University Of California Irvine
Irvine, CA Part of State Of California Controllers Office
- UEI
- MJC5FCYQTPE6
- CAGE
- 0VWL0
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
State Of California Controllers Office · Sacramento, CA
NUDGYLBB4S99
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Parent
State Of California Controllers Office · Sacramento, CA
NUDGYLBB4S99
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Aldrich Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Website
- uci.edu
- Founded
- 1965
- Employees
- 10K-50K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- 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 | -$145,898 |
| FY2026 | $3,980,131 |
| FY2025 | $6,905,438 |
| FY2024 | $7,016,155 |
| FY2023 | $8,380,730 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | $2,827,820 | |
| 2 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $570,978 | |
| 3 | Department of the Army | $200,000 | |
| 4 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $144,399 | |
| 5 | Department of the Interior | $91,035 |
Contract awards
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Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute Of Technology | 80GSFC18C0011 | $174,895 | |
| California Institute Of Technology | 80GSFC18C0011 | $153,116 | |
| Triad National Security, LLC | 89233218CNA000001 | $35,000 | |
| University Of Rochester | W81XWH22C0138 | $104,277 | |
| California Institute Of Technology | 80GSFC18C0011 | $196,000 |
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Grant awards
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regents Of The University Of Michigan | P30AG012846 | $43,200 | |
| New York University | R01AI093504 | $197,624 | |
| Baystate Medical Center, Inc. | R33DA063687 | $176,335 | |
| Drexel University | R21AI190606 | $16,548 | |
| University Of Utah | R01EY031959 | $63,587 |
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About the company
University of California Irvine, a public research institution and Land Grant college headquartered in Irvine, California, operates as a prime recipient on the overwhelming majority of its federal research portfolio (90% of awards), conducting basic and applied research across biomedical sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and education funded principally through grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and NASA.
UCI's federal award footprint reflects a comprehensive research enterprise. The institution has received over 6,000 federal awards with combined potential value of $469.6 million, though obligated federal funding totals $7.27 billion, indicating substantial multi-year research commitments. Annual award volume has declined from a five-year high of 439 awards in 2024 to 218 in 2026, suggesting either a contraction in new funding or a shift in award timing relative to the source snapshot. The institution serves 195 distinct federal customer agencies, with concentration in research funding: the National Science Foundation leads by volume (1,140 awards) followed by NIH (528 awards at the parent agency level), yet NASA's Shared Services Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs dominate by potential value, anchoring $83.4 million and $49.7 million respectively across smaller award counts. This pattern—many small NSF awards and fewer larger NASA and VA awards—reflects UCI's dual role as both a core research university and a clinical/service provider to specific federal programs.
UCI's capability portfolio spans the full spectrum of academic research. The top customer concentration reveals primary strengths: NIH-funded biomedical research dominates grant activity, covering cellular and molecular biology, neuroscience, aging research, cancer biology, and immunology. Representative recent awards include $6.132 million from NIH's Office of the Director for spatial multi-omics analysis of Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome (FY2026); $3.024 million from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy integrated with machine learning for drug efficacy testing (FY2026); and $1.959 million from the Department of Education for establishment of the National Center for Writing Research to Improve Teaching Effectiveness with Generative AI (FY2026). NSF-funded work emphasizes fundamental science and engineering, with awards supporting quantum computing research, climate modeling, mathematical sciences, and materials research. NASA work, often routed through the Shared Services Center, funds space science data analysis and instrument development. The VA contract footprint ($49.7 million) reflects UCI's clinical service delivery, including urology physician services, animal care, DNA sequencing, and biostatistical support to the Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 in Long Beach.
Activity trajectory shows contraction. Awards per year declined from 439 in 2024 to 218 in 2026, a 50 percent decrease. Recompete exposure in the next 24 months spans 511 awards with $24.7 million in combined potential value, concentrated in NIH intramural and NSF research grants nearing completion. This recompete cliff suggests significant renewal demand across the biomedical and basic science portfolios.
Service Contract Inventory activity is minimal and recent. SCI-reportable invoiced revenue totals $5.5 million across FY2022–FY2025, concentrated in FY2024–FY2025 ($2.8 million and $2.7 million respectively). The FTE trajectory shows growth from 0 FTEs in FY2023 to 7.5 FTEs by FY2025, driven by the VA clinical service contracts. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI-reportable prime contracts cluster at a median of $409.15/hr across all labor categories, consistent with federal clinical service billing rates. Subcontractor engagement on SCI-reportable work is absent (0% sub-hours share), indicating UCI delivers service directly rather than through subcontracted labor on captured contracts.
UCI competes predominantly in full-and-open federal research funding. The institution holds no seats on major government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), multiple-award schedules, or standing IDIQs beyond single-award vehicles like the Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 urology services contract. Its prime-heavy posture (90% of awards) reflects the research university model: UCI competes for peer-reviewed grants as an independent institution and sub-awards portions of grants to collaborators rather than operating as a subcontractor to other universities or research entities. The 10 percent sub-award share (581 awards) places UCI as a secondary performer on collaborative efforts led by peer institutions including the University of Michigan, Caltech, Stanford, Yale, Duke, and the University of Pennsylvania, typically contributing specialized facilities, computational analysis, or domain expertise rather than overall project management.
Corporate structure: UCI is a child organization of the State of California Controllers Office, a U.S. state government entity, reflecting its status as a public university within the University of California system. This designation carries no federal set-aside implications for federal contracting; UCI competes full-and-open in federal research procurements.
Quick answers
Is University Of California Irvine registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. University Of California Irvine's SAM.gov registration is active through August 27, 2027.
How much has University Of California Irvine received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $6,905,438 to University Of California Irvine in fiscal year 2025 and $26,136,554 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does University Of California Irvine rank among federal contractors?
University Of California Irvine ranked #17 in PSC B517, #48 in PSC AN11 and #67 in PSC AR21 in FY2025.
What is University Of California Irvine's most recent federal award?
University Of California Irvine's most recent federal grant award is Characterizing and targeting membrane properties tied to chemotherapeutic resistance in gliomas (F31CA301899), from National Cancer Institute (NIH), on March 4, 2027.
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