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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$47.77M
Contract actions262
Awards / PIIDs50
Federal customers9
Contracting offices15
Average action$182.3K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $47.77M in net contract obligations to SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY across 262 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

SOUTHERN METHODIST 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$11.19M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$7.32M417
FY 2020$5.64M337−23.0%
FY 2021$6.25M357+10.9%
FY 2022$6.14M447−1.7%
FY 2023$5.55M346−9.7%
FY 2024$5.68M386+2.4%
FY 2025$11.19M376+96.9%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8800$16.90M6735.4%
5700$15.26M4631.9%
2100$6.96M2414.6%
8000$3.48M887.3%
97AE$2.16M64.5%
97DH$1.93M24.0%
6930$954.2K142.0%
1700$82.6K110.2%
8900$51.4K40.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
561612SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES$16.87M65135.3%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$15.26M49231.9%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$8.75M23418.3%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$2.34M924.9%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$403.6K710.8%
488210SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR RAIL TRANSPORTATION$379.4K510.8%
541713RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY$324.5K410.7%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$168.7K510.4%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$51.4K410.1%
518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$30.0K210.1%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
S206HOUSEKEEPING- GUARD$16.87M65135.3%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$15.26M49231.9%
AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH$4.42M329.2%
AD91R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$2.16M614.5%
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$1.93M214.0%
AZ12R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$1.85M1513.9%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$1.72M4613.6%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$1.57M3713.3%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$968.1K1122.0%
AS32TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; WATER TRANSPORTATION; APPLIED RESEARCH$379.4K510.8%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$15.35M132
Not available for competition$32.32M125
Other / unknown$51.4K4
Competed under SAP$54.9K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
FA702222C0001Sep 29, 2025-$1.6KDEPT OF THE AIR FORCE FA4877 355 CONS PK541690R499

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate SOUTHERN METHODIST 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.