The Pennsylvania State University

State College, PA Doing business as Penn State

UEI
NPM2J7MSCF61
CAGE
7A720
Primary NAICS
611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • Other Not For Profit Organization
  • Educational Institution
  • 1862 Land Grant College
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
Old Main, State College, PA 16801, USA
Website
psu.edu
Founded
1855
Employees
10K-50K
Estimated annual revenue
$1B-$10B
Industry
  1. Consumer Discretionary
  2. Diversified Consumer Services
  3. Education Services
  4. Education
SIC code
82 Educational Services

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 $28,000
FY2026 $471,995,218
FY2025 $358,277,431
FY2024 $343,735,101
FY2023 $323,465,544

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of the Navy $416,787,337
2 Office of the Secretary of Defense $19,494,076
3 Air Force $12,920,570
4 Washington Headquarters Service $7,511,354
5 Department of the Army $4,072,522
6 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $3,642,350
7 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency $3,057,849
8 Defense Threat Reduction Agency $2,327,896
9 Missile Defense Agency $1,494,013
10 Department of the Treasury $989,244

Contract vehicles

Expired vehicles (2)

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
National animal health laboratory network diagnostic testing services AMR-AST testing 124PSA27F0004 Office of the Chief Financial Officer $1,500
Development of zirconium carbide and superior high temperature ceramics for nuclear fission applications. 80NSSC27P0045 Shared Services Center $26,500
International institute of tropical forestry analytical services for plant tissue samples 1240BE26P0097 Forest Service $7,140
National animal health laboratory network diagnostic testing services, hpai 12639526F0820 Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services (APHIS) $10,000
Pulse laser directed energy deposition for repair and sustainment N0002426F8374 Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) $650,000

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Contract subawards

Prime contractor Prime award Amount Awarded
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC DRAGONFLY EXTENDED PHASE B MISSION UNDER 80MSFC20D0004 AEROSPACE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ARDES) II. Services 80MSFC22F0048 -$364,608
Creare LLC PHASE II SBIR FOR TOPIC AF233-0033 PSU will deliver trained network for analog generation and associated data used to train and test the methodology. FA233025CB005 $299,998
Creare LLC STTR PHASE II FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED EXTENDING THE ANALOG ENSEMBLE METHOD FOR SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS PSU will provide technical expertise on the Analog… W9132V25C0003 $460,000
Emory University AWARD OF THE BASE TO EMORY FOR CEIRR CONTRACT 75N93021C00017 Emory CEIRR 75N93021C00017 $342,018
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC IGF::CL, CT::IGF management and operation of the national security campus -- contract no. DE-NA0002839 r&d DENA0002839 $95,151

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Grant awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Seafloor phosphorus weathering and earth system response to geologic perturbations 2617572 Division of Earth Sciences $494,304
The role of astrocyte neuromodulation in cortical plasticity and learning F31EY038632 National Eye Institute (NIH) $37,168
Identification of metabolic modulators via biocatalysis and profiling of synthetic lasso peptide libraries F32GM167170 National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH) $76,300
Collaborative research: a subspace optimization framework for resource-efficient and private fine-tuning of large… 2619078 Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems $270,000
Examining somatostatin receptor pathways following binge drinking: a focus on PFC-->PAG projections F32AA032721 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH) $153,560

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Grant subawards

Prime recipient Prime award Amount Awarded
University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education Prepare modified AlN thin films as substrates for transferring van der Waals heterostructures on to be future quantum simulator platforms. Specific… DESC0026132 $190,570
Purdue University CoolScrew: Holistic Optimization of a High Temperature Heat Pump System with Internally Cooled Screw Compressors DEEE0010864 $278,186
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska Safety in Agriculture for Youth (SAY) 20264152146544 $35,000
University Of Illinois POSE: Phase II: Cardinal: An Open-Source Ecosystem for High-Fidelity Multiphysics for Energy Applications 2550125 $150,000
The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia SCOPE OF WORK Dr. Ryan will be in charge of the three-day long LEAH experiential learning visits to Hershey 3 times a year for 2 different discipline learners… T71MC30798 $72,820

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About the company

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Pennsylvania State University operates as a premier federal research institution providing applied research, development, engineering, and scientific discovery services to the federal government as a prime recipient and contractor across a portfolio spanning defense technology, space science, basic research, and educational grants. Penn State competes predominantly full-and-open, with no set-aside designations across its recent federal awards, reflecting selection based on technical merit and research capability in advanced materials science, acoustics engineering, naval systems support, and fundamental physics.

