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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$78.04M
Contract actions299
Awards / PIIDs154
Federal customers6
Contracting offices14
Average action$261.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $78.04M in net contract obligations to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY across 299 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON 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$6.60M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$5.56M505
FY 2020$9.16M494+64.7%
FY 2021$9.91M313+8.2%
FY 2022$14.79M434+49.2%
FY 2023$19.56M343+32.3%
FY 2024$12.47M524−36.2%
FY 2025$6.60M404−47.1%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
7529$44.65M8257.2%
3600$32.70M19541.9%
8000$418.6K60.5%
7523$237.5K90.3%
1700$44.3K60.1%
2100-$12.3K10.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?

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)$46.07M84459.0%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$22.80M140429.2%
541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY$7.03M919.0%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$4.64M215.9%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$631.0K610.8%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$347.5K520.4%
611630LANGUAGE SCHOOLS$252.1K910.3%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$28.4K1110.0%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$22.8K420.0%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$0210.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AN12R&D- MEDICAL: BIOMEDICAL (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$40.12M75251.4%
AN41HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE - OTHER; BASIC RESEARCH$22.64M51129.0%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$11.00M70214.1%
Q301REFERENCE LABORATORY TESTING$2.26M3332.9%
B599SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OTHER$721.2K910.9%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$476.1K820.6%
AN21HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING; BASIC RESEARCH$252.1K910.3%
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$194.4K110.2%
H976OTHER QC/TEST/INSPECT- BOOKS, MAPS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS$117.5K310.2%
B537SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- MEDICAL/HEALTH$71.7K410.1%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$43.07M106
Not competed$24.71M82
Other / unknown$3.03M74
Competed$7.09M32
Competed under SAP$145.0K5

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
36C24E24N0123Sep 29, 2025-$53.1KVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF RPO EAST (36C24E)541715Q301

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate TRUSTEES OF BOSTON 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.