This contract expires in 232 days (Jun 9, 2027).
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE - ENGINEERING, TEST, AND EVALUATION - PROJECT ARES
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ENGINEERING, TEST, AND EVALUATION - PROJECT ARES
Context & Analysis
On Aug 22, 2024, Department of Defense obligated $14,697,301.3 to SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE for engineering, test, and evaluation - project ares. The award is classified under NAICS 541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY). Performance is located in SAN ANTONIO, TX. The contract is scheduled through Jun 9, 2027 — approximately 8 months remaining. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 541715 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Jun 9, 2027, in 8 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 10, 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
- Competition type not recorded. 94% of 453 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 999 offers.
- Award size
- At $14.7M, this award is larger than three in four of the 3172 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years (median $882K).
- Incumbent at this agency
- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE has 53 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $298.0M, 2021–2025.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years.
- FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC — 2 awards, $27.8B
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP — 9 awards, $21.0B
- THE MITRE CORPORATION — 12 awards, $5.3B
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION — 3 awards, $4.8B
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 10, 2026.
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