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NAICS 611310
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: federal contracts
Who buys colleges, universities, and professional schools from the federal government, who wins the work, and where. Contract obligations in fiscal year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026), from USAspending.gov. Contract award types A to D (BPA calls, purchase orders, delivery orders and definitive contracts). Obligations can be negative when an agency takes money back. Data saved from USAspending.gov on Oct 23, 2026.
$732.1 million$732,116,423 in contract obligations
2,391contract awards with money in the year
10agencies buying (top 10 shown)
15states with work
Agencies buying
- 1. Department of Defense$256.1 million · 35.0%
- 2. Department of Veterans Affairs$237.1 million · 32.4%
- 3. Department of Energy$200.2 million · 27.3%
- 4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$13.5 million · 1.8%
- 5. Department of Health and Human Services$10.4 million · 1.4%
- 6. Department of Justice$4.1 million · 0.6%
- 7. Department of the Interior$3.6 million · 0.5%
- 8. Department of Homeland Security$3.0 million · 0.4%
- 9. General Services Administration$3.0 million · 0.4%
- 10. Department of Commerce$1.0 million · 0.1%
Top companies (recipients)
- 1. THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$196.2 million · 26.8%
- 2. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER$30.1 million · 4.1%
- 3. MEDSTAR-GEORGETOWN MEDICAL CENTER, INC.$12.9 million · 1.8%
- 4. MEDICAL FACULTY ASSOCIATES, INC.$12.5 million · 1.7%
- 5. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER$9.1 million · 1.2%
- 6. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE$8.9 million · 1.2%
- 7. DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.$8.1 million · 1.1%
- 8. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, P.A.$7.8 million · 1.1%
- 9. UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE$7.7 million · 1.0%
- 10. OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY$7.6 million · 1.0%
Where the work is (states)
- 1. New Jersey$200.0 million · 27.3%
- 2. Tennessee$42.9 million · 5.9%
- 3. California$41.1 million · 5.6%
- 4. Pennsylvania$38.0 million · 5.2%
- 5. District Of Columbia$37.2 million · 5.1%
- 6. Maryland$33.8 million · 4.6%
- 7. New York$30.8 million · 4.2%
- 8. Virginia$28.9 million · 3.9%
- 9. Texas$26.5 million · 3.6%
- 10. Massachusetts$23.0 million · 3.1%
Largest awards in NAICS 611310
| Recipient | Amount | Agency | What | Dates | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CA | $18.01 billion $18,009,881,071 | Department of Energy | OPERATION OF LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Oct 27, 1999 to Sep 30, 2007 | DEAC0343SF00048 ↗ |
| THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY NJ | $2.23 billion $2,226,122,975 | Department of Energy | MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY (PPPL) NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Jan 31, 2009 to Mar 31, 2032 | DEAC0209CH11466 ↗ |
| CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CA | $139.4 million $139,386,816 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | NUSTAR IS A PRICIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI)-LED SMALL EXPLORER (SMEX) MISSION THAT PERFORMS SURVEYS AND POINTED OBSERVATIONS. THIS ACQUISITION IS IN RESPONSE TO HQ AO NNG07ZDA003O AND EXTENDS THE BRIDGE PHASE B EFFORT FROM M NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Feb 29, 2008 to May 31, 2028 | NNG08FD60C ↗ |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MA | $110.1 million $110,127,389 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) PROJECT. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE B BRIDGE PHASE OF THE TESS MISSION. EFFORTS INCLUDED, BUT LIMITED TO, ARE AS FOLLOWS: DEVELOP DOCUMENTATION, PLANS, A NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | May 22, 2013 to Dec 1, 2026 | NNG14FC03C ↗ |
| PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC, PLLC NC | $31.7 million $31,720,482 | Department of Veterans Affairs | ANESTHESIOLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Dec 1, 2020 to Apr 1, 2026 | 36C24621C0001 ↗ |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY MD | $22.5 million $22,485,517 | Department of Defense Department of the Air Force | USSF IDE AND SDE NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Sep 23, 2022 to Jun 30, 2027 | FA251822C0010 ↗ |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AZ | $21.7 million $21,677,979 | Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | PROSPECTIVE COHORT TO EVALUATE THE IMMUNOGENICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COVID-19 VACCINES AMONG FRONTLINE WORKERS NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Jun 14, 2022 to Dec 14, 2023 | 75D30122C14188 ↗ |
| WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY UT | $20.7 million $20,733,441 | Department of Defense Department of the Navy | BASE PERIOD FFP NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Jan 9, 2024 to Jul 31, 2026 | N0018924FZ103 ↗ |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TN | $19.0 million $19,040,763 | Department of Veterans Affairs | HEART TRANSPLANT SERVICES - MODIFICATION TO UPDATE INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS. NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 | 36C24926N0125 ↗ |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES, INC. IN | $18.2 million $18,200,754 | Department of Veterans Affairs | BASE YEAR UROLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES NAICS 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2027 | 36C25019C0111 ↗ |