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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$83.46M
Contract actions649
Awards / PIIDs194
Federal customers14
Contracting offices26
Average action$128.6K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $83.46M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA across 649 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA 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$3.99M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$16.89M1059
FY 2020$16.72M1027−1.0%
FY 2021$10.42M1047−37.7%
FY 2022$16.94M996+62.6%
FY 2023$10.62M817−37.3%
FY 2024$7.88M928−25.8%
FY 2025$3.99M665−49.4%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
2100$39.16M17146.9%
8000$36.00M40943.1%
97AE$7.49M169.0%
3300$309.4K90.4%
7529$250.0K20.3%
1330$101.4K220.1%
1434$66.1K50.1%
5700$65.0K10.1%
1700$40.2K50.0%
1549$020.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$45.10M152254.0%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.61M1561.9%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$358.7K1450.4%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$306.5K840.4%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$92.9K910.1%
541713RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY$19.7K410.0%
532120TRUCK, UTILITY TRAILER, AND RV (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) RENTAL AND LEASING$9.9K710.0%
561499ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES$4.5K110.0%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES-$4110.0%
541360GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES-$500110.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$26.86M186232.2%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$18.00M252121.6%
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$15.30M75218.3%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$7.49M1729.0%
AJ51R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: LIFE SCIENCES (BASIC RESEARCH)$6.49M2417.8%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$4.50M525.4%
AH91R&D- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$1.36M711.6%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$951.2K911.1%
AZ12R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$750.2K1410.9%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$523.5K810.6%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$48.85M430
Not available for competition$31.71M159
Other / unknown$423.3K32
Not competed under SAP$2.02M19
Competed under SAP$449.3K9

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC17K0692Sep 25, 2025-$303.3KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAR21

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA 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.