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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$16.69M
Contract actions240
Awards / PIIDs87
Federal customers8
Contracting offices19
Average action$69.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $16.69M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA across 240 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 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$3.07M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$1.84M295—
FY 2021$1.51M294−18.2%
FY 2022$2.35M408+55.7%
FY 2023$2.27M305−3.5%
FY 2024$1.76M404−22.2%
FY 2025$3.88M404+120.1%
FY 2026$3.07M325−20.9%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$10.67M15363.9%
2100$2.20M2613.2%
1330$2.16M4112.9%
1700$1.10M66.6%
7529$611.5K93.7%
3600$24.0K10.1%
1323-$13.3K2-0.1%
7523-$57.5K2-0.3%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA?

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)$3.17M21219.0%
517311WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$1.12M916.7%
221118OTHER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION$723.3K1714.3%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$611.5K1023.7%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$198.4K621.2%
221310WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS$159.1K1011.0%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$90.6K110.5%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$90.0K210.5%
541810ADVERTISING AGENCIES$24.0K110.1%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$14.4K110.1%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$8.43M80150.5%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$1.44M5218.7%
AH51NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; BASIC RESEARCH$1.37M718.2%
DG11IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services$1.12M916.7%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$1.01M416.0%
S112UTILITIES- ELECTRIC$723.3K1714.3%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$603.6K513.6%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$574.9K213.4%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$487.6K732.9%
U008EDUCATION/TRAINING- TRAINING/CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT$250.0K411.5%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$12.60M160
Not competed$882.5K27
Other / unknown$1.25M22
Not available for competition$823.5K20
Competed under SAP$470.0K7
Not competed under SAP$671.9K4

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC24K1081Sep 24, 2026$318.0KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER—AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA 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.