Since the pilot establishment of the basic research innovation group project in Gansu Province for the first time in 2012, various innovation groups have made remarkable achievements in their research fields. Taking the 13 Gansu basic research innovation group projects as examples, DEA model is used to conduct performance evaluation research on the projects from three aspects of comprehensive efficiency, pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency, the problems existing in the implementation of provincial basic research innovation group projects are analyzed ，and corresponding research countermeasures are put forward , including providing important reference for science and technology management departments, supporting units and innovation groups.