The Pennsylvania State University

Rank #211 of 1,000 by FY2025 federal contract value · Headquarters: UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

FY2025 contract value

$345,023,493

Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025

FY2024 contract value

$330,679,620

FY2023 contract value

$316,459,345

Top agency (FY2025)

Department of Defense

$335,778,900

Company profile

Legal name (as listed): THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
UEI: NPM2J7MSCF61
DUNS: 003403953
Headquarters: UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
Business types: Category BusinessCorporate Entity Tax ExemptEducational InstitutionHigher EducationNonprofitOther Than Small BusinessPublic Institution Of Higher Education

Contract value trend, FY2023 – FY2025

Fiscal year	Contract value	Change vs prior year
FY2023	$316,459,345	—
FY2024	$330,679,620	+4.5%
FY2025	$345,023,493	+4.3%

FY2025 breakdowns

Top 10 in each category by FY2025 contract value.

Top awarding agencies

Department of DefenseDOD	$335,778,900
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA	$2,872,701
Department of the InteriorDOI	$2,353,560
Department of AgricultureUSDA	$2,338,575
Department of the TreasuryTREAS	$1,439,262
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionNRC	$372,418
Department of TransportationDOT	$0
Department of EnergyDOE	$0
General Services AdministrationGSA	-$3,296
Department of CommerceDOC	-$5,189

Top places of performance (states)

PennsylvaniaPA	$328,083,116
VirginiaVA	$14,014,720
FloridaFL	$1,840,479
IowaIA	$1,088,565
District Of ColumbiaDC	$0
MarylandMD	-$90
ColoradoCO	-$3,296

Top industries (NAICS)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)541715	$334,556,503
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences541710	$2,872,701
Veterinary Services541940	$2,338,575
Custom Computer Programming Services541511	$1,840,479
Computer Systems Design Services541512	$1,439,262
Educational Support Services611710	$1,180,303
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools611310	$411,810
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities541720	$396,277
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)541712	$0
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services541990	-$90

Top product & service codes (PSC)

NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCHAC32	$208,212,021
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAC13	$56,722,193
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCHAC12	$24,281,271
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAC33	$10,094,740
GUIDED MISSILE SUBSYSTEMS1427	$8,112,389
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERR499	$5,559,491
NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCHAC31	$5,287,700
GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCHAJ12	$4,878,651
R&D- SPACE: SCIENCE/APPLICATIONS (BASIC RESEARCH)AR21	$2,872,701
SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICALR425	$2,772,391

Contract awards

Up to 20 awards with activity in FY2025, newest start date first. Amounts are individual award obligations, not company totals.

Award ID	Amount	Awarding agency	Description	Start date	NAICS	PSC	Place
CONT_AWD_W912CL25F0033_9700_W912CL25D0003_9700	$3,776,350	Department of Defense	THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR MAINTENANCE, SYSTEM SUPPORT AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TO MAINTAIN JIATF SOUTHS CAPABILITY OF PSU/ARL IN PLACE PROGRAMS.	Aug 28, 2025	—	—	FL
CONT_AWD_W91CRB25FA096_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$1,000,000	Department of Defense	ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL) BASED VEHICULAR CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM (IDS) VALIDATION AND INTEGRATION	Jul 10, 2025	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB25F0236_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$160,000	Department of Defense	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORY (PENN STATE ARL) SHALL UTILIZE PLATFORM DATA AND EMBEDDED HARDWARE/FIRMWARE EXPERTISE TO FACILITATE THE MATURITY OF TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY'S REINFORCEMENT LEARNING	May 21, 2025	—	—	VA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB25F0202_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$200,000	Department of Defense	PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT ARMY RAPID CAPABILITY AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (RCCTO) IN SPECIFYING, CHARACTERIZING, AND TESTING HEL OPTICAL COATINGS DESIGNED FOR ARMY HIGH ENERGY LASER (HEL) SYSTEMS	Apr 24, 2025	—	—	VA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB25F0112_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$269,940	Department of Defense	IMPROVING PART QUALITY FOR MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING IN-SITU PROCESS MONITORING AND DATA ANALYTICS.	Feb 4, 2025	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0528_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$3,716,229	Department of Defense	ALPHA 1 LABOR, ODCS, TRAVEL, SUBCONTRACTING	Oct 1, 2024	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0534_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$1,171,018	Department of Defense	PROTOTYPE AND EXPERIMENTATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE	Oct 1, 2024	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0536_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$150,000	Department of Defense	US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER - AIDEN (AN INTEGRATED DESIGN ENVIRONMENT FOR NDARC [NASA DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ROTORCRAFT])	Oct 1, 2024	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0511_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$283,978	Department of Defense	LEAD LABOR, ODCS AND TRAVEL	Sep 23, 2024	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0341_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$300,000	Department of Defense	PROJECT MANAGER MAIN BATTLE TANK SYSTEMS	Aug 1, 2024	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0335_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$1,157,500	Department of Defense	LOGISTICS DATA ANALYTICS, DATA QUALITY, AND ENTERPRISE DATA INTEGRATION INITIATIVES. PSU ARL LABOR, OCDS, AND TRAVEL	Jul 12, 2024	—	—	VA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0188_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$4,328,246	Department of Defense	MEGALODON II LABOR, ODCS AND TRAVEL	Apr 23, 2024	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB23F03B8_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$399,844	Department of Defense	PSU ARL LABOR AND TRAVEL	Sep 29, 2023	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W91CRB23F0381_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700	$200,000	Department of Defense	PSU ARL LABOR, ODCS, AND TRAVEL FOR WESTPOINT SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT	Sep 14, 2023	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W912HQ22C0053_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$499,935	Department of Defense	NEW START FY22 SERDP FUNDS MR22-3543 - PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SERDP PROJECT	Aug 30, 2022	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W912HQ22C0011_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$2,228,418	Department of Defense	SERDP PROJECT MR21-1279	Jan 20, 2022	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W912PX21F0030_9700_W912PX19D0001_9700	$2,914,892	Department of Defense	AUTOMATION, INTEGRATION, & ANALYSIS SERVICES	Sep 30, 2021	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W912HQ21C0034_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$206,414	Department of Defense	MR21-1330	Jun 25, 2021	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W912PX19F0019_9700_W912PX19D0001_9700	$3,405,906	Department of Defense	VISUALIZATION AND DECISION SUPPORT (VDS)	Sep 1, 2019	—	—	PA
CONT_AWD_W912HQ16C0006_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-	$3,693,781	Department of Defense	IGF::OT::IGF PROJECT MR-2545 FOR SEDIMENT VOLUME SEARCH SONAR DEVELOPMENT	Feb 5, 2016	—	—	PA

