Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA Doing business as Virginia TECH
- UEI
- QDE5UHE5XD16
- CAGE
- 4B976
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, Virginia Commonwealth University, ranks:
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- U.S. Government Entity
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 541420 Industrial Design Services
- 541490 Other Specialized Design Services
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Corporate family
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University JJJDNUJLVXV8
- KMBBQDUCJYJ5
- L26BR4ED1Y88
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 300 Turner St NW Suite 4200, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- Website
- vt.edu
- Founded
- 1872
- Employees
- 10K-50K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management 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 | $17,610,032 |
| FY2025 | $51,115,276 |
| FY2024 | $30,393,044 |
| FY2023 | $31,867,849 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | $9,379,764 | |
| 2 | Department of the Navy | $3,860,000 | |
| 3 | Department of the Army | $3,347,959 | |
| 4 | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | $555,379 | |
| 5 | Air Force | $400,000 | |
| 6 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $96,805 | |
| 7 | Department of Veterans Affairs | $14,875 |
Contract vehicles
Expired vehicles (7)
- NIAID Preclinical Models of Infectious Diseases 2017-2024
- Human Factors-Engineering Integration
- NHTSA Behavioral Traffic Research IDIQ
- FHWA HRDS Technical Support Services IDIQ 2016-2021
- Biomechanics Injury Research 2015-2020
- DOT Research and Technology IDIQ
- SSC LANT Analytical and Technical Support Services
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology | HQ003426FE116 | $120,000 | |
| Luna Labs USA LLC | FA239426PB007 | $60,000 | |
| The Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology | HQ003426FE116 | $400,000 | |
| Creare LLC | N6833525C0284 | $139,000 | |
| The Regents Of The University Of California | 80GSFC21C0059 | $130,000 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University (The) | 20226702236696 | $91,000 | |
| Not on record | DESC0026769 | $64,870 | |
| Purdue University | R01AI148523 | $386,286 | |
| Virginia Department Of Social Services | 2501VABCAP | $31,500 | |
| Auburn University | 20234877041333 | $645,273 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, doing business as Virginia Tech, is a public land-grant research university that operates as a prime contractor and recipient on federal research grants, delivering research and educational services to over 305 distinct federal customer agencies on a full-and-open basis. Virginia Tech competes in the basic and applied research space across defense, civilian science, transportation, agriculture, and health domains without claiming SBA set-asides, occupying a role as a tier-one academic research institution rather than a small business or disadvantaged vendor.
The university's federal footprint is dominated by research and development contracts and grants. Across the award portfolio, Virginia Tech holds 7,776 prime awards (92% of total) spanning the past five-year window with 8,420 combined prime and sub awards totaling $1.53 billion in combined potential value and $5.08 billion in obligated dollars. The portfolio has grown from 461 awards in 2023 to 563 in 2024, then contracted to 361 in 2025 and 253 in 2026, reflecting the typical cyclicality of federal research funding. Recent concrete delivery includes $1.5 million in Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration delivery orders for commercial vehicle and driver safety research (fleet cybersecurity engagement, safe driving behavior research); $17.3 million from the Office of Naval Research for unmanned undersea platforms research; $2.95 million from the Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency for dual-use SiC power electronics submodule valves for next-generation HVDC converters; multiple million-dollar NSF and NIH project grants spanning quantum computing, AI-enabled manufacturing, neuroscience, biomedicine, and environmental sciences; and $9.523 million from the Department of Energy for the Expand Appalachia Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals project.
Customer concentration reflects Virginia Tech's research-intensive positioning. The National Science Foundation leads by award count (1,491 awards), followed by the Department of the Navy (526 awards) and the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (486 awards combined). However, dollar concentration differs: the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration anchors the top tier by combined potential value ($417.2 million across 154 awards), followed by the Federal Highway Administration ($117.8 million, 93 awards) and the Naval Sea Systems Command ($109.9 million, 103 awards). The top five customers by potential value account for approximately 48% of combined potential value, indicating diversified but concentrated federal customer relationships across transportation, defense, health, and agriculture sectors.
Virginia Tech participates in multiple federal research IDIQs and parent contract vehicles. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Research and Technology IDIQ carries a $60 million ceiling with multiple task orders issued through July 15, 2031. The university also holds positions on Navy-sponsored indefinite delivery contracts (N0017898D3017 carrying $73.4 million in combined potential value across 40 task orders) and other defense and civilian research vehicles. These vehicles position Virginia Tech as a repeat research partner across agencies rather than a single-award or sporadic vendor.
Service Contract Inventory data for FY2022 through FY2025 shows SCI-reportable invoicing of $108 million across 209 prime contract records, with median government-paid rates around $135.54 per hour and senior labor pricing reaching $1.4 thousand per hour, typical for research universities delivering faculty-led research and graduate student training. FY2024 saw $40.3 million in SCI-reportable invoicing across 53.8 FTEs, with sub-engagement averaging 3% of total contractor hours—reflecting Virginia Tech's integrated research delivery model where most work is performed by university personnel and graduate students rather than through extensive subcontracting. Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, Virginia Tech named 18 subcontractors, primarily supporting specialized research functions.
The university operates multiple campuses including facilities in Blacksburg (administrative headquarters), Roanoke, Alexandria, and Vicksburg, Mississippi, with field research and demonstration sites distributed across geographic scope. Place of performance spans domestic locations and project-specific sites, enabling distributed research execution and regional partnership delivery.
Virginia Tech's corporate structure comprises three named entities: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (the parent U.S. state government institution and 1862 land-grant college), Virginia TECH Uusa, and a duplicate name entry. The university functions as a parent entity delivering research across multiple schools, colleges, and centers including the Sanghani Center for AI and Data Analytics and the Molecular Sciences Software Institute, supporting research depth across computing, materials science, engineering, life sciences, and social sciences.
The $80.3 million in awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months represents recompete exposure; this activity signals continued renewal and pipeline opportunity across Virginia Tech's core research customer base. The university's role as a prime research contractor on full-and-open vehicles and its demonstrated track record across 305 agencies position it as an anchor research partner for civilian and defense federal priorities in emerging technologies including AI, quantum computing, semiconductor manufacturing, clean energy systems, and biomedical innovation.
Quick answers
Is Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's SAM.gov registration is active through February 6, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University hold?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University holds a place on 8 federal contract vehicles, including Human Factors.
How much has Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $51,115,276 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in fiscal year 2025 and $130,986,202 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University rank among federal contractors?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's parent company, Virginia Commonwealth University, ranked #11 in PSC AN13, #13 in PSC AS11 and #21 in PSC AC11 in FY2025.
What is Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's most recent federal award?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's most recent federal grant award is Social isolation contributes to ad pathogenesis and risk by reducing cortical blood flow (F31AG104842), from National Institute on Aging (NIH), on March 3, 2027.
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