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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$211.87M
Contract actions584
Awards / PIIDs177
Federal customers27
Contracting offices51
Average action$362.8K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $211.87M in net contract obligations to CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY across 584 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

CARNEGIE MELLON 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$20.24M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$17.37M7011
FY 2020$28.87M7410+66.2%
FY 2021$28.98M828+0.4%
FY 2022$42.07M9411+45.2%
FY 2023$42.09M9215+0.1%
FY 2024$32.26M9513−23.4%
FY 2025$20.24M7710−37.3%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
2100$126.23M16259.6%
8000$29.49M21713.9%
1700$27.52M9113.0%
97AE$19.95M409.4%
7523$3.89M61.8%
97DH$949.9K30.4%
4773$829.9K30.4%
6925$624.0K70.3%
5700$536.3K60.3%
9761$521.4K50.2%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from CARNEGIE MELLON 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)$145.68M2281068.8%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$14.68M76106.9%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$11.58M1915.5%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$7.92M2853.7%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$2.30M541.1%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$972.3K750.5%
541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$829.9K310.4%
532490OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING$80.0K110.0%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$48.3K510.0%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$13.0K110.0%

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$63.72M124230.1%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$35.11M73316.6%
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$34.26M28216.2%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$16.80M3747.9%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$10.69M11515.0%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$10.44M2114.9%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$9.90M4944.7%
AD91R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$6.72M1713.2%
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$5.69M1942.7%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$4.28M1412.0%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$183.19M455
Not available for competition$19.67M95
Other / unknown$605.5K19
Not competed under SAP$7.72M6
Not competed$93.6K5
Competed under SAP$579.8K4

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
89243324PFE000750Sep 30, 2025$0ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY611310W066

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate CARNEGIE MELLON 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.