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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$1.17M
Contract actions14
Awards / PIIDs9
Federal customers4
Contracting offices7
Average action$83.4K
Active fiscal years5
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $1.17M in net contract obligations to VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE across 14 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE 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$482.7K
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$409.9K43—
FY 2021$36.7K22−91.0%
FY 2022$89.9K11+144.7%
FY 2023$147.7K43+64.3%
FY 2026$482.7K32+226.8%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
1330$806.9K669.1%
8000$338.7K529.0%
3300$11.4K11.0%
1443$9.9K20.8%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE?

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)$467.0K3140.0%
541360GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES$250.0K2121.4%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$89.9K117.7%
483212INLAND WATER PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION$11.4K111.0%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$9.9K210.8%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
B526SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- OCEANOLOGICAL$330.0K1128.3%
D318IT AND TELECOM- INTEGRATED HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/SERVICES SOLUTIONS, PREDOMINANTLY SERVICES$250.0K2121.4%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$186.0K3115.9%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$152.7K2113.1%
B516SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ANIMAL/FISHERIES$137.0K2111.7%
AH21NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT; BASIC RESEARCH$89.9K117.7%
R499SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER$11.4K111.0%
B533SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- WATER QUALITY$9.9K210.8%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Other / unknown$728.4K6
Competed$338.7K5
Competed under SAP$99.8K3

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
1305M226P0232Aug 31, 2026$330.0KNATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA541715B526

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE 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.