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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$104.93M
Contract actions433
Awards / PIIDs132
Federal customers12
Contracting offices20
Average action$242.3K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $104.93M in net contract obligations to MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY across 433 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

MONTANA STATE 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$7.16M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$14.04M728—
FY 2021$16.02M7710+14.1%
FY 2022$13.50M659−15.7%
FY 2023$12.32M486−8.7%
FY 2024$16.34M599+32.6%
FY 2025$25.54M566+56.3%
FY 2026$7.16M565−71.9%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$43.42M32841.4%
2100$36.04M1034.3%
5700$21.52M4420.5%
7001$4.47M54.3%
6901$170.0K60.2%
6800$111.1K130.1%
1434$56.8K70.1%
7529$10.0K30.0%
12D2$010.0%
7524-$10.3K50.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from MONTANA STATE 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)$56.72M23554.1%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$6.43M6046.1%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$960.3K1320.9%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$170.0K610.2%
325320PESTICIDE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING$67.4K610.1%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$34.6K510.0%
517311WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$26.8K210.0%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$10.9K620.0%
541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$10.0K210.0%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$0110.0%

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$50.24M7247.9%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$24.46M151323.3%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$16.82M150116.0%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$4.64M724.4%
R415SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: TECHNOLOGY SHARING/UTILIZATION$2.56M1312.4%
AZ12R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$1.77M911.7%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$1.63M2231.6%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$1.03M1011.0%
R498SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PATENT AND TRADEMARK$954.3K710.9%
R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL$815.8K610.8%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$66.08M339
Not available for competition$36.65M46
Other / unknown$869.6K33
Competed under SAP$8.8K9
Not competed under SAP$1.33M6

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC26M0133Sep 29, 2026$1.42MNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER—AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate MONTANA STATE 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.