons, prisoners, and regulated utilities$314,994,212
Not competed for an allowable reason$12,656,618,965
Not identified, soon to be addressed$247,535,917

Top 5 Known Congressional Districts where Work is Performed Known congressional district help link

Missouri 1 (Wm. Lacy Clay)$2,699,188,651
Texas 12 (Kay Granger)$2,410,420,647
Alabama 5 (Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.)$2,386,978,315
California 10 (Ellen O. Tauscher)$1,990,184,081
California 29 (Adam B. Schiff)$1,602,778,229

Top 5 Products or Services Sold

Defense Aircraft -- Operational Systems Development (R&D)$3,323,780,509
Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D)$2,956,992,276
Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D)$2,489,141,686
Other Research and Development -- Operational Systems Development (R&D)$2,402,400,119
Other Defense -- Advanced Development (R&D)$1,829,220,440

Top 5 Contracting Agencies Purchasing from Contractor(s)

AIR FORCE, Department of the (Headquarters, USAF)$7,490,147,418
NAVY, Department of the$7,097,373,266
ARMY, Department of the (except Corps of Engineers Civil Program Financing)$7,048,679,109
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION$5,830,092,502
ENERGY, Department of$3,680,054,886

Top 10 Contractors

THE BOEING COMPANY$6,244,372,881
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$4,983,661,926
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION$2,201,596,395
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$1,988,655,941
RAYTHEON COMPANY$1,944,258,297
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (unknown parent company, no D & B number)$1,569,908,030
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION$1,034,024,667
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE INC$894,292,602
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$606,790,928
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$593,575,704

Trend

Bar chart: in table form below

2000$24,721,587,423
2001$26,728,746,294
2002$33,014,329,439
2003$36,868,567,189
2004$47,138,607,911
2005$51,826,711,614
2006$52,418,688,302
2007$55,075,247,333
2008 3Q * Partial year help link$38,486,552,914
*Note: FY 2008 only includes data up to second and part of third quarter.


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