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02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.

Net obligations$38.86M
Contract actions295
Awards / PIIDs102
Federal customers9
Contracting offices12
Average action$131.7K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2019–FY 2025

Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $38.86M in net contract obligations to WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY across 295 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 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$3.25M
FY 2025
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2019$7.96M585
FY 2020$4.33M406−45.7%
FY 2021$9.88M495+128.2%
FY 2022$6.64M487−32.8%
FY 2023$4.35M355−34.5%
FY 2024$2.44M294−43.9%
FY 2025$3.25M363+33.1%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$21.37M23855.0%
1700$14.80M2838.1%
7523$1.38M73.6%
2100$697.0K71.8%
5700$518.7K41.3%
1434$85.9K70.2%
1549$5.4K10.0%
97ZS$4.4K20.0%
1524$010.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.

06 / Top NAICS Industries

Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?

NAICSDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$12.10M14131.1%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$2.71M1847.0%
541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$2.60M1536.7%
541380TESTING LABORATORIES$70.9K610.2%
541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$15.0K110.0%
541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)-$3.0K310.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$14.34M166136.9%
AD92R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$12.10M14131.1%
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$8.10M78320.8%
U005EDUCATION/TRAINING- TUITION/REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP FEES$2.50M1316.4%
AN11HEALTH R&D SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BASIC RESEARCH$749.2K511.9%
AJ12GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH$630.8K211.6%
AF14R&D- EDUCATION: EDUCATIONAL (ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT)$200.0K110.5%
AH91R&D- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$197.0K410.5%
B517SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- GEOLOGICAL$85.9K710.2%
X1ABLEASE/RENTAL OF CONFERENCE SPACE AND FACILITIES$5.4K220.0%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Competed$33.83M248
Not available for competition$4.28M32
Competed under SAP$485.4K9
Other / unknown$260.2K6

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC21K1918Sep 26, 2025-$2.4KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTERAJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY 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.