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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$333.50M
Contract actions1,215
Awards / PIIDs344
Federal customers26
Contracting offices61
Average action$274.5K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $333.50M in net contract obligations to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA across 1,215 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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$26.42M
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$65.67M22420—
FY 2021$58.42M21717−11.0%
FY 2022$51.58M18615−11.7%
FY 2023$65.23M18016+26.5%
FY 2024$39.83M18014−38.9%
FY 2025$26.35M14914−33.8%
FY 2026$26.42M7912+0.2%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
2100$134.86M38940.4%
97AE$66.66M12420.0%
1700$41.80M21812.5%
7529$29.10M248.7%
5700$23.79M647.1%
8000$13.43M1604.0%
7523$6.02M61.8%
7001$4.85M291.5%
7528$4.81M481.4%
97F1$3.79M181.1%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

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)$140.61M3261342.2%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$111.17M330933.3%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$44.98M2581113.5%
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$10.49M2733.1%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$6.36M2831.9%
519120LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES$3.79M1811.1%
611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$1.72M2450.5%
541720RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES$848.7K1550.3%
541370SURVEYING AND MAPPING (EXCEPT GEOPHYSICAL) SERVICES$249.0K210.1%
511120PERIODICAL PUBLISHERS$156.3K210.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AZ11R&D- OTHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (BASIC RESEARCH)$80.22M253524.1%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$38.29M163211.5%
AN12HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; APPLIED RESEARCH$29.14M1618.7%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$25.87M5627.8%
AC12NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH$25.82M5017.7%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$21.40M6856.4%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$18.18M7135.5%
AD93R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT)$16.94M1425.1%
AC62R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$14.00M4434.2%
AJ22R&D- GENERAL SCI/TECH: MATHEMATICAL/COMPUTER SCIENCES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$6.73M1022.0%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$155.60M557
Competed$154.30M520
Other / unknown$1.89M63
Competed under SAP$1.16M39
Not competed under SAP$18.42M33
Not competed$2.14M3

09 / Recent Contract Awards

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

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
75Q80120F32002Sep 25, 2026-$71.1KAGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY AHRQ/HEALTHCARE RESEARCH QUALITY541715AN42

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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.