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02 / Market Size

How large is the PSC M181 federal market?

Net obligations$71.01B
Contract actions2,940
Vendors27
Federal customers7
Contracting offices16
Average action$24.15M
Largest action$1.61B
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

03 / Spending Trend

PSC M181 contract spending by fiscal year

Annual obligations, activity, and participation across the same FY 2019–FY 2025 profile window.

Latest closed fiscal year$10.08B
FY 2025
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsVendorsCustomersChange
FY 2019$7.63B407236
FY 2020$9.30B417205+21.9%
FY 2021$9.29B420194−0.1%
FY 2022$10.85B405163+16.8%
FY 2023$12.22B450183+12.6%
FY 2024$11.63B424184−4.8%
FY 2025$10.08B417153−13.3%

04 / Top Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy most in this industry?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

Federal customerCodeObligationsActionsVendorsMarket share
ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF8900$70.77B2,7791999.7%
DEPT OF THE NAVY1700$166.56M11420.2%
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH7529$78.96M2010.1%
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)97JC$98.6K1910.0%
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (DCMA)9763-$16.3K410.0%
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION8000-$210.8K320.0%
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION4900-$897.2K110.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy in PSC M181?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top Vendors

Which contractors lead the PSC M181 market?

VendorObligationsActionsCustomersMarket shareLatest activity
UT BATTELLE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$16.91B306123.8%Sep 30, 2025
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$12.04B187117.0%Sep 30, 2025
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$9.76B438113.7%Sep 30, 2025
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC$7.68B234110.8%Sep 30, 2025
ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC$5.83B29718.2%Sep 29, 2025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (1741)$4.91B15216.9%Feb 27, 2023
STANFORD UNIVERSITY$4.17B29515.9%Sep 30, 2025
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA$3.87B12415.5%Sep 29, 2025
FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY$3.27B16314.6%Jan 31, 2025
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY A SURA/CSC COMPANY$1.37B12811.9%Sep 26, 2025

07 / Industry Mix

What industries are purchased under PSC M181?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsVendorsShare
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$35.56B1,7361150.1%
561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$16.04B366722.6%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$12.03B188216.9%
541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$5.83B29718.2%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$1.39B23222.0%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$166.33M12150.2%

08 / Buying Pattern

How does the government buy in PSC M181?

Competed87.5%2,573 actions
Not competed10.0%295 actions
Not available for competition2.3%68 actions
Not competed under SAP0.1%4 actions
Other than small business share100.0%$71.01B
Common action typeObligationsActions
DEFINITIVE CONTRACT$71.01B2,915
DELIVERY ORDER$58.2K25

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What was awarded most recently in PSC M181?

10 / Market Interpretation

How should contractors evaluate this market?

01

Start with the spending direction

Compare annual obligations with actions and vendor participation. Growth driven by only a few large actions represents a different opportunity from broad, recurring demand.

02

Follow the actual buyers

Move from federal customers to contracting offices. Offices reveal where acquisition responsibility and recurring purchasing activity are concentrated.

03

Measure accessible demand

Use competition, small-business participation, incumbent vendors, and PSC mix before treating the full $71.01B market as addressable.