University Of California, San Diego

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is a prestigious public research institution and academic medical center that serves as a major recipient of federal contract and grant awards across a diverse portfolio of scientific, medical, and technological research and services. As a 1862 Land Grant College and tax-exempt educational institution registered in the System for Award Management since December 3, 2001, UCSD leverages its position as a leading research-intensive university to provide specialized capabilities in advanced scientific research, healthcare services, and technological innovation to multiple federal agencies. The institution's broad expertise spans biomedical sciences, engineering, computational modeling, clinical services, and specialized research support that directly advances national priorities in health, defense, and scientific discovery.

UCSD has demonstrated extensive experience delivering specialized goods and services through federal contract awards, with recent prime contract work reflecting the institution's capability to support both research and operational requirements. Recent contract awards include a $39,450 delivery order from the Naval Special Warfare Command for human cadaver specimens used in specialized military training and research, an $87,630.40 delivery order from the Department of Veterans Affairs for ophthalmology services, and a $244,364 purchase order from the Federal Railroad Administration for continued development of non-contact high-speed rail inspection technology. The institution has also received a $200,000 definitive contract from Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 for data creation and storage services, and contracts valued at $59,427 and $110,699 from the Shared Services Center (NASA) for software citation workshops and development of a publicly available software citation station for astrophysics and planetary sciences applications. Additional contract work has included $176,623.20 for peptide analysis and evaluation services, $34,992.97 and $44,999.89-$44,999.68 for animal laboratory and core services delivered to the Veterans Health Administration, and a $7,548 purchase order for proteomics core facility support services. These contracts demonstrate UCSD's role as a critical service provider to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense agencies including Naval Special Warfare Command, NASA, and the Federal Railroad Administration, with no set-aside designations applied to the reviewed awards.

UCSD's federal grant portfolio reflects the institution's strength as a research-intensive university conducting cutting-edge investigations across multiple scientific disciplines with substantial funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and other federal agencies. Recent grants total over $150 million in federal research support, including significant awards for biomedical research such as $3,138,871 from the National Institute on Aging for human neuropeptide transmitter systems in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis, $3,081,936 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for mechanisms of ALS and FTD using single-cell spatial transcriptomics, and $3,008,247 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute for cell-type specific mechanisms of mitral valve prolapse. UCSD has received substantial awards across infectious disease research ($2,911,005 from NIAID for HIV care continuum studies), cancer research ($2,984,495 from the National Cancer Institute for liquid biomarker validation in renal cell carcinoma), and drug abuse research ($2,288,607 from NIDA for developmental brain connectomics and substance use in adolescence). The institution also leads major initiatives in advanced computing and cyberinfrastructure, including a $1,600,000 award for cyber threat intelligence infrastructure development, $1,199,999 for research on routing security in education networks, and $1,200,000 for computational proteomics advancement. Additional research encompasses materials science ($1,315,259 from the Department of Energy for molecular spintronic materials), environmental health ($398,750 from NCATS for rare mitochondrial disease biomarkers), and workforce development including a $5,340,000 Graduate Research Fellowship Program award from NSF. UCSD serves as both prime grantee and subrecipient institution, collaborating extensively with peer research institutions, medical centers, and national laboratories while maintaining primary responsibility for conducting federally funded research across health sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and educational domains.

UCSD holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) with a ceiling value of $700,000 and a period of performance extending through December 29, 2029, under which the institution provides human cadaver specimens for specialized research and training purposes supporting the special operations community. This IDC represents a standing vehicle through which USSOCOM has issued multiple delivery orders to UCSD for the procurement of cadaveric materials in accordance with product descriptions and pricing schedules established in the base contract. The cadaver specimen provision reflects UCSD's unique specialized capability as an academic medical institution to supply critical biological research materials that support advanced military training and research requirements within the Defense Department's special operations apparatus. The contract structure as a single-award vehicle indicates that UCSD maintains exclusive authorization under this particular agreement to provide these specialized materials to USSOCOM, demonstrating the federal government's reliance on the institution's established quality standards, regulatory compliance, and operational capacity to deliver this critical research resource on a task order basis through the contract's five-year performance period.