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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$470.15M
Contract actions1,841
Awards / PIIDs212
Federal customers6
Contracting offices12
Average action$255.4K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $470.15M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION across 1,841 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 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$17.92M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$123.27M3924
FY 2020$118.41M3753−3.9%
FY 2021$88.97M3722−24.9%
FY 2022$54.41M3301−38.8%
FY 2023$30.09M1761−44.7%
FY 2024$37.07M991+23.2%
FY 2025$17.92M972−51.7%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$469.23M1,82999.8%
5700$361.3K20.1%
1700$322.6K50.1%
9761$191.0K20.0%
1330$50.0K20.0%
9763-$7.3K10.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$175.19M324137.3%
541612HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES (2007), HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES (2002)$57.55M92112.2%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$863.9K1830.2%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$288.6K210.1%
541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$183.7K320.0%
518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$50.0K210.0%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$30.0K410.0%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$15.9K410.0%
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES-$38.8K110.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$159.06M123133.8%
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$73.48M165115.6%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$69.84M540114.9%
R799SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER$57.55M92112.2%
U009EDUCATION/TRAINING- GENERAL$45.82M48119.7%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$34.91M19817.4%
AR16R&D- SPACE: AERONAUTICS/SPACE TECHNOLOGY (MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT)$21.66M6714.6%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$4.55M5411.0%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$1.00M710.2%
AR45R&D- SPACE: OPERATIONS, TRACKING AND DATA ACQUISITION (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT)$645.4K5510.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$209.78M1,110
Not available for competition$100.88M584
Not competed under SAP$159.13M128
Other / unknown$302.5K14
Competed under SAP$56.6K5

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC23K0439Sep 30, 2025$0NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 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.