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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$179.21M
Contract actions1,053
Awards / PIIDs360
Federal customers28
Contracting offices63
Average action$170.2K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $179.21M in net contract obligations to VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY across 1,053 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE 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$26.25M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$19.34M12623
FY 2020$15.98M14221−17.4%
FY 2021$18.83M13318+17.9%
FY 2022$36.55M16321+94.1%
FY 2023$31.87M14714−12.8%
FY 2024$30.39M16914−4.6%
FY 2025$26.25M17315−13.6%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
6940$46.77M20126.1%
2100$33.40M6718.6%
6953$26.78M6714.9%
8000$26.65M26314.9%
1700$14.62M948.2%
6925$6.70M793.7%
5700$6.31M493.5%
7523$4.78M602.7%
9761$3.92M162.2%
6930$3.81M462.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY?

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)$89.56M2681050.0%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$30.19M102716.8%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$15.64M156118.7%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$9.78M114115.5%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$5.07M1412.8%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$1.79M4881.0%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$957.0K3330.5%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$810.2K3540.5%
561110OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$499.9K310.3%
541713RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY$336.5K410.2%

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$41.78M131523.3%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$29.71M1301116.6%
AS11TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND RAIL; BASIC RESEARCH$27.63M66115.4%
AJ41R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENGINEERING (BASIC RESEARCH)$11.54M6316.4%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$8.88M4255.0%
AD93R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$8.18M3224.6%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$8.11M11014.5%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$5.44M1813.0%
AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$5.00M1312.8%
AS12TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND RAIL; APPLIED RESEARCH$3.99M3112.2%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$167.88M809
Not available for competition$6.98M109
Other / unknown$2.50M82
Competed under SAP$1.47M45
Not competed under SAP$387.5K7
Not competed-$5431

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
693JJ924F00120NSep 30, 2025$467.8KNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 693JJ9 NHTSA OFFICE OF ACQUISTION541380B599

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE 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.