Book Description

This report presents summary data on the 500 prime contractors receiving the largest dollar volume in Department of Defense (DoD) awards over $25,000 for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT & E) work during Fiscal Year (FY) 1990. RDT & E work can include research, exploratory development, advanced development, engineering development, operational systems development, or management and support services. Table 1 lists the 500 contractors in alphabetical order, shows the ranking for each, and shows how each has been categorized for reporting purposes. The categories are business firm (B), foreign contractor (F), and nonprofit institution (N). Table 2 shows the net value of awards to U.S. business firms by rank. Those firms which qualify as small businesses are further identified by an S. The net value of awards to each of the firm's reported locations is also provided. Tables 3,4,and 5 provide the net value of awards to U.S. educational and other nonprofit institutions, foreign contractors, and U.S. government agencies. (While awards to U.S government agencies are listed separately in Table 5, these agencies are categorized as nonprofit institutions in Table 1.) As in Table 2, contractors in Tables 3 through 5 are shown by rank, with their total awards indicated by an asterisk. The next value of awards to each of the contractor's reported locations are also shown for these tables.