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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$15.93M
Contract actions244
Awards / PIIDs88
Federal customers8
Contracting offices18
Average action$65.3K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $15.93M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA across 244 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$3.88M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$2.31M365
FY 2020$1.84M295−20.2%
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%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$9.20M14957.7%
2100$3.04M2819.1%
1330$2.13M4613.3%
1700$1.04M76.5%
7529$541.1K73.4%
1323$24.7K40.2%
3600$24.0K10.2%
7523-$57.5K2-0.4%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA?

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)$4.00M23225.1%
517311WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$854.8K815.4%
221118OTHER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION$663.3K1914.2%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$597.4K1443.7%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$419.8K822.6%
221310WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS$257.6K1011.6%
541910MARKETING RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OPINION POLLING$24.7K410.2%
541810ADVERTISING AGENCIES$24.0K110.2%
541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$14.4K110.1%
541713RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY$0110.0%

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$6.05M58138.0%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$2.11M62113.3%
AH51NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; BASIC RESEARCH$1.37M718.6%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$1.01M416.3%
DG11IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services$854.8K815.4%
AH91R&D- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$794.1K315.0%
S112UTILITIES- ELECTRIC$663.3K1914.2%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$603.6K413.8%
AC13NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT$574.9K213.6%
D318IT AND TELECOM- INTEGRATED HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/SERVICES SOLUTIONS, PREDOMINANTLY SERVICES$350.8K812.2%

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$12.27M153
Not competed$920.9K29
Not available for competition$837.5K25
Other / unknown$741.5K21
Competed under SAP$495.0K11
Not competed under SAP$671.9K5

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
80NSSC24K1227Sep 16, 2025$425.1KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

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.