University Of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX Doing business as Ut Austin, Applied Research Laboratories
- UEI
- MG1PPMPNS9G3
- CAGE
- 55354
- Primary NAICS
- 541330 Engineering Services
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, University of Texas System, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
Austin, TX
V6AFQPN18437
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Parent
Austin, TX
V6AFQPN18437
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 10000 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78758, USA
- Website
- utexas.edu
- Founded
- 1883
- Employees
- 10K-50K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$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 .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $99,108,161 |
| FY2025 | $138,521,253 |
| FY2024 | $143,864,129 |
| FY2023 | $122,457,037 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $60,760,334 | |
| 2 | Air Force | $17,007,006 | |
| 3 | Department of the Army | $9,939,289 | |
| 4 | Office of the Secretary of Defense | $8,712,562 | |
| 5 | Department of Transportation | $1,182,208 | |
| 6 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $1,000,000 | |
| 7 | Department of Commerce | $524,997 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department Of State Health Services | NUE1EH001507 | $150,000 | |
| Department Of State Health Services | NB01TO000041 | $560,000 | |
| Department Of State Health Services | B0445246 | $300,000 | |
| ANN & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago | R01HD112321 | $10,278 | |
| Department Of State Health Services | B0445246 | $1,200,000 |
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About the company
University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories (UT Austin ARL), a division of the University of Texas System, performs advanced research and development for federal defense agencies as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint, specializing in naval systems, maritime autonomy, sonar technologies, and complex systems engineering. UT Austin ARL competes in the full-and-open market with no socioeconomic set-aside designations, operating under NAICS 541712 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences).
UT Austin ARL's federal customer base is heavily concentrated in the Navy. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command dominates both volume and dollars—1,650 awards worth $4.27 billion in combined potential value account for roughly 93% of the division's top-customer ranking by dollar share. The Department of the Navy Office of Naval Research contributes 148 awards worth $182.6 million. The top five customers together account for 93% of all awards. The division's $4.81 billion combined potential value portfolio is anchored almost entirely in Navy work, with Naval Sea Systems Command serving as the overwhelming anchor customer across three legacy indefinite-delivery contracts.
Capability work is grounded in delivery orders for sonar systems, submarine technology development, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) research, and maritime security. Recent representative contracts include a $11.6 million advanced development order from Naval Sea Systems Command for surface and submarine sonar processing systems (APB/ACB Advanced Development for the Surface and Submarine Sonar Processing VIII, ultimate completion August 24, 2028); a $9.95 million delivery order for large diameter UUV system configuration (ultimate completion February 25, 2028); and a $9.5 million fleet waterside security technologies package from Naval Sea Systems Command (ultimate completion January 30, 2027). A $8.14 million definitive contract from the Office of Naval Research funds development of an approach to determine ambient noise from own-ship sensors and signals, including viability demonstration and uncertainty estimation, running through February 25, 2029. Across these and hundreds of task orders, work focuses on acoustic propagation modeling, sonar design for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines, advanced sensor configuration, and systems engineering in support of undersea warfare capabilities.
UT Austin ARL holds a dominant position under three legacy indefinite-delivery contracts with Naval Sea Systems Command. The two largest vehicles—N0002407D6200 and N0002417D6421—collectively carry 1,572 task orders valued at approximately $2.174 billion in combined potential value. A third vehicle (N0002401D6600) carries 487 task orders worth $50.8 million. Under these vehicles, task orders flow continuously across sonar procurement packages, submarine digital twin systems engineering, mine countermeasures system support, waterside security system packages, and advanced sonar capability integration work. UT Austin ARL also operates under a $50 million single-award Basic Ordering Agreement with the Office of Naval Research established in February 2022 and running through February 2027, which enables rapid task order issuance for maritime autonomy, energy systems, advanced materials, and human-machine teaming research.
Activity shows growth trajectory in recent years—79 awards in 2022, 100 in 2023, 90 in 2024, 70 in 2025, and 26 year-to-date in 2026—with 120 awards (combined potential value $403.4 million) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and facing recompete exposure. Recent federal grant recipients include the Office of Naval Research for projects such as "Investigating Seabed Biogeoacoustic Variability Through Measurements and Modeling" (April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2028) and "Understanding the Complexities and Dynamic Nature of Fine-Grained Ocean-Bottom Sediments and Their Impact on Shallow Water Acoustic Propagation" (August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2027). NASA and NOAA have also awarded grants, including a $433 thousand NASA grant for balanced science program execution in lunar, orbital, and deep space exploration (May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2028).
Award distribution by prime customer agency reflects Naval Sea Systems Command's dominance: of 2,553 total prime awards in the source data, 1,650 (65%) flow to NAVSEA, 495 (19%) to general Department of the Navy, 148 (6%) to Office of Naval Research, and 51 (2%) to NASA Shared Services Center. Delivery orders predominate the contract mix; the source lists hundreds of cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders ranging from $40 thousand to $11.6 million, with most spanning two to three years of performance. The division operates entirely in the full-and-open competitive space and does not hold positions on governmentwide acquisition contracts, schedules, or multiple-award IDIQs outside its dedicated Navy vehicles.
Quick answers
Is University Of Texas At Austin registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. University Of Texas At Austin's SAM.gov registration is active through February 25, 2027.
How much has University Of Texas At Austin received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $138,521,253 to University Of Texas At Austin in fiscal year 2025 and $503,950,580 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does University Of Texas At Austin rank among federal contractors?
University Of Texas At Austin's parent company, University of Texas System, ranked #12 in PSC AJ11, #18 in PSC AC32 and #19 in PSC AC21 in FY2025.
What is University Of Texas At Austin's most recent federal award?
University Of Texas At Austin's most recent federal contract award is Expansion of civil signal monitoring (N0002426F8568), from Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy), on September 17, 2026.
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