Across the last 10 years, PSC M181 recorded $108.84 billion in obligated awards across 4,403 actions, with an average action value of $24.72 million. Department of Energy accounts for nearly all activity, while NIH and the Navy contribute smaller shares.
PSC Code
PSC M181 Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
PSC M181 covers operations of Government-owned, contractor-operated R&D facilities and is dominated by Department of Energy obligations over the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable and exact obligated amounts for the selected analysis window, and annual values may include negative adjustments.
PSC Code
M181
PSC Description
OPER OF GOVT R&D GOCO FACILITIES
Total Obligated
108.84 billion
108,835,841,998.81
Award Actions
4,403
Average Action Value
24,718,565.06
About PSC M181 federal contract activity
PSC M181, OPER OF GOVT R&D GOCO FACILITIES, accounts for $108.84 billion in obligations across 4,403 awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $24.72 million. The profile is highly concentrated, indicating that this PSC is used for large, recurring operations and support arrangements tied to government-owned, contractor-operated research and development facilities.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
The Department of Energy dominates this PSC with $106.96 billion and 4,072 awards, representing nearly the entire obligational base. The National Institutes of Health is a distant second at $1.55 billion, while the Department of the Navy contributes $326.05 million; the remaining agencies are immaterial in comparison, with one small positive obligation entry for MDA and a minor negative net total for DCMA.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
Vendor activity is led by UT Battelle Limited Liability Company, followed by Battelle Energy Alliance LLC, Battelle Memorial Institute, UChicago Argonne, LLC, and Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. These vendors collectively point to a narrow set of long-running GOCO facility operators that absorb a substantial share of spending under this PSC, consistent with large facility operations and management contracts.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Recent annual obligations have remained in a relatively stable range, with yearly totals from 2021 through 2025 between about $10.30 billion and $12.72 billion. Spending peaked in 2023 at $12.72 billion, then stayed near $10.7 billion in both 2024 and 2025, suggesting continued but not rapidly expanding funding levels.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS obligation data for PSC M181 over the last 10 years and reflects only awards coded to this PSC. Agency, vendor, and annual figures are ranked by total obligated dollars; negative obligations, where present, are retained as reported and may reflect deobligations or corrections in the source data.
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 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 | 106,961,430,483.21 | 106.96 billion | 4,072 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 1,552,210,926.48 | 1.55 billion | 71 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 326,046,318.27 | 326.05 million | 210 |
| 97JC | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 112,074.46 | 112.07 thousand | 20 |
| 9763 | DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA) | -18,935.08 | -18.94 thousand | 5 |
| 7523 | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION | -44,688.97 | -44.69 thousand | 1 |
| 4900 | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | -897,238.00 | -897.24 thousand | 1 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | -2,996,941.56 | -3.00 million | 23 |
Insight
Obligations for PSC M181 are highly concentrated in the Department of Energy, which accounts for 106.96 billion of 108.84 billion obligated over the last 10 years across 4,072 awards, or about 98.3 percent of total obligations. The only other materially significant buyer is the National Institutes of Health at 1.55 billion, with the Department of the Navy far behind at 326.05 million. All remaining agencies represent only marginal volume, and several show small negative obligations, indicating minor downward adjustments rather than additional buying activity.
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 10 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 | 20,227,882,496.17 | 20.23 billion | 419 |
| BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 36EV6 | 14,704,227,339.36 | 14.70 billion | 235 |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | 1A453 | 11,508,902,878.15 | 11.51 billion | 546 |
| UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC | 4E6E0 | 9,324,464,337.40 | 9.32 billion | 275 |
| ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC | 50B53 | 6,673,037,053.11 | 6.67 billion | 362 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1741) | 1V9S8 | 6,357,668,973.86 | 6.36 billion | 216 |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | 1KN27 | 5,540,219,952.60 | 5.54 billion | 377 |
| FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY | 4GUN4 | 3,967,837,486.22 | 3.97 billion | 192 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | 1GGD0 | 3,876,299,554.24 | 3.88 billion | 120 |
| SANDIA CORP | 3,815,989,801.76 | 3.82 billion | 41 |
Insight
PSC M181 obligates are highly concentrated among a small set of long-tenured GOCO facility operators: the top 10 vendors account for 78.7 billion of the 108.84 billion obligated over the last 10 years, or about 72% of total obligations. UT Battelle LLC is the largest recipient at 20.23 billion across 419 awards, followed by Battelle Energy Alliance LLC at 14.70 billion and Battelle Memorial Institute at 11.51 billion. Award volume is also distributed across a limited pool of vendors, with several entities receiving hundreds of awards, while the average award value across the PSC is 24.72 million.
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 10 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 |
| 2024 | 10,796,892,987.64 | 10.80 billion | 424 |
| 2023 | 12,724,278,372.00 | 12.72 billion | 445 |
| 2022 | 10,786,122,892.88 | 10.79 billion | 423 |
| 2021 | 10,301,768,719.10 | 10.30 billion | 396 |
| 2020 | 9,192,540,063.18 | 9.19 billion | 435 |
| 2019 | 7,944,367,129.83 | 7.94 billion | 397 |
| 2018 | 11,078,779,669.46 | 11.08 billion | 454 |
| 2017 | 8,503,654,428.10 | 8.50 billion | 496 |
| 2016 | 16,791,556,863.20 | 16.79 billion | 521 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations under PSC M181 total $108.84 billion across 4,403 awards, with an average award value of $24.72 million, indicating a moderately high-dollar, recurring procurement pattern. Annual obligations are relatively stable in the $9.19 billion to $12.72 billion range for most years, with a clear peak in 2016 at $16.79 billion and a secondary high in 2023 at $12.72 billion. Award counts generally track the funding pattern, ranging from 396 to 521 awards annually, suggesting broad year-to-year continuity rather than sharp concentration in a single period.
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