Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University, a private non-profit research university in Provo, Utah, operates as a prime federal research performer across contracts and grants, with a portfolio spanning foundational science, applied research, technology development, and educational support across 149 federal agencies. BYU holds no federal contract vehicles and competes full-and-open across federal agencies, with 90% of awards structured as prime positions (contracts and grants) rather than sub-awards.

BYU's capability footprint centers on federally funded research and education delivery. Recent contract work includes chemical analysis of soil and plant samples for the U.S. Geological Survey ($49,275 for Canyonlands Research Station mineral, nutrient, and soil analysis through 2028); sonic boom analysis for the Air Force Space Command ($298,783 for FM9 program support and $376,848 for quarterly acoustic measurement at Vandenberg Space Force Base); laboratory experimental data on underwater cavitation for Naval Sea Systems Command ($100,000 for low-ambient pressure water entry cavity research through 2026); and low-head dam hydraulic modeling and national inventory development for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate ($700,000 contract with $333 thousand invoiced in FY2025 through March 2027). BYU's grant portfolio reflects strength in biomedical sciences, advanced materials, space systems, and educational innovation—including National Institutes of Health grants for protein post-translational modifications ($405,295 for phosphorylation assays through February 2031), beta-cell diabetes research ($568,075 through June 2028), and protein crystallization methodology ($448,723 through July 2027); NASA grants for origami-based deployable space systems ($320,048 through August 2028) and Dragonfly mission analog research ($296,679 through May 2026); National Science Foundation grants spanning chemistry catalysis, wireless networking, robotics (REU site for extreme environments, $442,131 through April 2028), and fundamental physics; and Department of Agriculture grants for quinoa variety development ($415,824 through August 2030).

Customer concentration reflects BYU's academic research identity. The National Science Foundation leads by award count (244 awards), followed by the Department of the Army (88 awards) and NASA Shared Services Center (87 awards, $19 million combined potential value). By dollars, NASA Shared Services Center anchors the top tier ($19 million), with the USGS Office of Acquisitions and Grants ($1.5 million), Air Force Air Education and Training Command ($693 thousand), and Office of Naval Research ($555 thousand) following. The National Institutes of Health accounts for 26 awards but lower combined value ($148 thousand), indicating smaller, individual investigator grants. Recent activity shows 41 awards in 2026 (partial year), 63 in 2025, 111 in 2024, 44 in 2023, and 55 in 2022, with 60 awards (combined potential value $1.8 million) completing in the next twenty-four months.

SCI-reported invoiced revenue on federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totaled $333 thousand in FY2025, representing 0.5 FTEs on a single prime contract (the DHS low-head dam research). SCI coverage is sparse—only two records across FY2024–FY2025—because BYU's primary federal work is structured as grants and research contracts with smaller annual obligations or as scientific services embedded within fixed-price or cost-reimbursable research contracts rather than standalone service contracts. The vendor performs 100% of reported hours as prime contractor (zero subcontractor hours share on SCI-reportable contracts), consistent with BYU's direct delivery model for federal research. BYU subcontracts to larger primes (Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, Leidos, and university partners) on Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and collaborative research efforts, but such sub-awards represent a small fraction of the portfolio.

BYU holds two federal contract vehicles: a Basic Ordering Agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory for SHREC Center memberships (established January 2, 2026, through January 8, 2031, with no ceiling; a $100,000 delivery order issued January 8, 2026), and a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Air Force Academy for foreign language test access codes ($200,000 potential value, June 6, 2023 through June 5, 2028). Neither vehicle anchors significant task order activity relative to BYU's grant-dominant business model.

BYU operates as a non-profit, tax-exempt educational institution without SBA designations and does not compete under small-business set-asides. Its federal footprint reflects the profile of a comprehensive research university: dominant in NSF fundamental research funding, significant in Department of Defense and intelligence community R&D partnerships, and deeply embedded in health research through the National Institutes of Health and supporting agencies. The university does not operate as a contractor to other primes in significant volume; instead, it competes as a prime research performer and, selectively, as a collaborating sub-recipient on multi-institutional grants coordinated by peer universities.