University Of Toledo

University of Toledo, a public research institution based in Toledo, Ohio, acts as a prime recipient of federal grants and prime contractor on federal research and education awards across 116 agencies, competing predominantly full-and-open with no recourse to set-asides. The university operates as an educational and research institution (NAICS: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; primary PSC: Space R&D Services) and delivered 896 total federal awards over the period covered, including 818 prime awards (91%) and 78 sub-awards (9%), with combined potential value of $335.7 million against $544.5 million in actual obligations.

University of Toledo's capability footprint centers on research and development, educational services, and scientific infrastructure. Recent representative work includes a $14.997 million definitive contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory on new materials for space power systems (NEW MATERIALS FOR SPACE, awarded July 2024, completion October 2029); a $349,814 purchase order from NASA's Shared Services Center for very high cycle fatigue and supplementary high cycle fatigue testing of additive alloys (awarded February 2026, completion February 2029); a $3 million Office of Naval Research definitive contract for effusion cooling technology development for hypersonic ground testing (awarded July 2024, completion January 2027); and numerous NIH Project Grants in biomedical research spanning reproductive biology, cancer mechanisms, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular disease. Grant recipients span NIH institutes (NICHD, NHLBI, NIGMS, NINDS, NIDCR, NAID, NCI) and NSF divisions funding physics, astronomy, earth sciences, chemistry, engineering, and STEM education.

Customer concentration is moderate by dollar value but dispersed by count. The top five funding agencies by potential value account for 92% of dollars: the Department of the Navy dominates at $147.2 million across 13 awards (predominantly the $147 million Naval Community College Partnerships IDIQ); the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory at $61 million across 14 awards; NASA Glenn Research Center at $48.9 million across 39 awards; NIH National Cancer Institute at $31 million across 14 awards; and NASA Shared Services Center at $21.1 million across 42 awards. By award count (38% of total), NSF leads with 187 awards, followed by NIH with 44, NASA Shared Services Center with 42, NASA Glenn with 39, and USDA Agricultural Research Service with 25. The concentration divergence reflects several large Navy and Air Force research and education vehicles alongside numerous smaller NSF investigator-initiated grants.

University of Toledo holds a ten-year Basic Ordering Agreement with the Department of the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (established January 19, 2026, completion January 18, 2036) for tuition, educational services, and research support with no stated ceiling. The university also holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract (NNC07BA12B) with NASA carrying 11 task orders worth $12.1 million combined, and Basic Ordering Agreements with the Navy (DABT2375A0331 and N0018926GZ011) carrying task orders for research and medical services. These vehicles anchor recurring education and research delivery to Navy and NASA customers.

Recent activity shows stable engagement: 36 awards in 2022, 46 in 2023, 39 in 2024, 46 in 2025, and 33 awarded in 2026 year-to-date. Within the next twenty-four months, 48 awards (combined potential value $29.5 million) reach ultimate completion, creating recompete exposure across NSF investigator-initiated grants, NIH project grants, and task orders under Navy and NASA standing agreements.

In its subcontractor role, University of Toledo delivers specialized research support to Eaton Corporation on intelligent resilient structures (R&D in advanced materials and additive manufacturing), to Leidos on research support services, to Battelle Memorial Institute on coastal observations and field measurements, and to multiple academic prime recipients on collaborative research spanning materials science, biomedical engineering, and environmental studies. Sub-recipient posture is limited; the university operates predominantly as prime or as secondary researcher on collaborative grants rather than as pass-through administrator.

University of Toledo's federal footprint reflects a mature, multidisciplinary research enterprise with deep engagement in space science, materials engineering, biomedical research, and STEM education. The institution competes on academic and scientific merit with no dependency on federal procurement set-asides, positioning it as a mainstream research university accessible to contractors seeking research partnerships, educational program delivery, and materials characterization and testing services.