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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$193.99M
Contract actions746
Awards / PIIDs269
Federal customers24
Contracting offices40
Average action$260.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $193.99M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE across 746 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE 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$13.92M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$14.42M9515
FY 2020$27.15M10917+88.3%
FY 2021$34.21M11210+26.0%
FY 2022$25.41M10313−25.7%
FY 2023$51.76M11214+103.7%
FY 2024$27.12M1159−47.6%
FY 2025$13.92M1009−48.7%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
7529$111.07M17257.3%
8000$58.89M37930.4%
3600$10.83M265.6%
2100$8.07M114.2%
1700$1.48M690.8%
1406$1.08M80.6%
1341$637.7K80.3%
12K3$530.4K40.3%
2046$395.8K70.2%
2036$274.0K30.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE?

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)$53.49M61427.6%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$45.99M39223.7%
541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$10.68M1325.5%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$9.86M2715.1%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$7.28M513.8%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$2.19M9181.1%
541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$1.76M1840.9%
511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$1.18M1940.6%
513210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$1.12M1220.6%
518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$646.0K2240.3%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$89.30M67446.0%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$46.13M145223.8%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$15.65M19918.1%
DA10IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE$10.78M1325.6%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$9.97M2035.1%
R702SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION$9.62M2015.0%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$2.95M3511.5%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$1.49M810.8%
7A21IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)$1.40M3030.7%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$1.31M5710.7%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$129.84M471
Not available for competition$58.74M167
Other / unknown$3.49M73
Competed under SAP$1.59M31
Not competed under SAP$318.3K3
Not competed$11.5K1

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC21K1533Sep 29, 2025-$5.1KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE 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.