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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$39.89M
Contract actions218
Awards / PIIDs70
Federal customers8
Contracting offices11
Average action$183.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $39.89M in net contract obligations to RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE across 218 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 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$4.77M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$5.03M406—
FY 2021$6.62M286+31.6%
FY 2022$5.85M326−11.8%
FY 2023$7.04M304+20.4%
FY 2024$5.79M284−17.8%
FY 2025$4.79M315−17.3%
FY 2026$4.77M294−0.3%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1700$20.56M4451.5%
8000$16.65M13041.8%
5700$2.12M205.3%
7523$388.5K41.0%
7529$108.0K20.3%
1434$38.5K110.1%
3600$26.5K60.1%
1301$010.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$20.55M49251.5%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$3.61M3239.0%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$75.0K110.2%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$66.5K1220.2%
339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$33.0K110.1%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$0110.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$20.53M43151.5%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$11.18M83128.0%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$3.52M3318.8%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$2.12M2015.3%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$1.95M1414.9%
B524SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- MATHEMATICAL/STATISTICAL$362.5K310.9%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$108.0K210.3%
B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA$28.0K110.1%
AF11R&D- EDUCATION: EDUCATIONAL (BASIC RESEARCH)$26.5K610.1%
AV93R&D- MINING: OTHER MINING ACTIVITIES (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$26.0K110.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$18.11M138
Not available for competition$18.45M54
Other / unknown$1.59M15
Competed under SAP$1.74M11

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC25K7141Sep 25, 2026$0NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER—AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 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.