North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
- UEI
- U3NVH931QJJ3
- CAGE
- 1E7H9
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 2601 Wolf Village Way, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
- Website
- ncsu.edu
- Founded
- 1887
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational 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 | $26,084,121 |
| FY2025 | $3,870,360 |
| FY2024 | $3,161,811 |
| FY2023 | $3,508,898 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office of the Secretary of Defense | $23,978,214 | |
| 2 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $1,247,921 | |
| 3 | Department of Transportation | $300,000 | |
| 4 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $287,085 | |
| 5 | Department of the Army | $245,322 | |
| 6 | Department of Agriculture | $46,633 | |
| 7 | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (1)
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC | DENA0002839 | $85,000 | |
| University Of Texas At Austin | 140D042590033 | $128,562 | |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | N3943025C0006 | $93,889 | |
| Leidos, Inc. | FA807524F0016 | $106,640 | |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | 47QFCA22F0019 | $172,340 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services | 23DG11083137001 | $102,970 | |
| Appalachian State University | 2416469 | $48,372 | |
| The Regents Of The University Of California | DENA0004277 | $250,000 | |
| Case Western Reserve University | P01CA269019 | $85,302 | |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. | R01AI170254 | $241,956 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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| Office Of Research & Sponsored Programs | Fayetteville, AR | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| Purchasing Department | Boone, NC | 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
| Controller's Office | — | — |
About the company
North Carolina State University, a public 1862 Land Grant research institution headquartered in Raleigh, operates as a prime recipient and prime contractor across federal research and training programs. The university competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations; it functions as a research-grant recipient across multiple federal agencies and as a prime contractor on research-focused IDIQs and other vehicles.
NC State's federal footprint spans 7,877 awards (92% prime, 8% sub) across 291 agencies. The portfolio reflects a research institution: the top five customer agencies by award count—NSF (1,320 awards), NIFA (594), APHIS (488), Army (395), and NIFA again (272)—account for 39% of all awards. By dollar value, NASA's Shared Services Center leads with $31.8 million across 157 awards, followed by Army Materiel Command R&D and Engineering ($15.2 million across 106 awards). The combined potential value is $283.3 million, though obligated dollars ($5.57 billion) exceed potential value by 1,964 percent, reflecting the university's role as a major federal research recipient with long-running, annually incremented grants and cooperative agreements.
NC State holds seats on multiple Department of Defense IDIQs: indefinite-delivery contracts W911NF04D0003 (23 task orders, $4.8 million), N0042104D0076 (19 task orders, $546 thousand), F0160079D0302 (18 task orders), DAAH0493D0003 (13 task orders), and DAAG5598D0003 (11 task orders). Most recently, the university was awarded a position on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award IDIQ issued by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a $151 billion ceiling and period through December 28, 2035; one $500 delivery order has been issued to date.
Capability portfolio is concentrated in basic and applied research across life sciences, physical engineering, and agricultural domains. Representative work includes NSF-funded projects on quantum computing, artificial intelligence integration in education, coastal resilience and AI-driven decision-making, and protein-nucleic acid interaction prediction; NIFA research on crop genetics, sustainable agriculture, and food safety; APHIS cooperative agreements on plant pest identification, detection tools for invasive species (spotted lanternfly, emerald ash borer, citrus black spot), and early-warning systems (PestLens) supporting Plant Protection and Quarantine operations; and DoD-funded research on materials science, thermal systems, and advanced manufacturing. Recent OTA awards include consortium management of the Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles Institute ($44.2 million ceiling, DoD, through June 2036) and rapid-response agricultural countermeasures ($3.26 million, DARPA, through April 2029).
Activity trajectory shows decline: 510 awards in 2024, 372 in 2025, 232 in 2026, 4 in 2027, and 1 in 2028. Recompete exposure is material: 455 awards worth $10.4 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next 24 months.
Service Contract Inventory data reveal minimal service-contract activity. SCI-reportable invoiced revenue totaled $140 thousand in FY2024 across 2.1 FTEs; FY2022, FY2023, and FY2025 show zero or near-zero invoiced amounts. FTE trajectory across SCI records was 1.5 (FY2022), 0.0 (FY2023), 4.5 (FY2024), and 0.3 (FY2025). Government-paid hourly rates on prime SCI contracts averaged $537/hr (median), ranging from $107/hr (10th percentile) to $967/hr (90th percentile). Sub-engagement on SCI-reportable primes showed zero average sub-hours share, indicating NC State delivers research services predominantly with internal labor rather than subcontractor support on reportable federal service contracts.
The university operates as a research grant and contract recipient across NSF, NIH/NIAID, DOE, NASA, NOAA, USDA, and DoD, with work performed in Raleigh, North Carolina, and subordinate locations for field research and site-specific projects. Top award NAICS categories reflect research mission: colleges and universities (167 awards), physical/engineering/life sciences R&D (80 awards), and testing and technical services (39 awards). Recent sub-awards name collaborators including Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Texas A&M, University of Florida, and numerous other research institutions, indicating NC State's role as lead or contributing PI within consortial research efforts funded by federal agencies.
Quick answers
Is North Carolina State University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. North Carolina State University's SAM.gov registration is active through April 17, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does North Carolina State University hold?
North Carolina State University holds a place on 2 federal contract vehicles, including SHIELD.
How much has North Carolina State University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $3,870,360 to North Carolina State University in fiscal year 2025 and $36,625,190 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does North Carolina State University rank among federal contractors?
North Carolina State University ranked #8 in PSC U001, #22 in PSC AH12 and #28 in NAICS 721214 in FY2025.
What is North Carolina State University's most recent federal award?
North Carolina State University's most recent federal grant award is Engineered changes in HIV-1 envelope that overcome macaque entry barrier (F31AI203598), from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH), on February 1, 2027.
On GovTribe
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