Most of the obligated value came from the Department of Energy, which accounted for 6.36 billion across 216 actions, almost entirely in NAICS 541710 research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. Smaller activity appears at the Environmental Protection Agency and Public Buildings Service, with limited obligations in testing laboratories and environmental consulting services.
Federal Contractor
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1741) Federal Contract Obligations (Last 10 Years)
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (CAGE 1V9S8, UEI ENBLDJUN4N73) received 6.36 billion in federal obligations across 279 actions in the last 10 years.
Totals reflect readable and exact obligations for the last 10 years; annual values shown include 2023 through 2019 as provided, and small negative amounts may reflect deobligations.
CAGE Code
1V9S8
UEI
ENBLDJUN4N73
Total Obligated
6.36 billion
6,357,898,417.71
Award Actions
279
Average Action Value
22,788,166.37
About THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1741) federal contract activity
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (CAGE 1V9S8, UEI ENBLDJUN4N73) received $6.36 billion across 279 FPDS awards over the last 10 years, with an average award value of $22.79 million. The obligation profile is highly concentrated, indicating a limited number of large awards rather than a broad base of small procurements.
Agency mix and customer concentration
The Department of Energy dominates the vendor’s federal business, accounting for $6.36 billion across 216 awards and effectively representing nearly the entire measured obligation total. The Environmental Protection Agency contributed a much smaller $230.00 thousand across 61 awards, while the Public Buildings Service shows a negligible negative obligation of $556.15 across 2 awards.
Industry profile based on NAICS activity
NAICS 541710, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, mirrors the overall spend concentration with $6.36 billion across 216 awards, showing that the relationship is centered on research and development work. NAICS 541380, Testing Laboratories, adds $230.00 thousand across 61 awards, while NAICS 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, is immaterial at negative $556.15 across 2 awards.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
Recent obligations remain substantial but below the peak years, with $215.28 million in 2023 after $1.28 billion in 2022 and $1.20 billion in 2021. Annual obligations were also elevated in 2020 at $1.07 billion and 2019 at $932.59 million, showing sustained but uneven funding over the period.
How to interpret this page
This summary uses FPDS award records for the last 10 years and reflects obligated dollars, award counts, and reported annual totals tied to the vendor identifiers provided. Negative obligations are retained as reported in the source data and may reflect modifications, deobligations, or other FPDS adjustments rather than new award activity.
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__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode = '1V9S8'
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 | 6,357,668,973.86 | 6.36 billion | 216 |
| 6800 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | 230,000.00 | 230.00 thousand | 61 |
| 4740 | PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE | -556.15 | -556.15 | 2 |
Insight
Obligations for THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (CAGE 1V9S8) are highly concentrated in the Department of Energy, which accounts for 6.36 billion of 6.36 billion total obligated over the last 10 years across 216 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency is a distant second at 230.0 thousand across 61 awards, indicating a much smaller but recurring award relationship. Public Buildings Service activity is negligible and net negative at -556.15 across 2 awards, suggesting no material obligation concentration beyond DOE.
Top NAICS
SELECT
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 = '1V9S8'
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 10 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 | 6,357,668,973.86 | 6.36 billion | 216 |
| 541380 | TESTING LABORATORIES | 230,000.00 | 230.00 thousand | 61 |
| 541620 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES | -556.15 | -556.15 | 2 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, obligations for THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA are highly concentrated in NAICS 541710, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, which accounts for $6.36 billion of $6.36 billion total obligated across 216 awards. The remaining obligations are minimal and dispersed across NAICS 541380, Testing Laboratories, with $230.00 thousand across 61 awards, and NAICS 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a net negative obligation of $556.15 across 2 awards. This profile indicates a dominant R&D spending pattern with only limited activity in adjacent technical service categories.
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 = '1V9S8'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 215,278,516.81 | 215.28 million | 7 |
| 2022 | 1,278,286,262.20 | 1.28 billion | 41 |
| 2021 | 1,196,245,250.93 | 1.20 billion | 23 |
| 2020 | 1,068,366,722.76 | 1.07 billion | 64 |
| 2019 | 932,591,396.23 | 932.59 million | 43 |
| 2018 | 1,048,055,891.07 | 1.05 billion | 49 |
| 2017 | 619,074,377.71 | 619.07 million | 52 |
Insight
Over the last 10 years, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (CAGE 1V9S8) obligated $6.36 billion across 279 awards, averaging $22.79 million per award. Funding was highly concentrated in the most recent years, with 2022 ($1.28 billion) and 2021 ($1.20 billion) representing the largest annual obligations, followed by 2020 ($1.07 billion) and 2018 ($1.05 billion). Award activity was more dispersed than dollars, ranging from 7 awards in 2023 to 64 in 2020, indicating that annual obligation volume is driven more by a small number of large awards than by steady award counts.
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