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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$1.37M
Contract actions13
Awards / PIIDs6
Federal customers1
Contracting offices3
Average action$105.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $1.37M in net contract obligations to MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE across 13 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE 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$160.5K
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$247.7K21
FY 2020$273.5K31+10.4%
FY 2021$100.0K11−63.4%
FY 2022$150.0K11+50.0%
FY 2023$150.0K11+0.0%
FY 2024$289.8K31+93.2%
FY 2025$160.5K21−44.6%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
3300$1.37M13100.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

OfficeCodeAgencyObligationsActionsVendor share
333302SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$1.17M1185.0%
333305SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$160.5K111.7%
333143SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$45.0K13.3%

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$506.7K4136.9%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$439.8K5132.1%
712110MUSEUMS$219.5K2116.0%
541370SURVEYING AND MAPPING (EXCEPT GEOPHYSICAL) SERVICES$160.5K1111.7%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$45.0K113.3%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$1.17M11185.0%
B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA$160.5K1111.7%
AJ11R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: PHYSICAL SCIENCES (BASIC RESEARCH)$45.0K113.3%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$946.5K9
Other / unknown$205.5K2
Competed$219.5K2

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
33330525P00526024Aug 4, 2025$160.5KSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE541370B529

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE 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.