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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$4.44B
Contract actions1,719
Awards / PIIDs416
Federal customers25
Contracting offices49
Average action$2.58M
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $4.44B in net contract obligations to STANFORD UNIVERSITY across 1,719 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

STANFORD 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$751.62M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$544.02M27821
FY 2020$488.46M23318−10.2%
FY 2021$555.12M25615+13.6%
FY 2022$688.51M22316+24.0%
FY 2023$671.36M23415−2.5%
FY 2024$740.80M24514+10.3%
FY 2025$751.62M25010+1.5%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from STANFORD UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8900$4.17B30493.9%
8000$115.38M8352.6%
7529$65.33M861.5%
3600$46.82M2611.1%
97AE$30.21M140.7%
7524$6.72M260.2%
2100$1.79M150.0%
5700$1.72M280.0%
7527$1.63M200.0%
7013$800.0K30.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from STANFORD UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$4.21B371394.8%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$75.49M11661.7%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$48.36M4171.1%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$17.87M25290.4%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$6.45M2440.1%
621991BLOOD AND ORGAN BANKS$5.43M1310.1%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$4.90M2750.1%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$4.80M55110.1%
621420OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CENTERS$609.0K1210.0%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$247.6K840.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
M181OPER OF GOVT R&D GOCO FACILITIES$4.17B295193.9%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$33.19M41410.7%
AD91R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$30.11M1210.7%
AR22R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$28.22M3510.6%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$25.89M1820.6%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$23.85M2530.5%
Q301MEDICAL- LABORATORY TESTING$23.73M1720.5%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$23.40M27030.5%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$14.66M4810.3%
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$13.86M2910.3%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was STANFORD UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$202.13M882
Not competed$4.19B377
Not available for competition$37.94M323
Other / unknown$2.71M97
Competed under SAP$2.05M31
Not competed under SAP$1.15M9

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for STANFORD UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
DEAC0276SF00515Sep 30, 2025$10.19MENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF SC OAK RIDGE OFFICE541710M181

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate STANFORD 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.