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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$71.85M
Contract actions594
Awards / PIIDs172
Federal customers12
Contracting offices21
Average action$121.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $71.85M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA across 594 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA 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$5.28M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$16.72M1027—
FY 2021$10.42M1047−37.7%
FY 2022$16.94M996+62.6%
FY 2023$10.62M817−37.3%
FY 2024$7.88M928−25.8%
FY 2025$3.99M665−49.4%
FY 2026$5.28M504+32.5%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$33.67M38346.9%
2100$32.14M15144.7%
97AE$5.31M127.4%
3300$304.0K80.4%
7529$250.0K20.3%
1434$127.7K70.2%
1330$70.0K220.1%
12C2$010.0%
1549$020.0%
3100-$110.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA?

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)$36.97M147251.5%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$492.9K840.7%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$368.1K930.5%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$313.2K1240.4%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$67.5K910.1%
561499ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES$4.5K110.0%
532120TRUCK, UTILITY TRAILER, AND RV (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE) RENTAL AND LEASING$3.9K810.0%
541360GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES-$500110.0%
541711RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY-$2.0K1010.0%
112519OTHER AQUACULTURE (2007), OTHER ANIMAL AQUACULTURE (2002)-$5.0K110.0%

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$31.37M224243.7%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$12.69M193117.7%
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$8.70M57212.1%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$5.31M1327.4%
AJ51R&D- GENERAL SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: LIFE SCIENCES (BASIC RESEARCH)$5.01M2317.0%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$4.51M426.3%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$951.2K911.3%
AH91R&D- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$911.2K511.3%
AZ12R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$737.0K1011.0%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$523.5K910.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

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

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$43.70M393
Not available for competition$25.35M141
Other / unknown$448.1K34
Not competed under SAP$1.90M19
Competed under SAP$449.3K7

09 / Recent Contract Awards

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

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC25K0289Sep 23, 2026$0NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER—AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA 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.