Penn State's customer concentration heavily favors the Department of the Navy, which accounts for the plurality of the institution's federal work. Naval Sea Systems Command leads by award count and potential value, with 2,138 awards carrying $9.04 billion in combined potential value, anchored by multiple indefinite delivery contracts including N0002418D6401 ($3.03 billion across 766 task orders) and N0002412D6404 ($1.08 billion across 673 task orders). The Office of Naval Research contributes 555 awards valued at $1.26 billion. Within this Navy-dominant footprint, Penn State delivers research and development across submarine propulsion systems, acoustic sensors, high-energy laser systems, mine countermeasures, strategic weapons systems sustainment, and advanced manufacturing science. Representative prime contract work includes a $39.9 million delivery order from Naval Sea Systems Command for warhead and advanced manufacturing science and technology development, an $8.08 million Columbia Class Propulsor and Shafting development contract, a $29.99 million ROMULUS program delivery order, an $8.41 million undersea warfare sensors and systems development task order from the Office of Naval Research, and a $6.94 million Multi-Material Propulsor Prototype delivery order. The National Science Foundation places 2,116 awards; activity volumes suggest these carry substantially smaller individual values. NASA Shared Services Center has placed 676 awards valued at $159.4 million. The recompete cliff shows 772 awards (combined potential value $1.03 billion) reaching completion within the next twenty-four months, representing significant bid opportunity for competitors.

Penn State operates as a prime on 93% of its awards and rarely subcontracts; the 7% sub-award footprint is modest, with named primes including Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (Dragonfly Extended Phase B aerospace research), Creare LLC (SBIR and STTR for analog ensemble methods and satellite observation), Emory University (CEIRR contract), and Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies (National Security Campus operations and R&D). The SCI dataset captures $5.9 million in invoiced federal service contract revenue across FY2022–FY2025 (prime records only), with FY2025 showing $2.3 million across 5.7 FTEs and FY2022 reporting $2.4 million across 2.0 FTEs. Median government-paid hourly rates reach $40,530/hr, with 90th percentile rates exceeding $318,000/hr, reflecting mixed labor categories spanning research scientists, engineers, and administrative support. Sub-engagement on prime contracts averages only 1% of total contractor hours, indicating Penn State builds and delivers its own research teams rather than relying on subcontractor labor.

Penn State's federal grant portfolio spans the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Agriculture, funding basic and applied research in materials science, quantum computing, life sciences, climate and weather modeling, and agricultural innovation. Recent grants include $1.75 million from the Army Research Development and Engineering Command for the BARN OWL neuromorphic computing project (August 2026–August 2032), $1.393 million from NSF for UXarray open-source software ecosystem transition, $5.475 million cooperative agreement for the LATTICE Programmable Cloud Laboratory for semiconductor and quantum materials research, $6.473 million from the Department of Energy for nuclear energy infrastructure revitalization, $3 million from the Defense Health Agency for randomized controlled trials on PTSD interventions in military couples, and $614 thousand from NIFA for Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development research on farm viability and economic development. Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory, a major subsidiary entity, anchors much of the Navy contracting, particularly submarine and acoustic systems work. The corporate structure includes Pennsylvania College of Technology, a 1862 land-grant institution subsidiary, and Penn State Hershey Medical Center, a hospital system engaging in health research and clinical trials.

Activity has contracted in recent years—2024 saw 841 awards but 2025 recorded 560 awards, with only four awards recorded in 2027 year-to-date in the source snapshot. This decline reflects natural variation in annual federal award cycles and does not indicate loss of capacity; Penn State remains a top-tier federal research performer with $20.66 billion in combined potential value across 15,240 awards in the portfolio. The institution's dominant federal customer concentration (45% of awards with Navy Naval Sea Systems Command) creates both a stable revenue base and recompete risk as existing large parent contracts roll off.

Quick answers

Is The Pennsylvania State University registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. The Pennsylvania State University's SAM.gov registration is active through September 2, 2027.

Which contract vehicles does The Pennsylvania State University hold?

The Pennsylvania State University holds a place on 5 federal contract vehicles, including 03FAC, JE-RDAP and MAS.

How much has The Pennsylvania State University received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $358,277,431 to The Pennsylvania State University in fiscal year 2025 and $1,497,501,294 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does The Pennsylvania State University rank among federal contractors?

The Pennsylvania State University ranked #3 in PSC K023, #8 in PSC AC32 and #10 in PSC AR21 in FY2025.

What is The Pennsylvania State University's most recent federal award?

The Pennsylvania State University's most recent federal grant award is Seafloor phosphorus weathering and earth system response to geologic perturbations (2617572), from Division of Earth Sciences, on June 1, 2027.

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