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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$87.59M
Contract actions466
Awards / PIIDs136
Federal customers14
Contracting offices31
Average action$188.0K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $87.59M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA across 466 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 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$4.17M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$6.70M4212—
FY 2021$4.64M5010−30.8%
FY 2022$21.08M889+354.3%
FY 2023$23.05M758+9.4%
FY 2024$24.80M758+7.6%
FY 2025$3.13M7110−87.4%
FY 2026$4.17M659+33.3%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1700$58.94M4067.3%
8000$13.40M12515.3%
2100$4.44M285.1%
6930$4.09M654.7%
97AV$2.99M43.4%
3600$2.69M1583.1%
7523$446.2K50.5%
7529$348.5K100.4%
6800$185.5K120.2%
1434$92.1K90.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA?

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)$60.46M128969.0%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$10.21M48611.7%
541940VETERINARY SERVICES$802.8K3110.9%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$628.5K1620.7%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$545.2K2430.6%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$439.8K820.5%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$326.1K1830.4%
488210SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR RAIL TRANSPORTATION$293.5K810.3%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$237.3K820.3%
561110OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$89.9K1010.1%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$48.91M10155.8%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$9.29M23210.6%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$7.58M5618.7%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$4.10M714.7%
AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$3.62M2914.1%
AC31NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH$2.99M413.4%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$2.85M6653.3%
AS11TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND RAIL; BASIC RESEARCH$2.10M2712.4%
AS32TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; WATER TRANSPORTATION; APPLIED RESEARCH$908.9K1611.0%
AS31TRANSPORTATION R&D SERVICES; WATER TRANSPORTATION; BASIC RESEARCH$711.7K1110.8%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$66.95M163
Not available for competition$16.90M129
Other / unknown$1.60M64
Competed under SAP$919.4K61
Not competed$754.2K40
Not competed under SAP$460.5K9

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
693JJ621C000028Sep 30, 2026$0FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 693JJ6 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMIN541715AS11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 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.