This page summarizes federal contract obligations for NAICS 611310 across the last 10 years, with $7.38 billion obligated across 45,420 award actions. Major buying agencies include the Department of Energy, Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Army.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 611310 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
FPDS procurement data for NAICS 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, covering obligations and award activity over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable FPDS obligation data for the selected period and may include multiple award actions tied to the same vendors or agencies.
NAICS Code
611310
Industry
COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Total Obligated
7.38 billion
7,377,657,340.49
Award Actions
45,420
Average Action Value
162,431.90
About NAICS 611310 federal contract activity
NAICS 611310 covers colleges, universities, and professional schools. Over the last 10 years, FPDS records show 45,420 awards totaling 7.38 billion, with an average award value of 162,431.9.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
Obligations are concentrated in a small group of agencies, led by the Department of Energy at 2.27 billion across 454 awards. The Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Army, and Washington Headquarters Services follow, indicating strong demand from research, training, and education-related mission areas across civilian and defense organizations.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
The vendor profile is highly concentrated at the top, with The Trustees of Princeton University accounting for 1.46 billion across 314 awards. Other leading recipients include the Regents of the University of California, the University of Maryland, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reflecting sustained federal spending with major research institutions and academic medical centers.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations in the most recent five years have remained near the 700 million to 813 million range, peaking at 813.36 million in 2021 and holding at 791.95 million in 2025. Award volumes varied from 3,898 to 4,810 over that period, suggesting relatively stable procurement activity with year-to-year shifts in award timing and size.
How to interpret this page
This page summarizes FPDS obligations and award counts for NAICS 611310 over the last 10 years. Agency, vendor, and annual trend rankings are based on total obligated dollars in the extracted dataset, and the narrative does not infer contract purpose beyond what is supported by the data.
Top Agencies
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agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
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SELECT
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anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '611310'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8900 | ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF | 2,267,870,252.41 | 2.27 billion | 454 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 1,892,284,053.04 | 1.89 billion | 11,317 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 1,812,190,694.52 | 1.81 billion | 19,861 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 257,958,936.66 | 257.96 million | 2,034 |
| 97F5 | WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES (WHS) | 231,951,880.00 | 231.95 million | 371 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 168,341,346.86 | 168.34 million | 1,167 |
| 7523 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | 141,206,116.88 | 141.21 million | 785 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 116,472,472.92 | 116.47 million | 443 |
| 97AE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | 49,179,764.04 | 49.18 million | 153 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 46,297,802.37 | 46.30 million | 1,368 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations under NAICS 611310 totaled $7.38 billion across 45,420 awards, with a relatively low average award value of $162.4 thousand, indicating a mix of larger institutional awards and many smaller transactions. The Department of Energy is the largest obligating agency at $2.27 billion, followed by Veterans Affairs at $1.89 billion and the Department of the Navy at $1.81 billion; these three agencies account for the majority of recorded obligations in this NAICS. Award volume is more dispersed than obligation dollars, with the Department of the Navy and Veterans Affairs issuing substantially more awards than Energy, suggesting higher-dollar but fewer awards at Energy and broader award activity at the other major agencies.
Top Vendors
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vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '611310'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, THE | 4B486 | 1,462,166,795.64 | 1.46 billion | 314 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE (7788) | 1GGD0 | 802,964,966.00 | 802.96 million | 25 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND | 0UB92 | 189,731,418.22 | 189.73 million | 781 |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | 7HUA5 | 122,772,283.79 | 122.77 million | 276 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 80230 | 120,806,350.10 | 120.81 million | 297 |
| CUBRC, INC. | 8Y166 | 109,761,916.74 | 109.76 million | 44 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | 3R2B4 | 93,247,971.23 | 93.25 million | 118 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, THE | 1CNP4 | 82,112,611.56 | 82.11 million | 304 |
| OBSIDIAN SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC | 66H12 | 81,353,867.90 | 81.35 million | 48 |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE | 48825 | 70,865,293.67 | 70.87 million | 238 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 611310 obligations totaled $7.38 billion across 45,420 awards, with an average award value of $162.4K. Spending is concentrated among a small set of vendors: Trustees of Princeton University alone accounts for $1.46 billion, followed by Regents of the University of California at $803.0 million; the remaining top vendors each received between $70.9 million and $189.7 million. Award counts are more distributed than dollars, with several vendors receiving high volumes of relatively smaller awards, including the University of Maryland (781 awards) and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (304 awards).
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '611310'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 791,953,875.73 | 791.95 million | 3,898 |
| 2024 | 746,970,583.11 | 746.97 million | 4,810 |
| 2023 | 805,250,347.22 | 805.25 million | 4,521 |
| 2022 | 701,900,250.25 | 701.90 million | 4,401 |
| 2021 | 813,358,302.25 | 813.36 million | 4,585 |
| 2020 | 719,131,056.55 | 719.13 million | 4,331 |
| 2019 | 684,856,822.32 | 684.86 million | 4,398 |
| 2018 | 703,183,992.27 | 703.18 million | 4,579 |
| 2017 | 648,280,547.23 | 648.28 million | 4,970 |
| 2016 | 762,771,563.56 | 762.77 million | 4,927 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, NAICS 611310 recorded $7.38 billion in obligations across 45,420 awards, with an average award value of $162,431.90. Annual obligations were relatively stable, generally ranging from about $648.28 million to $813.36 million, indicating a consistent funding pattern rather than a sustained upward or downward trend. Award volume also remained broad year to year, with counts between 3,898 and 4,970, suggesting expenditures are distributed across many transactions rather than concentrated in a small number of awards.
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