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Top federal contractors in Massachusetts

2,907 SAM.gov-registered federal contractors based in Massachusetts. Ranked by lifetime federal award amount. Updated 2026-05-07.

Firms tracked
2,907
Top-50 lifetime $
$21.39B
Top NAICS
8

Top 50 federal contractors in Massachusetts

# Firm City NAICS Lifetime $ Contracts
1 RAYTHEON COMPANY ANDOVER 334511 $3.36B 0
2 RAYTHEON COMPANY MARLBOROUGH 334511 $2.42B 0
3 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY BOSTON 332119 $2.24B 0
4 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LYNN 336412 $1.58B 0
5 MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION MALDEN 541720 $1.32B 0
6 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LEXINGTON — $857.75M 0
7 RAYTHEON COMPANY WOBURN — $801.45M 0
8 FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS INC WALTHAM 621492 $676.76M 0
9 NOBLE SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, LLC BOSTON 493190 $663.15M 0
10 THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION BOSTON 541614 $630.43M 0
11 THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC. CAMBRIDGE 541330 $598.81M 0
12 ODYSSEY SYSTEMS CONSULTING GROUP, LTD. WAKEFIELD — $473.19M 0
13 THE MITRE CORPORATION BEDFORD 541990 $422.45M 0
14 BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC BOSTON 541715 $397.62M 0
15 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMBRIDGE 541715 $385.74M 0
16 RAYTHEON COMPANY TEWKSBURY 334511 $351.50M 0
17 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL WORCESTER 622110 $290.03M 0
18 CRANE & CO., INC. DALTON — $213.06M 0
19 GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. PITTSFIELD 541330 $189.13M 0
20 AMERESCO INC FRAMINGHAM 541330 $182.01M 0
21 TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON 611310 $168.52M 0
22 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE BOSTON 541380 $163.02M 0
23 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST 611310 $161.47M 0
24 DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC. BOSTON 622310 $156.66M 0
25 THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC CAMBRIDGE 541380 $153.76M 0
26 TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY BOSTON 611310 $152.52M 0
27 BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. BOSTON 541990 $147.73M 0
28 WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION WOODS HOLE 541715 $144.93M 0
29 OASIS SYSTEMS, LLC BURLINGTON 541330 $143.85M 0
30 GOODRICH CORPORATION WESTFORD 336413 $127.99M 0
31 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE 561439 $126.28M 0
32 BRIGHTON MARINE, INC. BRIGHTON 524114 $122.30M 0
33 PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE BOSTON 611310 $121.67M 0
34 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION CAMBRIDGE — $120.83M 0
35 PERINI MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. FRAMINGHAM 236220 $111.69M 0
36 TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE BOSTON 611310 $110.82M 0
37 START2 GROUP, INC. CAMBRIDGE 541714 $105.22M 0
38 SAPIENT GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC. BOSTON 541511 $99.08M 0
39 GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST LLC NEWTON 561720 $94.71M 0
40 ULTRA ELECTRONICS OCEAN SYSTEMS INC. BRAINTREE 334220 $89.45M 0
41 ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY CORP CARLISLE 541330 $78.82M 0
42 EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC CONCORD 541511 $76.98M 0
43 RTX BBN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CAMBRIDGE 541715 $76.50M 0
44 SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC WOBURN 541715 $73.66M 0
45 TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, INC. NORTH BILLERICA 334511 $68.31M 0
46 CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC. WILMINGTON 541380 $66.23M 0
47 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. ANDOVER 541715 $65.69M 0
48 AMERIFIELD JV LLC SPRINGFIELD 238220 $65.47M 0
49 MODERNATX, INC. CAMBRIDGE 325412 $64.96M 0
50 UNIVERSITY OF MASS AT BOSTON DORCHESTER 541990 $63.32M 0

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By lifetime federal award amount, the largest Massachusetts-based contractors include RAYTHEON COMPANY, RAYTHEON COMPANY, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. See the full top-50 list above.

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