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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$2.22B
Contract actions5,047
Awards / PIIDs1,475
Federal customers28
Contracting offices66
Average action$440.1K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $2.22B in net contract obligations to THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY across 5,047 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE 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$492.69M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$214.74M72718—
FY 2021$214.35M71518−0.2%
FY 2022$271.75M89219+26.8%
FY 2023$323.47M74317+19.0%
FY 2024$343.73M68620+6.3%
FY 2025$360.54M73817+4.9%
FY 2026$492.69M54613+36.7%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1700$1.97B3,70888.9%
8000$102.34M8654.6%
97AE$51.94M592.3%
2100$32.50M1271.5%
97F5$29.18M171.3%
1406$7.50M300.3%
7523$4.25M330.2%
5700$4.22M250.2%
2050$3.33M80.1%
3100$2.83M270.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

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)$2.07B3,4771193.1%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$26.00M41491.2%
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$15.66M4430.7%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$8.19M6070.4%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$3.33M810.1%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$2.72M410.1%
541940VETERINARY SERVICES$2.61M3710.1%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$2.26M5240.1%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$2.07M2830.1%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$1.84M510.1%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH$1.10B1,358349.7%
AD24R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: SERVICES (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT)$390.02M1,190117.6%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$229.53M382310.3%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$104.76M20634.7%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$75.00M45553.4%
AC33NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$52.77M5712.4%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$37.72M39211.7%
AE33R&D- ECONOMIC GROWTH: MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$25.87M12211.2%
AD93R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$24.87M5531.1%
1427GUIDED MISSILE SUBSYSTEMS$19.35M910.9%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$1.90B3,405
Competed$287.44M1,372
Other / unknown$3.66M134
Not competed$27.12M80
Competed under SAP$4.02M43
Not competed under SAP$809.1K13

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC26P0974Sep 28, 2026$0NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER611310AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE 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.