In the last full year, PSC M181 recorded $10,715,880,873.42 in obligations across 412 award actions, for an average action value of $26,009,419.59. The activity was led by the Department of Energy, which accounted for nearly all obligations, while the Department of the Navy posted a small net negative total.
PSC Code
PSC M181 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
PSC M181 covers operations of government R&D GOCO facilities, with $10.72 billion obligated across 412 awards in the last full year.
Annual results shown here reflect the last full year and are concentrated in Department of Energy awards, with 2025 totaling $10.72 billion.
PSC Code
M181
PSC Description
OPER OF GOVT R&D GOCO FACILITIES
Total Obligated
10.72 billion
10,715,880,873.42
Award Actions
412
Average Action Value
26,009,419.59
About PSC M181 federal contract activity
PSC M181, OPER OF GOVT R&D GOCO FACILITIES, accounted for $10.72 billion across 412 awards in the last full year, with an average award value of $26.01 million. The category reflects a highly concentrated procurement profile centered on large-scale government-owned, contractor-operated research and development facility operations.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of Energy dominated obligations in this PSC with $10.72 billion across 410 awards, representing essentially all recorded spending in the analysis window. The Department of the Navy posted a small negative obligation of $1.99 million across 2 awards, indicating a minor downward adjustment relative to the overall category total.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
UT Battelle Limited Liability Company was the largest vendor by obligated value at $2.75 billion across 38 awards, followed by Battelle Energy Alliance Limited Liability Company at $2.08 billion across 31 awards and Battelle Memorial Institute at $1.57 billion across 62 awards. UChicago Argonne, LLC and The Regents of the University of California also ranked among the top recipients, with $1.29 billion and $1.25 billion respectively, underscoring the concentration of obligations among major national laboratory and research operators.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend shows $10.72 billion obligated in 2025 across 412 awards, with no additional years included in the provided analysis window. Because the window captures only the last full year, this view supports a single-period snapshot rather than a multi-year trajectory.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS obligations classified under PSC M181 for the last full year and aggregates award counts and obligated dollars at the PSC, agency, and vendor levels. Negative obligations are retained as reported in FPDS and may reflect deobligations or other adjustments.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
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__productOrServiceCode = 'M181'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 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 | 10,717,874,728.46 | 10.72 billion | 410 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | -1,993,855.04 | -1.99 million | 2 |
Insight
PSC M181 obligations were highly concentrated in the Department of Energy, which accounted for nearly all reported activity over the last full year: $10.72 billion across 410 awards. Total obligations for the PSC were $10.72 billion across 412 awards, with an average award value of $26.0 million. The Department of the Navy recorded 2 awards and a net negative obligation of $1.99 million, indicating minimal offsetting activity relative to DOE’s volume.
Top Vendors
SELECT
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,
ifNull(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__productOrServiceCode = 'M181'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY
vendor_name,
content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT BATTELLE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 1PW69 | 2,749,079,797.06 | 2.75 billion | 38 |
| BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 36EV6 | 2,075,910,444.26 | 2.08 billion | 31 |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | 1A453 | 1,571,767,729.15 | 1.57 billion | 62 |
| UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC | 4E6E0 | 1,286,645,550.81 | 1.29 billion | 40 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 1GGD0 | 1,247,007,097.49 | 1.25 billion | 48 |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | 1KN27 | 746,148,479.30 | 746.15 million | 48 |
| ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC | 50B53 | 723,770,861.39 | 723.77 million | 35 |
| JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY A SURA/CSC COMPANY | 48VY8 | 275,305,730.47 | 275.31 million | 22 |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, THE | 4B486 | 220,022,421.25 | 220.02 million | 36 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EQUITIES CORPORATION | 5J949 | 100,791,975.53 | 100.79 million | 38 |
Insight
Obligations for PSC M181 were highly concentrated in the last full year, with the top 10 vendors accounting for 9.92 billion of 10.72 billion obligated, or about 92.5% of total dollars across 412 awards. UT Battelle LLC led all vendors with 2.75 billion across 38 awards, followed by Battelle Energy Alliance LLC at 2.08 billion and Battelle Memorial Institute at 1.57 billion. The vendor mix is dominated by a small number of GOCO laboratory operators and affiliated institutions, while award counts are more distributed than dollars, indicating several vendors received multiple awards at lower average values than the largest obligatees.
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__productOrServiceCode = 'M181'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,715,880,873.42 | 10.72 billion | 412 |
Insight
For the last full year, PSC M181 accounted for $10.72 billion across 412 awards, indicating a highly concentrated obligation profile within this PSC. The average award value was about $26.0 million, suggesting obligations were distributed across a moderate number of relatively large awards rather than a broad base of small transactions. With only one annual data point provided, this window supports a level-of-activity assessment rather than a year-over-year trend comparison.
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