GETWAB

02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$453.22M
Contract actions1,293
Awards / PIIDs290
Federal customers5
Contracting offices8
Average action$350.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $453.22M in net contract obligations to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY across 1,293 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 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$103.10M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$30.58M1763
FY 2020$42.68M1763+39.6%
FY 2021$61.08M1991+43.1%
FY 2022$76.46M2123+25.2%
FY 2023$64.27M1763−15.9%
FY 2024$75.04M1613+16.7%
FY 2025$103.10M1933+37.4%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$436.91M1,26596.4%
1700$11.01M122.4%
97AE$5.03M111.1%
5700$254.7K20.1%
8900$9.6K30.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY?

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)$281.97M237462.2%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$24.22M3725.3%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$16.9K110.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
1555SPACE VEHICLES$99.34M56121.9%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$78.29M56117.3%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$54.13M368111.9%
AZ12R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$51.86M46111.4%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$50.15M579111.1%
AR15SPACE R&D SVCS; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH & SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP$47.82M54110.6%
AR12SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$28.82M3716.4%
AR93R&D- SPACE: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$24.16M3115.3%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$11.01M1212.4%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$5.03M1111.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$331.78M1,134
Not available for competition$121.21M147
Not competed under SAP$156.5K8
Other / unknown$45.7K3
Competed under SAP$16.9K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80MSFC20C0043Sep 30, 2025$433.4KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER541715AR12

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 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.