Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
- UEI
- MXHAS3AKPRN1
- CAGE
- 2F318
- 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
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- 111421 Nursery and Tree Production
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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- Corporate family
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- FK21X4Y5MJ39
- GDN8LR7HGE43
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 601 S Knoles Dr Rm 220, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA
- Website
- nau.edu
- Founded
- 1899
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- 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 | $2,674,282 |
| FY2025 | $9,139,287 |
| FY2024 | $7,627,973 |
| FY2023 | $14,287,328 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Threat Reduction Agency | $1,336,099 | |
| 2 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $588,186 | |
| 3 | Department of the Army | $555,000 | |
| 4 | Department of Health and Human Services | $231,493 | |
| 5 | Department of the Navy | $33,219 | |
| 6 | Department of the Interior | $17,162 | |
| 7 | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
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Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Research Institute | NNM16AA08C | $86,116 | |
| Arizona State University | 80MSFC26C0002 | $219,522 | |
| University Of Texas At Austin | 75D30122C15411 | $31,319 | |
| University Of Arizona | NNM10AA11C | $247,823 | |
| California Institute Of Technology | 80MSFC19C0042 | $35,474 |
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Grant awards
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents Of The University Of California | R21AI193607 | $30,500 | |
| Executive Office Of State Of Arizona | 25ACDAZ001 | $639,500 | |
| Executive Office Of State Of Arizona | 25ACDAZ001 | $490,000 | |
| Executive Office Of State Of Arizona | 25ACDAZ001 | $498,101 | |
| Executive Office Of State Of Arizona | 24AFDAZ001 | $499,775 |
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About the company
Northern Arizona University (NAU), a public research institution and Hispanic-Serving Institution headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona, operates as a prime recipient on the vast majority of its federal awards (89% of 1,823 awards across all sources), delivering scientific research, environmental monitoring and laboratory testing, STEM education programming, and technical consulting services to civilian federal agencies with particular concentration in research and development funding.
NAU's customer base is heavily skewed toward research agencies. NASA's Shared Services Center anchors the portfolio with 225 awards valued at $43.3 million in combined potential value, followed by the National Science Foundation (262 awards), the Department of Interior's National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey (93 and 73 awards respectively), and the Indian Health Service (16 awards, $2.8 million combined potential value). Together, these five agencies represent 39% of award count and 38% of combined potential value. Research funding dominates the award classification: R&D in space science and basic physical/engineering sciences accounts for over 100 awards, with educational programming (STEM curriculum development, K-12 teacher professional development, undergraduate support services) adding another 47 awards.
NAU delivers concrete capabilities across four primary domains. Environmental science and monitoring work includes radiocarbon and isotopic analysis, environmental sampling and laboratory testing (with prior CDC contracts for pathogenic bacteria identification), hydrological monitoring, and geospatial remote sensing—performed through institutional facilities in Flagstaff and field sites across the Southwest and globally. Planetary and space science research encompasses NASA-funded investigations of Mars geology, black hole physics, near-Earth objects, and lunar exploration, with recent awards including $578.7 thousand for Martian volcanic materials, $556.4 thousand for balanced science programming, and $150 thousand for tropical forest vulnerability mapping. STEM education and workforce development work spans NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs, teacher professional development for computer science and data science instruction, and student support services for first-generation and low-income students, with recent awards including $994.3 thousand for "Let's Talk Code" computer science education and $568.6 thousand for remote sensing REU programming. Forestry and fire science research includes fuel reduction treatment development, post-fire ecosystem recovery, wildfire risk perception studies, and long-term forest monitoring coordinated through the university's School of Forestry and as host institution for the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
NAU's activity trajectory shows moderate growth over the past five years (108 awards in 2022, 147 in 2024, declining to 60 in the partial 2026 year-to-date), with 134 awards valued at $34.1 million reaching completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore facing recompete. The university does not hold federal contract vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, or BPAs) as a prime contractor. Instead, NAU operates primarily under single-award agreements and delivery orders issued against pre-existing federal vehicles: a Missile Defense Agency SHIELD indefinite delivery contract (1 task order, $500 ceiling, awarded January 2026 but effectively a placeholder), a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Basic Ordering Agreement (no ceiling, effective through August 2035), and multiple single-award agreements with NIH, NSF, USDA, and Interior. The university holds position on no government-wide vehicles.
In its subcontractor role (11% of total awards), NAU delivers remote sensing and geospatial analysis to Arizona State University (Artemis lunar infrared instrumentation), Lucy mission asteroid spectroscopy analysis to Southwest Research Institute, and participates in multi-institution research consortia led by universities (including UC Irvine, Johns Hopkins, UC Los Angeles, University of Washington, and University of Texas institutions) on topics spanning coral paleobiology, volcanic degassing, neuromuscular control in cerebral palsy, and ecosystem modeling.
Service Contract Inventory data shows sparse SCI-reportable activity: four prime records and five subcontractor records across FY2022–FY2025, with $2.4 million in prime invoiced revenue concentrated in FY2022 ($2.3 million across 1.2 FTEs). Government-paid hourly rates on prime service contracts ranged from $82.48/hr (10th percentile) to $178.23/hr (90th percentile), with a median of $130.35/hr. SCI FTE delivery declined from 1.2 in FY2022 to 0.5 in FY2025, reflecting the university's research and education focus over sustained service contract activity.
NAU operates as a subsidiary of the Arizona Board of Regents, the state's higher education governing board, which holds parent entity status on all federal grant awards. The university designates itself as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (Hispanic enrollment exceeding 25% of student body as of fall 2022) and a Native American-serving nontribal institution, with particular strength in serving Indigenous students: over the past 59 years, NAU has been one of two McIntire-Stennis forestry research grant institutions in Arizona. The university does not compete under federal set-asides; all awards are full-and-open competitive.
Quick answers
Is Northern Arizona University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Northern Arizona University's SAM.gov registration is active through September 9, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Northern Arizona University hold?
Northern Arizona University holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: SHIELD.
How much has Northern Arizona University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $9,139,287 to Northern Arizona University in fiscal year 2025 and $33,728,870 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Northern Arizona University rank among federal contractors?
Northern Arizona University ranked #10 in PSC B517, #26 in PSC AR21 and #54 in PSC AH in FY2025.
What is Northern Arizona University's most recent federal award?
Northern Arizona University's most recent federal grant award is Evaluating impacts of stiffness and neutral angle on stair ambulation and overground walking performance in cerebral… (F31HD119948), from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), on December 1, 2026.
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