The Citadel
Charleston, SC Doing business as The Military College Of South Carolina
- UEI
- XYZHM6HA92E5
- CAGE
- 0CVA5
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
- Expired
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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- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 621498 All Other Outpatient Care Centers
- 621999 All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
- 721310 Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps
- 722310 Food Service Contractors
- 722513 Limited-Service Restaurants
- 812320 Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
- 921190 Other General Government Support
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 171 Moultrie St, Charleston, SC 29409, USA
- Website
- citadel.edu
- Founded
- 1842
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- 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 | $4,837,700 |
| FY2025 | $3,871,826 |
| FY2024 | $3,595,557 |
| FY2023 | $3,116,129 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $4,837,700 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University | 2225816 | $74,000 | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | 2513501 | $72,017 | |
| Clemson University | 2242812 | $461,435 | |
| North Carolina State University | 2405862 | $279,310 | |
| University Of Rochester | HT94252411097 | $185,236 |
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About the company
The Citadel (doing business as The Military College of South Carolina), a state-controlled South Carolina institution of higher learning based in Charleston, operates as a prime contractor and grant recipient delivering NROTC tuition funding, campus facility leasing, STEM education, cybersecurity scholarships, and applied research to the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Education. The institution competes on full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.
The Citadel's recent contract work centers on a narrow but high-volume capability: providing tuition and allowable-fees coverage for Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen scholarship recipients. Recent delivery orders include a $2.582 million Spring 2026 NROTC tuition ratification order from Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (awarded March 18, 2026), a $2.255 million Fall 2025 NROTC tuition and fees order from the Bureau of Naval Personnel (November 21, 2025), and a $2.113 million Spring 2025 NROTC tuition order also from the Bureau of Naval Personnel (February 21, 2025). The institution also holds a $178.5 million combined-potential-value seat on GSA Basic Ordering Agreement GS04B39149, a nonresidential-building-leasing vehicle with 122 task orders, reflecting The Citadel's real estate footprint and facility-lease arrangements with federal agencies.
Customer concentration splits between Navy education funding and real-estate leasing. By award count, the Department of the Air Force (46 awards), the Department of the Army (30 awards), and Naval Education and Training Command (21 awards, $24.7 million combined potential value) anchor the top tier; GSA's Public Buildings Service Central Office (6 awards, $26.4 million) and Naval Education and Training Command together dominate potential-value rankings, accounting for approximately 26% of combined potential value. The Navy's two organizational components—Naval Education and Training Command and Bureau of Naval Personnel—together represent recurring NROTC tuition business, while GSA's leasing vehicle represents a structural, long-term relationship tied to facility occupancy.
Across its federal grant footprint, The Citadel acts as prime recipient on research and education programs anchored by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and the SBA. Recent grants include a $1.63 million five-year Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Track 3 award from NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education (October 1, 2025) supporting computer science teacher leadership development in South Carolina rural districts; a $1.87 million collaborative-research grant from NSF's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (September 15, 2025) focused on integrating computer science, AI, and cybersecurity into K-8 curricula; a $1.063 million Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy scholarship award (August 29, 2025) providing merit-based cybersecurity scholarships through academic year 2025-2026; a $375 thousand SBA Veterans Outreach Program grant (May 1, 2025) delivering entrepreneurship training and business-development services to veterans and military-connected entrepreneurs; and a $151,999 Army Materiel Command Basic Scientific Research award (August 1, 2025) supporting laser-based precision material-patterning research. The Citadel also participates as a sub-recipient on NSF collaborative grants with Clemson University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, and North Carolina State University, supporting AI education curriculum development, inclusive engineering pathways, and teacher professional development in South Carolina.
Activity has grown from five awards in 2022 to thirteen in 2025, with two awards recorded so far in 2026. Only six awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting limited recompete exposure in that window. The Citadel's award portfolio spans 37 distinct customer agencies, but concentration is driven by the Navy's NROTC tuition business and GSA's leasing vehicle; outside those anchors, customer relationships are dispersed. The institution's 328 total awards (prime plus sub) reflect a 98% prime-award posture, with sub-award work limited to six grant sub-awards with Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Georgia State, the University of Rochester, and others—supporting curriculum development, research collaboration, and data collection in AI, engineering accessibility, and cognitive science.
Quick answers
Is The Citadel registered in SAM.gov?
The Citadel's SAM.gov registration expired on October 9, 2026.
How much has The Citadel received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $3,871,826 to The Citadel in fiscal year 2025 and $15,421,212 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does The Citadel rank among federal contractors?
The Citadel ranked #12 in PSC U005 and #41 in NAICS 6113 in FY2025.
What is The Citadel's most recent federal award?
The Citadel's most recent federal contract award is Ratification of government at fault retroactive tuition for spring 2026 nrotc midn tuition and allowable fees (N3560A26FB174), from Bureau of Naval Personnel (Navy), on March 18, 2026.
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