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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$32.53M
Contract actions430
Awards / PIIDs152
Federal customers9
Contracting offices16
Average action$75.7K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $32.53M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ across 430 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ 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$4.28M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$4.19M715
FY 2020$3.98M676−4.8%
FY 2021$6.79M646+70.3%
FY 2022$2.57M735−62.1%
FY 2023$3.54M545+37.9%
FY 2024$7.18M465+102.6%
FY 2025$4.28M556−40.4%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$23.77M34973.1%
7523$4.24M613.0%
2100$1.71M85.3%
1700$1.43M314.4%
7529$775.9K92.4%
1330$289.7K180.9%
5700$268.8K40.8%
1434$56.1K40.2%
1448-$1.3K10.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ?

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)$7.53M32523.1%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$3.63M12211.2%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$1.05M2123.2%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$88.7K1730.3%
334515INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS$72.5K310.2%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$26.3K420.1%
335999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$0110.0%
541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES-$56210.0%

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$12.56M136138.6%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$9.87M192130.3%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$4.24M6113.0%
AH91R&D- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$1.71M815.3%
AH52NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; APPLIED RESEARCH$1.31M1314.0%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$774.0K1022.4%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$707.6K412.2%
AR71R&D- SPACE: COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS (BASIC RESEARCH)$333.8K611.0%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$300.0K1110.9%
AC22R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: MISSILE/SPACE SYSTEMS (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$268.8K410.8%

08 / Competition Pattern

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

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$30.36M356
Not available for competition$495.9K37
Other / unknown$402.2K18
Competed under SAP$720.1K14
Not competed under SAP$559.3K5

09 / Recent Contract Awards

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

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC23K1565Sep 24, 2025$0NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ 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.