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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$3.85M
Contract actions44
Awards / PIIDs12
Federal customers2
Contracting offices2
Average action$87.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $3.85M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED across 44 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED 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$401.4K
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$73.8K21
FY 2020$996.4K72+1,250.6%
FY 2021$1.33M102+34.0%
FY 2022$503.6K71−62.3%
FY 2023$502.6K81−0.2%
FY 2024$35.8K21−92.9%
FY 2025$401.4K81+1,020.4%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$3.77M4297.8%
1434$83.0K22.2%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

OfficeCodeAgencyObligationsActionsVendor share
80NSSCNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION$3.77M4297.8%
140G03US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY$83.0K22.2%

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$183.9K514.8%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$83.0K212.2%

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$1.89M20149.0%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$1.70M17144.0%
AB91R&D- COMMUNITY SERVICE/DEVELOPMENT: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$135.2K313.5%
B533SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- WATER QUALITY$83.0K212.2%
AF11EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, & SOCIAL SVCS R&D SVCS; EDUCATION SVCS R&D; BASIC RESEARCH$48.6K211.3%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$3.58M37
Other / unknown$131.6K4
Competed under SAP$135.2K3

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC23K1563Sep 29, 2025$206.5KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED 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.