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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$71.55M
Contract actions355
Awards / PIIDs135
Federal customers8
Contracting offices19
Average action$201.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $71.55M in net contract obligations to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY across 355 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

NORTHWESTERN 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$6.65M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$10.93M365
FY 2020$13.54M384+23.8%
FY 2021$11.38M465−15.9%
FY 2022$12.57M626+10.4%
FY 2023$9.61M467−23.5%
FY 2024$6.87M696−28.6%
FY 2025$6.65M587−3.2%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
7529$58.22M15081.4%
1700$7.52M5210.5%
2100$2.47M103.5%
7524$1.53M102.1%
3600$1.47M1222.1%
8000$258.3K20.4%
1434$74.9K80.1%
7523$010.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$23.14M106332.3%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$21.49M59330.0%
541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$15.87M14122.2%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$8.11M60311.3%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1.66M7312.3%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$294.5K110.4%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$250.0K110.3%
812930PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES$229.6K810.3%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$88.7K1620.1%
518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$74.9K810.1%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$37.52M125252.4%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$22.78M115331.8%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$7.52M52110.5%
AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH$1.50M212.1%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$657.6K1830.9%
U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER$616.3K310.9%
R702SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION$250.0K110.3%
X1LZLEASE/RENTAL OF PARKING FACILITIES$229.6K810.3%
R408SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT$179.3K110.3%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$90.0K510.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$61.34M160
Not available for competition$8.67M143
Not competed$315.3K31
Other / unknown$596.8K11
Competed under SAP$623.1K10

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
36C25222C0092Sep 29, 2025$13.0KVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)541714AN11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate NORTHWESTERN 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.