CONT_AWD_W912CL25F0033_9700_W912CL25D0003_9700

$3,776,350

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS FOR MAINTENANCE, SYSTEM SUPPORT AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TO MAINTAIN JIATF SOUTHS CAPABILITY OF PSU/ARL IN PLACE PROGRAMS.

Start date: Aug 28, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: FL

CONT_AWD_W91CRB25FA096_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$1,000,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY REINFORCEMENT LEARNING (RL) BASED VEHICULAR CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM (IDS) VALIDATION AND INTEGRATION

Start date: Jul 10, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB25F0236_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$160,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORY (PENN STATE ARL) SHALL UTILIZE PLATFORM DATA AND EMBEDDED HARDWARE/FIRMWARE EXPERTISE TO FACILITATE THE MATURITY OF TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY'S REINFORCEMENT LEARNING

Start date: May 21, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB25F0202_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$200,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT ARMY RAPID CAPABILITY AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE (RCCTO) IN SPECIFYING, CHARACTERIZING, AND TESTING HEL OPTICAL COATINGS DESIGNED FOR ARMY HIGH ENERGY LASER (HEL) SYSTEMS

Start date: Apr 24, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB25F0112_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$269,940

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: IMPROVING PART QUALITY FOR MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING IN-SITU PROCESS MONITORING AND DATA ANALYTICS.

Start date: Feb 4, 2025

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0528_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$3,716,229

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: ALPHA 1 LABOR, ODCS, TRAVEL, SUBCONTRACTING

Start date: Oct 1, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0534_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$1,171,018

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: PROTOTYPE AND EXPERIMENTATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Start date: Oct 1, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0536_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$150,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER - AIDEN (AN INTEGRATED DESIGN ENVIRONMENT FOR NDARC [NASA DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ROTORCRAFT])

Start date: Oct 1, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0511_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$283,978

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: LEAD LABOR, ODCS AND TRAVEL

Start date: Sep 23, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0341_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$300,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: PROJECT MANAGER MAIN BATTLE TANK SYSTEMS

Start date: Aug 1, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0335_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$1,157,500

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: LOGISTICS DATA ANALYTICS, DATA QUALITY, AND ENTERPRISE DATA INTEGRATION INITIATIVES. PSU ARL LABOR, OCDS, AND TRAVEL

Start date: Jul 12, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: VA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB24F0188_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$4,328,246

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MEGALODON II LABOR, ODCS AND TRAVEL

Start date: Apr 23, 2024

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB23F03B8_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$399,844

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: PSU ARL LABOR AND TRAVEL

Start date: Sep 29, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W91CRB23F0381_9700_W91CRB23D0005_9700

$200,000

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: PSU ARL LABOR, ODCS, AND TRAVEL FOR WESTPOINT SIMULATION DEVELOPMENT

Start date: Sep 14, 2023

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W912HQ22C0053_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$499,935

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: NEW START FY22 SERDP FUNDS MR22-3543 - PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SERDP PROJECT

Start date: Aug 30, 2022

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W912HQ22C0011_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$2,228,418

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: SERDP PROJECT MR21-1279

Start date: Jan 20, 2022

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W912PX21F0030_9700_W912PX19D0001_9700

$2,914,892

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: AUTOMATION, INTEGRATION, & ANALYSIS SERVICES

Start date: Sep 30, 2021

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W912HQ21C0034_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$206,414

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: MR21-1330

Start date: Jun 25, 2021

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W912PX19F0019_9700_W912PX19D0001_9700

$3,405,906

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: VISUALIZATION AND DECISION SUPPORT (VDS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2019

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

CONT_AWD_W912HQ16C0006_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-

$3,693,781

Awarding agency: Department of Defense

Description: IGF::OT::IGF PROJECT MR-2545 FOR SEDIMENT VOLUME SEARCH SONAR DEVELOPMENT

Start date: Feb 5, 2016

NAICS: —

PSC: —

Place: PA

NAICS and PSC are not reported for these awards in USAspending.

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