Over the last 5 years, LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE recorded $3,488,533,693.46 in obligated federal awards across 1,185 actions, with an average action value of $2,943,910.28. Most obligations came from the Department of Energy, and the dominant activity was research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences under NAICS 541710.
Federal Contractor
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE Federal Contract Obligations (Last 5 Years)
Federal procurement profile for LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE (CAGE 1KN27, UEI HJD6G4D6TJY5) covering the last 5 years of awarded obligations and agency, NAICS, and annual trends.
Totals reflect FPDS award action records in the stated analysis window and are shown as exact and readable values where provided.
CAGE Code
1KN27
UEI
HJD6G4D6TJY5
Total Obligated
3.49 billion
3,488,533,693.46
Award Actions
1,185
Average Action Value
2,943,910.28
About LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE federal contract activity
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE (CAGE 1KN27, UEI HJD6G4D6TJY5) recorded $3.49 billion in obligated value across 1,185 awards over the last 5 years, for an average award value of $2.94 million. The obligation profile is concentrated in federally funded research activity rather than broad commodity or services procurement.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Department of Energy is the dominant funding source, accounting for $3.29 billion across 224 awards and representing the clear center of the vendor’s federal workload. NASA is the second-largest agency by award count with 585 awards but a much smaller $82.67 million in obligations, followed by NIH, VA, and DARPA, indicating a research portfolio spanning energy, space, biomedical, veterans, and defense-related programs.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 541710, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, drives nearly all recorded obligations at $3.32 billion across 279 awards. The remaining activity is distributed across adjacent research and academic categories, including 541715, 541714, 611310, and 541380, which together represent a comparatively small share of total value.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Annual obligations remained consistently elevated throughout the period, ranging from $600.28 million in 2021 to $783.12 million in 2025. The profile shows year-to-year movement but no material contraction, with 2024 dipping relative to 2023 before rebounding in 2025.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS award records associated with CAGE 1KN27 and UEI HJD6G4D6TJY5 over the last 5 years. Totals, counts, and averages reflect obligated dollars as reported in the dataset, with agency, NAICS, and annual views based on the same observation window.
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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '1KN27'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 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 | 3,287,395,153.05 | 3.29 billion | 224 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 82,668,088.90 | 82.67 million | 585 |
| 7529 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | 47,073,868.77 | 47.07 million | 67 |
| 3600 | VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF | 40,952,565.68 | 40.95 million | 176 |
| 97AE | DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) | 22,947,182.00 | 22.95 million | 10 |
| 7524 | FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION | 4,022,152.48 | 4.02 million | 18 |
| 7527 | INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE | 1,275,434.54 | 1.28 million | 14 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 966,055.38 | 966.06 thousand | 23 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 658,252.00 | 658.25 thousand | 11 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 376,495.96 | 376.50 thousand | 19 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, obligations for LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE are highly concentrated in the Department of Energy, which accounts for $3.29 billion of $3.49 billion total obligated, or roughly 94% of all dollars across 224 awards. NASA is the only other materially sized agency by volume, with 585 awards but only $82.67 million obligated, indicating a much lower average award value and a more transaction-heavy relationship. NIH, VA, and DARPA contribute smaller but still notable portions of spend, while the remaining agencies each represent under $5 million, showing a broad long-tail distribution outside the two dominant agencies.
Top NAICS
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naics_code,
naics_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '1KN27'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY naics_code
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| NAICS Code | Description | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541710 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES | 3,315,437,316.51 | 3.32 billion | 279 |
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 49,509,493.45 | 49.51 million | 83 |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | 46,654,081.24 | 46.65 million | 34 |
| 611310 | COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | 11,726,886.81 | 11.73 million | 156 |
| 541380 | TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES | 6,291,044.10 | 6.29 million | 21 |
| 621991 | BLOOD AND ORGAN BANKS | 5,464,811.12 | 5.46 million | 12 |
| 541990 | ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES | 3,351,594.89 | 3.35 million | 24 |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | 609,198.89 | 609.20 thousand | 23 |
| 611430 | PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING | 273,800.00 | 273.80 thousand | 5 |
| 621420 | OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CENTERS | 250,071.86 | 250.07 thousand | 6 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, awards to LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE under CAGE 1KN27 are highly concentrated in NAICS 541710, which accounts for $3.32 billion of $3.49 billion total obligated, or about 95 percent of spend. The remaining obligations are spread across a narrow set of related research, education, and health services codes, led by 541715 ($49.51 million) and 541714 ($46.65 million), with materially smaller amounts in all other NAICS categories. Award activity is broader than obligation value, with 1,185 total awards and an average award value of $2.94 million, indicating many lower-value actions outside the dominant research code.
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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '1KN27'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 5 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 783,122,085.55 | 783.12 million | 234 |
| 2024 | 701,288,243.61 | 701.29 million | 246 |
| 2023 | 780,786,446.21 | 780.79 million | 229 |
| 2022 | 623,061,119.08 | 623.06 million | 224 |
| 2021 | 600,275,799.01 | 600.28 million | 252 |
Insight
Over the last 5 years, LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE (CAGE 1KN27) received 3.49 billion in obligations across 1,185 awards, averaging 2.94 million per award. Annual obligations are relatively concentrated at a consistently high level, ranging from 600.28 million to 783.12 million, with a notable increase in 2023 and 2025 after a lower 2021–2022 baseline. Award counts are broadly stable year to year, between 224 and 252, indicating that obligation volatility is driven more by award value than by award volume.
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