Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University, a state-controlled institution of higher education headquartered in Cheney, Washington, is a federal grant recipient and prime contractor that delivers archaeological and cultural resource surveys, biomedical research, STEM education and workforce development, and nutrition assistance services to federal agencies and tribal communities. The university operates predominantly as a prime recipient across 351 of 364 total awards (96%), competing full-and-open with no set-aside designations; it subcontracts on 13 awards (4%) to prime recipients including the University of Washington, University of Pittsburgh, Kent State University, and the Regents of the University of Michigan.

Eastern Washington University's customer base spans 53 federal agencies, with concentration among interior and transportation agencies. The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington anchors the largest dollar exposure with 16 awards worth $4.2 million combined potential value, driven by delivery orders under the Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation OR-WA master IDIQ (16 task orders, $1.3 million combined). The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation represents the highest award count at 70 awards with $33 thousand combined potential value. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (29 awards), Department of the Air Force (22 awards), Department of the Army (19 awards), and Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (17 awards) round out the top five by count. These five agencies account for 43% of all awards. By dollar value, the same agencies with BLM Oregon-Washington dominate approximately 70% of combined potential value, though the dollar concentration is heavily skewed toward the BLM work — the remaining top customers by value (Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 with 9 awards at $135 thousand, Army Corps of Engineers Seattle with 6 awards at $40 thousand) carry substantially smaller individual award values.

Capability concentration aligns with the BLM contract footprint. Archaeological and paleontological special studies dominate the award portfolio at 93 awards under PSC coding, supported by 17 environmental consulting services and 12 all-other professional services awards under NAICS classification. Representative BLM work includes a $94,754 delivery order for HDSSEA FY23 Survey cultural inventory in Prineville District, Oregon (April 2023), a $69,109 delivery order for Picture Rock Archaeological Survey in Lakeview District, Oregon (April 2022), and a $61,449 delivery order for HDSSEA FY23 Surveys in Prineville (February 2023), all under the Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation OR-WA parent vehicle. The university also holds seats on five additional IDICs including Indefinite Delivery Contract DACW6702D1009 (9 task orders, $1.5 million combined) and 03CS101553 (9 task orders, $237 thousand combined).

Federal grant work spans biomedical research, K-12 teacher preparation, infrastructure, and community services. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded a $470,978 project grant (April 2026, completion March 2029) for basic biochemical characterization of DAHP synthases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa to support antimicrobial therapeutic development. The Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $333,676 project grant (August 2025, completion August 2030) for the DoD Cyber Service Academy, providing merit-based cybersecurity scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students with post-graduation service commitments to civilian DoD offices. The National Science Foundation awarded a $248,580 project grant (September 2025) for acquisition and installation of a Leica Thunder Imager automated microscope system in a newly renovated shared-use Microscopy Lab serving biology, geosciences, and chemistry research. The Small Business Administration awarded a $1,045,421 project grant (September 2024) under the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program to fund training, counseling, and technical assistance for small businesses in Washington.

Recurring grant work includes Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (CFDA 10.567) awards from the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service ($125,827 for October 2025–September 2027 at Wellpinit, Washington, and prior years); Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grants for STEM teacher preparation in partnership with Spokane-area community colleges and school districts; and Federal Highway Administration infrastructure and cultural resource studies awards in Montana, Idaho, and Washington spanning road improvements, bridge replacement, and defense-access-road cultural resource documentation.

Activity has remained flat at 11–14 awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026). Fourteen awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure. The combined potential value across all 364 awards is $6.3 million; however, combined obligated dollars total $175.6 million, indicating substantial multi-year invoiced revenue concentration in completed or in-flight awards rather than forward pipeline value — this mismatch signals that the majority of the university's recent federal revenue has already been obligated and is being drawn down through performance rather than sitting as unobligated contract ceilings.