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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$1.81M
Contract actions31
Awards / PIIDs23
Federal customers3
Contracting offices5
Average action$58.3K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $1.81M in net contract obligations to THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY across 31 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 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$198.7K
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$140.6K62
FY 2020$339.9K32+141.8%
FY 2021$207.5K51−38.9%
FY 2022$308.6K63+48.7%
FY 2023$306.1K53−0.8%
FY 2024$304.4K42−0.6%
FY 2025$198.7K21−34.7%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
3300$947.5K652.5%
7529$843.4K2246.7%
1330$14.8K30.8%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$987.7K9254.7%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$689.3K10138.2%
561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$95.2K615.3%
333314OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING$25.0K111.4%
519120LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$10.0K210.6%
519210LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$4.8K110.3%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING-$60110.0%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES-$6.2K11-0.3%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
B504SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL$770.8K5142.7%
B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA$440.2K5124.4%
Q301MEDICAL- LABORATORY TESTING$286.3K4115.9%
AE14R&D- ECONOMIC GROWTH: EMPLOYMENT GROWTH/PRODUCTIVITY (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT)$176.7K119.8%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$129.2K1117.2%
6640LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES$25.0K111.4%
U099EDUCATION/TRAINING- OTHER$14.8K310.8%
AD21R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: SERVICES (BASIC RESEARCH)-$37.3K11-2.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Other / unknown$1.09M22
Competed under SAP$338.5K7
Not available for competition$374.5K2

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
33315225P00523599May 2, 2025$198.7KSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY541715B504

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 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.