CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY - CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE FFRDC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE FFRDC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Context & Analysis
On Dec 3, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $386,699,747.54 to CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY for carnegie mellon university software engineering institute ffrdc research and development. The award is classified under NAICS 541712 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost no fee contract. Competition extent: not competed. Performance is located in PITTSBURGH, PA. The contract is scheduled through Jun 29, 2030. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 541712 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Jun 29, 2030, in 44 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 25, 2026: 50/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Not competed. 73% of 279 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541712 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 2 offers.
- Award size
- At $386.7M, this award is larger than three in four of the 264 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541712 over the last 3 years (median $18.2M).
- Incumbent at this agency
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY has 2 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $46.8M, in 2025.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541712 over the last 3 years.
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — 21 awards, $9.3B
- RAYTHEON COMPANY — 3 awards, $8.9B
- THE BOEING COMPANY — 1 award, $6.5B
- TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC — 7 awards, $1.8B
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 25, 2026.
Contractor Information
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