This contract expires in 55 days (Dec 20, 2026).
RESEARCH PLANNING, INC. - BUSINESS & SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES
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Description
BUSINESS & SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT SERVICES
Context & Analysis
On Dec 15, 2025, Department of Commerce obligated $11,013,548.11 to RESEARCH PLANNING, INC. for business & scientific support services. The award is classified under NAICS 541620 — ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES and issued as a time and materials contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 2 offers received. The procurement used a SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL set-aside. Performance is located in EDMONDS, WA. The contract is scheduled through Dec 20, 2026 — approximately 2 months remaining. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Commerce under NAICS 541620 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Dec 20, 2026, in 2 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 24, 2026: 63/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 2 offers. 93% of 123 awards in this market (Department of Commerce awards in NAICS 541620 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 2 offers.
- Award size
- At $11.0M, this award is larger than 19 in 20 of the 113 priced Department of Commerce awards in NAICS 541620 over the last 3 years (median $1.0M).
- Incumbent at this agency
- RESEARCH PLANNING, INC. has 12 other awards from Department of Commerce, totalling $4.7M, 2025–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Commerce awards in NAICS 541620 over the last 3 years.
- LYNKER CORPORATION — 15 awards, $83.3M
- RPI-CSS, LLC — 13 awards, $45.2M
- GENWEST SYSTEMS INC — 10 awards, $33.1M
- CONSOLIDATED SAFETY SERVICES INCORPORATED — 5 awards, $22.3M
- INTEGRATED SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC. — 3 awards, $15.7M
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 24, 2026.
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