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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$243.05M
Contract actions1,430
Awards / PIIDs384
Federal customers11
Contracting offices25
Average action$170.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $243.05M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH across 1,430 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 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$37.57M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$31.14M1544
FY 2020$30.87M1967−0.9%
FY 2021$32.77M1965+6.2%
FY 2022$39.44M2127+20.3%
FY 2023$38.95M2556−1.2%
FY 2024$32.30M2096−17.1%
FY 2025$37.57M2086+16.3%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$125.19M1,07051.5%
1330$82.00M21833.7%
1434$19.27M697.9%
5700$15.29M516.3%
1700$1.34M110.6%
3300$40.5K20.0%
1435$40.0K50.0%
9763$010.0%
7523-$44910.0%
6925-$5.9K10.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH?

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)$74.52M233430.7%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$18.18M9037.5%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$14.38M4245.9%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$8.22M2323.4%
927110SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY$8.11M1113.3%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$7.59M3613.1%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$240.0K110.1%
423430COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$234.5K310.1%
517311WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$180.6K510.1%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$64.5K1120.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$63.59M602126.2%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$45.25M325118.6%
R425SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL$26.10M77610.7%
AH21NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT; BASIC RESEARCH$24.57M37110.1%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$19.25M7537.9%
R799SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: OTHER$10.03M1824.1%
R408SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/SUPPORT$8.39M3413.5%
AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH$8.11M1113.3%
AJ31R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (BASIC RESEARCH)$6.60M2512.7%
DF10IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT AS A SERVICE$6.07M712.5%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$106.54M804
Not available for competition$80.48M474
Not competed under SAP$47.82M100
Competed under SAP$313.8K24
Other / unknown$482.0K21
Not competed$7.42M7

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80GSFC23CA036Sep 26, 2025$181.6KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER541511AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH 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.