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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$376.89M
Contract actions1,349
Awards / PIIDs368
Federal customers25
Contracting offices63
Average action$279.4K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $376.89M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA across 1,349 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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$26.35M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$69.80M21316
FY 2020$65.67M22420−5.9%
FY 2021$58.42M21717−11.0%
FY 2022$51.58M18615−11.7%
FY 2023$65.23M18016+26.5%
FY 2024$39.83M18014−38.9%
FY 2025$26.35M14914−33.8%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
2100$160.64M42542.6%
97AE$70.67M13918.8%
1700$40.02M23510.6%
5700$34.32M869.1%
7529$29.16M297.7%
8000$14.62M1813.9%
97F1$7.88M232.1%
7523$6.02M41.6%
7001$5.01M341.3%
7528$4.89M461.3%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

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)$153.91M4171040.8%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$138.33M3151336.7%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$43.36M2791111.5%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$10.49M2532.8%
519120LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$7.88M2312.1%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$5.06M2931.3%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$1.90M2850.5%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$1.20M1760.3%
541370SURVEYING AND MAPPING (EXCEPT GEOPHYSICAL) SERVICES$249.0K210.1%
511120PERIODICAL PUBLISHERS$156.3K210.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$108.31M302528.7%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$36.40M17529.7%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$31.03M9158.2%
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$29.26M1717.8%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$23.41M3726.2%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$21.32M4715.7%
AD93R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$19.84M1525.3%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$18.87M6035.0%
AC62R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$16.60M5444.4%
AJ22R&D- GENERAL SCI/TECH: MATHEMATICAL/COMPUTER SCIENCES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$10.13M1422.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$177.29M599
Not available for competition$172.57M599
Other / unknown$2.08M70
Competed under SAP$1.76M48
Not competed under SAP$21.07M30
Not competed$2.12M3

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
N6264523P2011Sep 25, 2025$224.6KDEPT OF THE NAVY NAVSUP FLT LOG CTR NORFOLK611310U008

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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.