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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$222.50M
Contract actions720
Awards / PIIDs220
Federal customers14
Contracting offices17
Average action$309.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $222.50M in net contract obligations to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY across 720 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY contract spending by year

Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.

Total obligations$61.14M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$6.16M675
FY 2020$11.03M874+79.0%
FY 2021$6.49M936−41.2%
FY 2022$35.62M1147+449.1%
FY 2023$69.89M1037+96.2%
FY 2024$32.17M1154−54.0%
FY 2025$61.14M1416+90.1%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
7505$140.00M962.9%
8000$69.99M65931.5%
7529$8.96M54.0%
3600$2.62M251.2%
1435$420.3K50.2%
1330$174.4K30.1%
7528$134.7K20.1%
2100$100.0K10.0%
3300$74.2K10.0%
1900$22.5K10.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$140.13M13263.0%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$9.21M834.1%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$2.60M2221.2%
541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$594.7K930.3%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$208.9K320.1%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$22.5K110.0%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$0310.0%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)-$16.2K640.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AN41HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE - OTHER; BASIC RESEARCH$140.15M11263.0%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$42.56M274319.1%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$25.22M349111.3%
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$8.89M414.0%
B599SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER$1.65M810.7%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$1.13M610.5%
B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA$1.13M1520.5%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$936.1K2810.4%
AF31EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, & SOCIAL SVCS R&D SVCS; SOCIAL SVCS R&D; BASIC RESEARCH$244.8K410.1%
F020NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FISHERIES RESOURCES MANAGEMENT$174.4K310.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$207.75M617
Not available for competition$13.76M82
Other / unknown$768.2K14
Not competed under SAP$149.2K5
Competed under SAP$68.5K2

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?

The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC24K1843Sep 24, 2025$227.1KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY as a federal contractor?

Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.

01

Separate obligations from revenue

FPDS obligations are government accounting actions and may include later deobligations.

02

Follow customer concentration

Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.

03

Test market overlap

NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.

04

Inspect the awards

Open the PIIDs to verify dates, offices, classifications, and transaction history.