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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$23.09M
Contract actions200
Awards / PIIDs91
Federal customers11
Contracting offices19
Average action$115.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $23.09M in net contract obligations to HOWARD UNIVERSITY across 200 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$4.18M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$466.0K173—
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%
FY 2026$4.18M234−46.6%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from HOWARD UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
5700$16.02M2169.4%
8000$4.14M7917.9%
1700$2.21M589.6%
7524$501.7K72.2%
7529$225.8K241.0%
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 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)$16.06M22269.6%
923110ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS$2.21M5819.6%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$500.0K412.2%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$153.7K1920.7%
541360GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES$80.0K310.3%
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$11.06M16147.9%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$4.96M5121.5%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$3.94M56117.1%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$2.38M70210.3%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$500.0K412.2%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$158.6K1710.7%
B503SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL$80.0K310.3%
U006EDUCATION/TRAINING- VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL$52.5K310.2%
AN23HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$40.0K110.2%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$39.0K610.2%

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
Competed$4.56M82
Not available for competition$2.30M72
Not competed under SAP$16.01M22
Other / unknown$161.3K16
Competed under SAP$57.8K8

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
75F40126P00387Sep 29, 2026$40.0KFOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FDA OFFICE OF ACQ GRANT SVCS541715AN23

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.