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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$19.42M
Contract actions195
Awards / PIIDs92
Federal customers11
Contracting offices19
Average action$99.6K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $19.42M in net contract obligations to HOWARD UNIVERSITY across 195 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

HOWARD 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$7.83M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$508.5K183
FY 2020$466.0K173−8.4%
FY 2021$1.45M286+211.3%
FY 2022$1.16M195−19.7%
FY 2023$3.98M337+241.6%
FY 2024$4.02M417+1.0%
FY 2025$7.83M396+94.8%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from HOWARD UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
5700$13.62M1770.1%
1700$2.64M7013.6%
8000$2.49M6612.8%
7524$461.7K62.4%
7529$217.2K251.1%
1443$86.0K40.4%
8900$010.0%
1900$030.0%
1330-$9.1K10.0%
3600-$14.0K1-0.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from HOWARD 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)$13.62M17170.1%
923110ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS$2.64M70113.6%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$500.0K412.6%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$145.1K2020.7%
541360GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES$80.0K310.4%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$25.0K210.1%
541618OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$24.9K310.1%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$17.8K110.1%
334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$17.1K110.1%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$6.0K110.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$8.83M13145.4%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$4.80M4124.7%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$2.81M82214.5%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$2.29M41111.8%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$500.0K412.6%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$158.6K1910.8%
B503SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL$80.0K310.4%
U006EDUCATION/TRAINING- VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL$52.5K310.3%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$39.0K610.2%
U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER$16.9K110.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was HOWARD UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$2.70M83
Competed$2.90M69
Not competed under SAP$13.61M18
Other / unknown$161.3K16
Competed under SAP$49.3K9

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for HOWARD UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC25K0669Sep 22, 2025$200.0KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate HOWARD 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.