University Of Wisconsin System
Madison, WI Doing business as Tandem Press University Of Wisconsin - Madison
- UEI
- LCLSJAGTNZQ7
- CAGE
- 09FZ2
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- Welcome Center and Visitor Information, 21 N Park St #6301, Madison, WI 53715, USA
- Website
- wisc.edu
- Founded
- 1848
- Employees
- 10K-50K
- 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 | $28,877 |
| FY2026 | $5,534,059 |
| FY2025 | $19,481,753 |
| FY2024 | $22,043,272 |
| FY2023 | $17,569,703 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $2,592,278 | |
| 2 | Department of Health and Human Services | $1,375,893 | |
| 3 | Department of Agriculture | $944,216 | |
| 4 | Department of Commerce | $722,098 | |
| 5 | Office of the Secretary of Defense | $44,679 | |
| 6 | Environmental Protection Agency | $40,000 | |
| 7 | Department of the Interior | $35,033 | |
| 8 | Air Force | $34,194 | |
| 9 | Peace Corps | $15,806 |
Contract vehicles
No active vehicles.
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triad National Security, LLC | 89233218CNA000001 | $600,000 | |
| Institute Of International Education Inc. | H9821025CE007 | $49,000 | |
| Institute Of International Education Inc. | H9821025CE007 | $806,995 | |
| Institute Of International Education Inc. | H9821025CE007 | $410,977 | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | 75N93021C00045 | $1,139,400 |
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Grant awards
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Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Technological University | DESC0024446 | $56,576 | |
| University Of California, LOS Angeles | R01EY037916 | $333,708 | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | R01CA289553 | $320,006 | |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | RF1AG090932 | $40,825 | |
| National Jewish Health | R01HL144727 | $110,163 |
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About the company
University Of Wisconsin System, operating through its University of Wisconsin - Madison Division and doing business as Tandem Press, is a state-controlled public research institution and 1862 land-grant university that acts as a prime recipient on federal grants and research contracts spanning biomedical sciences, engineering, environmental biology, and space science. UW-Madison competes in full-and-open federal procurements without set-aside restrictions and operates as a prime contractor across 313 distinct federal customer agencies, with recent activity spanning research contracts, cooperative agreements, and a multi-award Other Transaction IDV with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the Translating All C to Rust (TRACTOR) program.
UW-Madison's federal footprint reflects the institution's research mission. Recent prime work includes animal health diagnostic testing for the Department of Agriculture's National Animal Health Laboratory Network (delivering BSE, antimicrobial resistance, scrapie, and foreign animal disease testing); federal grant recipients hip in biomedical research spanning neuroscience, immunology, cardiovascular biology, and aging research through the National Institutes of Health; and space science research through NASA's Shared Services Center. Representative contracts and grants awarded in the past year include a $450,000 USDA delivery order for highly pathogenic avian influenza diagnostic testing in cattle, a $67,197 Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 definitive contract for functional metagenomics research in deployment-related gut dysfunction, and federal grant awards from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration totaling over $159 million across space science, advanced manufacturing, sustainable energy, and health-related research.
Customer concentration reflects UW-Madison's federal research portfolio. The National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and NASA's Shared Services Center lead by award count, collectively representing approximately 36% of recent awards. By potential value, NASA ($159 million), the National Cancer Institute ($138.6 million), and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ($44.4 million) anchor the top tier. The distribution across 313 customer agencies and concentration in research and development across federal health, defense, energy, and space missions signals broad interagency engagement without dominant single-customer dependency.
Vehicle positioning includes the TRACTOR Other Transaction IDV with DARPA (established June 2025, $4.97 million ceiling) and task order activity under multiple delivery vehicles spanning veterinary services, cancer research, and biomedical programs. The vendor acts as prime on the vast majority of its awards (89% of total count) and, across SCI-reported service contracts, engages subcontractors for approximately 21% of contractor hours on average, with 56 named subcontractors reported across prime contracts. Recent subcontract activity places UW-Madison beneath primes including Triad National Security (Los Alamos National Laboratory management competition) and the Institute of International Education (Boren Flagship Grants and Fellowships).
Activity has moderated in recent years. Award volume declined from 1,042 awards in calendar 2024 to 471 in 2026, with only 15 awards recorded in 2027 and one in 2030 in the source data; this suggests the dataset captures primarily completed or near-completion awards and grants rather than a full forward pipeline. The recompete cliff signals 997 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $58.8 million and representing near-term opportunity for competitive transition or renewal.
SCI-reported invoicing across federal service contracts above the $150,000 threshold totaled $5.2 million from FY2022 through FY2025, with workforce averaging 15–28 FTEs per fiscal year. Government-paid hourly rates on SCI service contracts run a median of $34.81/hr, with the 90th percentile at $54.96/hr, positioning UW-Madison in the competitive middle range for federal academic research services labor. The institution holds a position as a sub-recipient on multiple NIH, NSF, and NASA collaborative grants, reflecting its role as both prime research performer and collaborative partner across the federal research ecosystem.
Quick answers
Is University Of Wisconsin System registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. University Of Wisconsin System's SAM.gov registration is active through August 22, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does University Of Wisconsin System hold?
University Of Wisconsin System holds a place on 4 federal contract vehicles, including SHEPheRD, APHIS Animal Lab Testing 2016-2021 and SHEPheRD 2016.
How much has University Of Wisconsin System received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $19,481,753 to University Of Wisconsin System in fiscal year 2025 and $64,657,664 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does University Of Wisconsin System rank among federal contractors?
University Of Wisconsin System ranked #8 in NAICS 54194, #9 in PSC R416 and #18 in NAICS 621512 in FY2025.
What is University Of Wisconsin System's most recent federal award?
University Of Wisconsin System's most recent federal grant award is Development of multiplex multiomic mass spectrometry methods for probing the response to copper toxicity in the blue… (F31ES031859), from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH), on September 30, 2030.
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