Texas State University

Texas State University, located in San Marcos, Texas, is a comprehensive public research university and Hispanic-Serving Institution that serves as the second largest four-year public HSI in the nation. The institution maintains an active portfolio of federal contract and grant awards spanning research, education, training, and technical services across multiple disciplines including materials science, artificial intelligence, civil engineering, agricultural sciences, and defense technologies. With its designation as an R2 research institution and commitment to broadening participation among underrepresented populations, Texas State University delivers specialized technical and research services to federal agencies while simultaneously advancing educational outcomes for its diverse student population.

Through federal prime contracts, Texas State University has provided diverse technical and research services to multiple civilian and defense-related federal agencies. The university received a $149,120 firm fixed-price purchase order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct research on optimal geosynthetic design for unsaturated fouled ballast on weak subgrade, with completion targeted for May 2027. More substantially, Texas State University holds multiple delivery order contracts with the Food and Drug Administration valued at significant amounts, including a $3,155,744.38 task order beginning May 30, 2025 and a $1,728,816.56 task order for the Texas Tobacco Retailer Inspections Program, both representing work under a larger $16.7 million Indefinite Delivery Contract. The university also executed a $1,211,758 firm fixed-price purchase order from a civilian federal agency to develop a model of constructive confrontation for rapport-based interrogation, with completion scheduled for September 2026, partnering with Iowa State University as a major subcontractor. Additionally, the university received a $264,000 contract from the Federal Railroad Administration for research on social and community factors contributing to pedestrian trespass behaviors, though this contract was terminated for convenience effective June 13, 2025. Multiple non-set-aside contracts from the Shared Services Center totaling $500,000 for research grants serving school districts and $254,118 for groundwater impact research further demonstrate the university's contract service capabilities. Sub-contract work includes supporting research led by the University of Michigan on tobacco-related surveillance studies for the FDA.

Texas State University maintains an extensive portfolio of federal grant awards across research, education, and training initiatives funded by agencies including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and specialized agencies. Research grants span diverse fields: a $249,995 NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences award for research on noncentrosymmetric superconductors, a $531,550 National Cancer Institute grant for discovering neuroblastoma differentiation therapy targets, a $620,000 Department of Energy Office of Science award for oxygen evolution electrocatalyst degradation research, and a $3,750,000 NSF Engineering Research Center grant for ultrawide bandgap semiconductor device materials research. Education-focused grants include a $4,161,783 CCAMPIS grant from the U.S. Department of Education for campus-based child care services, a $1,250,000 Department of Health and Human Services grant for relationship education to pregnant and parenting adolescents, and multiple NSF Division of Undergraduate Education grants totaling millions for STEM education initiatives, teacher preparation, and student support services. The university serves as prime recipient on training and capacity-building grants, including $10,200,000 for the Preparing for Active Shooter Situations program through the Department of Justice, $1,200,000 for climate-resilient agriculture training for underrepresented students through USDA NIFA, and $800,000 for Department of Defense basic research in science and engineering. Agricultural and environmental grants include $300,000 for hemp production research, $200,000 for the Farm to Fork to Field project training high school students in regenerative agriculture, and multiple cooperative agreements with state and federal environmental agencies for water quality, ecosystem, and natural resource management. Sub-grant partnerships demonstrate institutional collaboration, with Texas State serving as a sub-recipient on grants from institutions including the University of Michigan (tobacco surveillance), San Diego State University (Chagas disease education), Michigan State University (skeletal identification research), University of Texas at Austin (neuromuscular control research), and National Academy of Sciences (transportation research). The university's grant work encompasses training for K-12 teachers, professional development for law enforcement and first responders, curriculum development, scientific research spanning life sciences to mathematics, and community engagement initiatives.

Texas State University holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Food and Drug Administration valued at a ceiling of $16,728,277.18 for the provision of technical services related to tobacco retail inspections in Texas. Under this IDV, the university has executed multiple delivery orders, including the previously noted $3,155,744.38 task order for general FDA technical services spanning May 30, 2025 to May 29, 2026 and the $1,728,816.56 task order specifically for the Texas Tobacco Retailer Inspections Program with a completion date of July 31, 2025. This primary contract vehicle demonstrates the FDA's confidence in Texas State University's capacity to deliver sustained technical support and inspection-related services within a specified geographic scope, with the university maintaining the ability to receive additional task orders under the established ceiling value through the September 29, 2029 ultimate completion date. The contract structure allows for flexible tasking while maintaining established pricing and performance standards across multiple years of potential federal funding.