Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico
Ciudad de México, CDMX Doing business as Rectoria
- UEI
- HCWXG3BCANN6
- CAGE
- SUN93
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Country - Foreign Government
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Av. Universidad 3000, C.U., Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
- Website
- unam.mx
- Founded
- 1958
- Employees
- 10K-50K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $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 .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hierarchical 3D virus-based gold nanostructures for tunable and thermo-switchable electronic circuits-(afosr/IOS)… | Air Forces Europe and Africa | $166,100 | |
| CSP XIV colage 2024 | Office of Naval Research | $25,000 | |
| A new generation of chassis to gene expression: from yucatan to synthetic biology | Office of Naval Research | $49,995 | |
| Rapid: workshops at casa matematica oaxaca | Division of Mathematical Sciences | $200,000 | |
| Identifying distribution of feral swine in mexico | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | $0 |
About Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, doing business as Rectoria, is a foreign government–owned educational institution and research university headquartered in Mexico City that acts as a federal grant recipient (54% of recent awards as prime recipient) and sub-recipient on collaborative research awards from U.S. civilian agencies, with no federal contract footprint.
Rectoria operates as a state-controlled institution of higher learning and does not compete for federal contracts or sit on federal contract vehicles. Its federal engagement is exclusively grant-based, centered on collaborative research with U.S. universities and federal research sponsors. As a prime grant recipient, Rectoria has received direct funding from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for basic and applied research projects. A current prime award from AFOSR, dated April 1, 2026 and running through March 31, 2029, funds hierarchical 3D virus-based gold nanostructures for tunable and thermo-switchable electronic circuits under the International Science and Operations Research for Defense (SOARD T412) program. An earlier prime grant from ONR dated March 19, 2024 funded the CSP XIV COLAGE 2024 project through September 30, 2024.
As a sub-recipient, Rectoria participates in larger research collaborations anchored by U.S. universities. Recent sub-awards include a January 2025 sub-grant from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center for viral ancient DNA sequencing and paleoproteomics analysis of archeological remains from colonial-era mass burial sites in Mexico City, an October 2024 sub-grant from Michigan State University for environmental systems analysis focusing on sea cucumber populations and ecosystem recovery, an August 2024 sub-grant from the University of Maryland for surface water microbiological surveillance under the JIFSAN cooperative agreement, an April 2024 sub-grant from the University of Southern California for genome-wide genealogical analysis, and two earlier JIFSAN sub-grants from Maryland dated November 2023 and May 2023 addressing salmonella contamination in water systems.
Rectoria's customer base spans nine federal agencies, with the top customer by award count being the Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (three awards), followed by NIH and the Office of Naval Research (two awards each). Combined dollars obligated across all thirteen awards in the source data total $1.3 million. Activity has been intermittent — one award in 2020, two in 2023, four in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026 — reflecting the episodic nature of international collaborative research grants rather than a sustained contracting footprint. Rectoria's research strength lies in virology, pathogen genomics, environmental microbiology, and population genetics, with institutional expertise located at the International Laboratory for Human Genome Research (LIIGH) at UNAM.
Quick answers
What is Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's UEI?
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is HCWXG3BCANN6.
What is Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's CAGE code?
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's CAGE code is SUN93.
Where is Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico located?
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's physical address in SAM.gov is Av. Universidad 3000, C.U., Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico.
Is Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's SAM.gov registration is active through January 5, 2027.
What is Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's most recent federal award?
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico's most recent federal grant award is Hierarchical 3D virus-based gold nanostructures for tunable and thermo-switchable electronic circuits-(afosr/IOS)… (FA8655261B005), from Air Forces Europe and Africa, on April 1, 2026.
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