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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$193.33M
Contract actions728
Awards / PIIDs273
Federal customers26
Contracting offices44
Average action$265.6K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $193.33M in net contract obligations to THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO across 728 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 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$13.77M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$27.15M10917—
FY 2021$34.21M11210+26.0%
FY 2022$25.41M10313−25.7%
FY 2023$51.76M11214+103.7%
FY 2024$27.12M1159−47.6%
FY 2025$13.92M10010−48.7%
FY 2026$13.77M7711−1.1%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
7529$105.43M17154.5%
8000$63.68M37832.9%
3600$10.76M245.6%
2100$8.12M134.2%
1700$1.52M640.8%
1406$1.26M90.7%
1341$755.0K70.4%
12K3$530.4K40.3%
2046$325.4K60.2%
7571$298.1K30.2%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO?

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)$55.66M66428.8%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$36.95M39219.1%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$10.67M1425.5%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$9.32M2514.8%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$9.30M714.8%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$2.18M8171.1%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$2.13M2261.1%
513210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$1.40M1430.7%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$1.11M1640.6%
518210COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS, DATA PROCESSING, WEB HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$436.6K2050.2%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$86.82M70444.9%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$55.07M192228.5%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$11.65M15316.0%
DA10IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE$10.98M1645.7%
R702SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION$9.34M2224.8%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$7.48M1933.9%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$2.86M3311.5%
7A21IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$1.60M3240.8%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$1.47M1010.8%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$1.31M5110.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$127.07M469
Not available for competition$60.91M157
Other / unknown$3.32M68
Competed under SAP$1.73M29
Not competed under SAP$298.8K4
Not competed$11.5K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
75N98026P01880Sep 30, 2026$97.1KNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO541519DA01

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 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.