GETWAB

02 / Federal Business Size

Federal contract market at a glance

Measured consistently across FY 2020–FY 2026.

Net obligations$7.31M
Contract actions80
Awards / PIIDs20
Federal customers6
Contracting offices8
Average action$91.4K
Active fiscal years7
Data coverageFY 2020–FY 2026

Across FY 2020–FY 2026, FPDS records attribute $7.31M in net contract obligations to WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE across 80 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.

03 / Spending Trend

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 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$426.1K
FY 2026
ObligationsHistorical spending range
Fiscal yearObligationsActionsFederal customersChange
FY 2020$795.1K114—
FY 2021$1.22M124+53.3%
FY 2022$1.42M113+16.1%
FY 2023$1.37M144−3.4%
FY 2024$1.07M104−21.8%
FY 2025$1.02M122−4.7%
FY 2026$426.1K103−58.2%

04 / Federal Customers

Which federal agencies buy from WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE?

Ranked by net obligations during FY 2020–FY 2026.

AgencyCodeObligationsActionsVendor share
8000$3.09M4342.3%
2100$2.25M2130.8%
1436$1.71M1023.3%
97DH$145.0K32.0%
7008$119.2K21.6%
1406$010.0%

05 / Contracting Offices

Which contracting offices buy from WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE?

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)$2.34M18332.0%
541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$1.29M8217.7%
541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$412.9K315.6%
611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$100.0K411.4%
541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$75.0K411.0%

07 / Top Product and Service Codes

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

PSCDescriptionObligationsActionsCustomersShare
AJ11GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH$2.69M30136.8%
AH51NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES; BASIC RESEARCH$2.65M14236.3%
AG62R&D- ENERGY: PETROLEUM (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)$439.9K216.0%
AH42NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D SERVICES; POLLUTION CONTROL AND ABATEMENT; APPLIED RESEARCH$412.9K315.6%
AR21R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)$398.5K1315.4%
AH91R&D- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: OTHER (BASIC RESEARCH)$275.1K413.8%
AF12EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, & SOCIAL SVCS R&D SVCS; EDUCATION SVCS R&D; APPLIED RESEARCH$145.0K312.0%
AF11EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, & SOCIAL SVCS R&D SVCS; EDUCATION SVCS R&D; BASIC RESEARCH$119.2K211.6%
9630ADDITIVE METAL MATERIALS$100.0K411.4%
3920MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT, NONSELF-PROPELLED$75.0K411.0%

08 / Competition Pattern

How was WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE’s federal work competed?

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

Competition categoryObligationsActions
Not available for competition$3.30M39
Competed$3.77M33
Other / unknown$245.0K8

09 / Recent Contract Awards

What contract actions were recorded most recently for WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE?

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

Award / PIIDSignedObligationAgency / officeNAICSPSC
80NSSC24K1349Jul 17, 2026$84.0KNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER—AJ11

10 / Interpreting the Profile

How should you evaluate WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 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.