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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$65.78M
Contract actions663
Awards / PIIDs222
Federal customers11
Contracting offices17
Average action$99.2K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $65.78M in net contract obligations to BROWN UNIVERSITY across 663 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

BROWN 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$7.89M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$5.06M877—
FY 2021$11.89M937+135.0%
FY 2022$10.02M957−15.7%
FY 2023$10.05M958+0.3%
FY 2024$13.47M1118+34.0%
FY 2025$7.40M1188−45.1%
FY 2026$7.89M647+6.6%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from BROWN UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$39.51M36960.1%
7528$9.68M6414.7%
7523$6.05M69.2%
2100$5.11M337.8%
7529$2.69M324.1%
3600$1.57M1312.4%
1700$795.2K191.2%
97F2$196.5K30.3%
7571$90.0K20.1%
1501$64.9K20.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from BROWN UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

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)$18.10M143527.5%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$5.73M1538.7%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$1.45M10232.2%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$573.9K620.9%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$174.5K1520.3%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$79.9K320.1%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$67.5K310.1%
541199ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES$64.9K210.1%
541940VETERINARY SERVICES$32.9K510.1%

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$23.71M178336.0%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$13.41M193120.4%
AN42HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE - OTHER; APPLIED RESEARCH$9.77M66214.9%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$6.12M1229.3%
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$2.73M3124.1%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$2.24M2013.4%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$1.95M1313.0%
AH15NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT R&D SVCS; WATER RESOURCES; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP$1.22M911.8%
AH51NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; BASIC RESEARCH$1.20M411.8%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$792.1K5211.2%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was BROWN UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$58.57M470
Not available for competition$5.78M102
Not competed$268.9K60
Other / unknown$696.0K24
Competed under SAP$466.4K7

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for BROWN UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC23K0198Sep 25, 2026$28.1KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER—AR11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate BROWN 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.