Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
- UEI
- GKMSN3DA6P91
- CAGE
- 5D970
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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- Michigan Technological University · MI RDSXNK2JV613
- Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI J87FTRH6X3E3
- Michigan Technological University · Ann Arbor, MI ZJB1LWG9JTH4
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
- Website
- mtu.edu
- Founded
- 1885
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $250M-$500M
- Industry
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- Health Care
- Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Tools & Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $11,761,841 |
| FY2025 | $45,949,996 |
| FY2024 | $25,981,896 |
| FY2023 | $18,216,032 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $9,134,305 | |
| 2 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $1,897,536 | |
| 3 | Department of the Navy | $700,000 | |
| 4 | Air Force | $30,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State University | W912HQ25C0056 | $44,250 | |
| University Of Texas At Arlington | FA239425DB003 | $80,000 | |
| The Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology | HQ003425FE048 | $100,000 | |
| Triad National Security, LLC | 89233218CNA000001 | $157,500 | |
| Not on record | W15QKN25PA044 | $61,109 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regents Of The University Of Michigan | 80NSSC24K1499 | $100,451 | |
| San Francisco Estuary Institute | 97T22601 | $39,420 | |
| Regents Of The University Of Michigan | NA24OARX417C0157 | $110,484 | |
| Michigan State University | NA23NOS4000336 | $193,569 | |
| University Of Delaware | 69A36526422110CRSDE | $144,277 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Michigan Technological University, a public research institution based in Houghton, Michigan, serves as a prime recipient and contractor on federal research and development awards across defense, space, energy, and civilian science domains, competing without set-aside designation in full-and-open federal procurements. The university holds a portfolio of 1,898 federal awards (93% as prime, 7% as sub-recipient or subcontractor) worth $307.4 million in combined potential value, with $946.2 million obligated across the portfolio as of October 2026.
Michigan Tech's capability portfolio centers on basic and applied research and development spanning advanced materials science, computational modeling and artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, space technologies, ground vehicle systems, environmental monitoring, and energy systems. Recent representative work includes a $3.04 million Office of Naval Research contract (awarded March 2026) for kinematic and RF behavior simulations of maritime surface vessel engagements using generative AI methods; a $4.44 million Air Force Research Laboratory contract (May 2024) for computationally-driven carbon-carbon composite materials development; a $28.4 million Department of the Army contract (September 2024) for technical and engineering services supporting ground vehicle survivability and protection at the Keweenaw Research Center; and a $2.399 million ONR contract (May 2026) for automatic generation of waveform description vectors with noise decomposition. The university also holds a $6.34 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Other Transaction IDV (October 2025) and a $26.4 million Office of the Secretary of Defense OT IDV for prototype Vehicle Integrated Power Kit development (March 2025).
Customer concentration reflects a balanced portfolio split between defense and civilian research funding. The National Science Foundation leads by award count with 370 grants, while the NASA Shared Services Center dominates by potential value at $49.3 million across 169 awards. The Department of the Army ranks second in both metrics (221 awards, $34.4 million), followed by DARPA (34 awards, $35.1 million), and the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory (23 awards, $21.7 million). Together, the top five customer agencies account for 48% of combined potential value across all 157 federal customer agencies served.
The university's prime contract vehicles include five major Army and Air Force indefinite-delivery contracts: F0160079D0285 (57 task orders), DAAE0783GR007 (24 task orders), DAAE0781G4006 (23 task orders), DAAE0785GR007 (20 task orders), and DAAE0787GR004 (19 task orders). Activity has grown substantially—from 63 awards in 2022 to a peak of 121 in 2024—though declining to 40 awards year-to-date in 2026. The recompete cliff presents material exposure: 109 awards worth $52 million in combined potential value complete within the next twenty-four months.
Michigan Tech operates predominantly as a prime performer, delivering research and development through its own faculty and research infrastructure rather than through subcontractor networks. Service Contract Inventory data shows minimal SCI-reportable service contract activity (23 records, $571 thousand invoiced in FY2024), with median government-paid hourly rates around $218/hour and federal customer FTE engagement at 2.3 FTEs in FY2024. The university maintains sub-recipient and subcontractor roles on federally funded collaborative research: recent sub-awards include work with San Francisco Estuary Institute on environmental sample analysis, with Regents of the University of Michigan on Lake Huron reanalysis and sediment biogeochemistry modeling, and with University of Delaware on an ARPA-E cooperative agreement addressing locomotive efficiency improvements through OptiFuel technology evaluation and workforce development. The university's corporate structure comprises three related entities all operating under the Michigan Technological University name as a state-controlled higher education institution.
Quick answers
Is Michigan Technological University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Michigan Technological University's SAM.gov registration is active through May 6, 2027.
How much has Michigan Technological University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $45,949,996 to Michigan Technological University in fiscal year 2025 and $101,909,765 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Michigan Technological University rank among federal contractors?
Michigan Technological University ranked #17 in PSC AC33, #54 in PSC AR21 and #96 in PSC AC in FY2025.
What is Michigan Technological University's most recent federal award?
Michigan Technological University's most recent federal grant award is AI-driven code critique across the undergraduate computing curriculum (2539391), from Division of Undergraduate Education, on October 1, 2026.
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