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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$28.06M
Contract actions331
Awards / PIIDs100
Federal customers14
Contracting offices19
Average action$84.8K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $28.06M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM across 331 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM 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$4.34M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$1.67M485
FY 2020$2.54M496+52.6%
FY 2021$2.45M555−3.8%
FY 2022$2.37M407−3.0%
FY 2023$7.53M346+217.2%
FY 2024$7.16M5611−4.8%
FY 2025$4.34M498−39.4%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$13.78M23249.1%
2100$10.96M1939.1%
7014$728.9K42.6%
6930$724.1K122.6%
1436$660.5K112.4%
1700$436.8K271.6%
5700$338.6K71.2%
7001$329.5K31.2%
1301$108.9K50.4%
3600$23.1K30.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM?

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)$11.92M36342.5%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$1.06M723.8%
541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$660.5K1112.4%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$334.6K2531.2%
611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$190.5K830.7%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$111.4K110.4%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$89.2K420.3%
711310PROMOTERS OF PERFORMING ARTS, SPORTS, AND SIMILAR EVENTS WITH FACILITIES$15.5K110.1%
923110ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS$13.9K510.0%
541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$0110.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AC11NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH$9.21M8132.8%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$7.26M48325.9%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$4.67M156116.6%
AJ14GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY R&D SVCS; GENERAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; R&D ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$1.76M1916.3%
AZ12R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$1.76M1226.3%
AS11TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND RAIL; BASIC RESEARCH$724.1K1212.6%
AG21ENERGY R&D SERVICES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; BASIC RESEARCH$660.5K1112.4%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$487.5K1111.7%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$323.1K611.2%
R405SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OPERATIONS RESEARCH/QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS$262.4K210.9%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$24.41M240
Not available for competition$1.78M62
Other / unknown$916.0K15
Not competed under SAP$672.6K8
Not competed$272.2K3
Competed under SAP$14.3K3

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
70B03C25F00001277Sep 29, 2025$249.2KU.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION BORDER ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTING DIVISION541990AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM 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.