Federal contractor · FAIRFAX, VA

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY received $6M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 21 awards (−69% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $278.6M. Its largest customer was Federal Highway Administration ($2.9M). It also received $122.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$6M
New awards
21
Sole-source
1.8%
Single offer
4.9%
UEI
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Parent company
THE GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.
Other than small businessEducational institutionGovernment entity
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Company family

Grouped from reported parent companies (UEI) and, where marked, AI judgments that two records name the same organization or group.

3 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $6M in FY2026 together.

  1. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYFAIRFAX, VA · Family page
    $6M
  2. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYFAIRFAX, VA
    $0
  3. THE GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.FAIRFAX, VA
    -$6,243

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 8MFY2017
  2. 43.6MFY2018
  3. 36.2MFY2019
  4. 46.3MFY2020
  5. 40.6MFY2021
  6. 37.2MFY2022
  7. 37MFY2023
  8. 4.4MFY2024
  9. 19.4MFY2025
  10. 6MFY2026
  11. -46.6FY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Federal Highway Administration$2.9M49%
    6 awards
  2. Department of the Air Force$1.2M21%
    1 awards
  3. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences$1.1M19%
    1 awards
  4. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration$297.6K5.0%
    2 awards
  5. Food and Drug Administration$286.1K4.8%
    1 awards
  6. Department of the Navy$108.7K1.8%
    5 awards
  7. Defense Human Resources Activity$3,8460.1%
    1 awards
  8. Missile Defense Agency$5000.0%
    1 awards
  9. Nuclear Regulatory Commission$00.0%
    1 awards
  10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$4.4M74%
  2. Education & social services$1.2M19%
  3. Professional services$297.7K5.0%
  4. IT & telecom$50K0.8%
  5. Construction & real property$31.5K0.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Fairfax County, VA$5.3M88%
  2. Arlington County, VA$650K11%
  3. District of Columbia, DC$49.9K0.8%
  4. Alexandria city, VA$3,8460.1%
  5. Madison County, AL$5000.0%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition6.7%
    US 39% · $398.7K
  • Sole-source awards1.8%
    US 30% · $108.7K
  • Single-offer competitions4.9%
    US 8.7% · $290K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Navy$108.7K
    Department of Defense · 3 awards

Largest awards

  1. MOBILE UNMANNED/MANNED DISTRIBUTED LETHALITY AIRBORNE NETWORK (MUDLAN) ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATIONS (MADD)$118.7M
    Department of the Air Force· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Mar 6, 2020 – Apr 14, 2026· FA875020C0555
  2. CURRICULUM CREATION$6.9M
    Department of the Navy· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Sep 22, 2025 – Mar 30, 2026· N0018925FZ800
  3. OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE FEDERAL OUTDOOR IMPACT LABORATORY$3.1M
    Federal Highway Administration· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Feb 19, 2021 – Feb 17, 2026· 693JJ321F000057
  4. TASK ORDER TITLE: PROVIDE ANALYSIS & EVALUATION RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR ROADSIDE SAFETY TEAM$2.9M
    Federal Highway Administration· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· May 28, 2021 – Feb 17, 2026· 693JJ321F000058
  5. EMDP2 TUITION AND FEES IDIQ COHORT 5$2.3M
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences· Fairfax County, VA· Education & social services· Jun 26, 2025 – Apr 6, 2026· HU000125F0038
  6. THIS IS A NEW TASK ORDER (NON SEVERABLE) THAT SUPPORTS RESPONSE TO BIL SECTION 23015 MANDATE THIS FOUR-YEAR RESEARCH IS TO STUDY HOW AIRBAGS CAN BENEFIT OCCUPANTS UNDER FRONTAL AND SIDE IMPACT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, PROJECT WILL STUDY VARIOUS$2M
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Sep 14, 2022 – Jul 29, 2026· 693JJ922F00150N
  7. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO PROVIDE CRASH TESTING OF NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE BRIDGE RAILINGS PER THE MANUAL FOR ASSESSING SAFETY HARDWARE.$1.4M
    Federal Highway Administration· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 693JJ326F00133N
  8. ANTI-RAM PERIMETER BARRIER DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING$1.4M
    Federal Highway Administration· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Jul 16, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026· 693JJ326F00111N

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY received $122.2M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 559 actions (80 new awards), −8.4% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($61.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$122.2M
New awards
80
Actions
559
Since FY2021
$804.6M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 160.1MFY2021
  2. 105.5MFY2022
  3. 142.6MFY2023
  4. 140.9MFY2024
  5. 133.4MFY2025
  6. 122.2MFY2026

By type

  1. Direct payments$64.7M53%
  2. Grants$53.3M44%
  3. Other assistance$4.2M3.4%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$61.3M50%
  2. 43.001 · Science$8.8M7.2%
  3. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$5.4M4.5%
  4. 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$4.9M4.0%
  5. 12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$3.5M2.8%
  6. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$3.2M2.6%
  7. 95.001 · High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program$3.1M2.5%
  8. 47.070 · Computer and Information Science and Engineering$2.9M2.4%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$65.7M54%
  2. National Institutes of Health$16M13%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  3. National Science Foundation$10.8M8.8%
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$8.8M7.2%
  5. Department of the Air Force$3.5M2.8%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of the Navy$3.2M2.6%
    Department of Defense
  7. Office of the National Drug Control Policy$3.1M2.5%
    Executive Office of the President
  8. Small Business Administration$2.7M2.2%

Largest awards

  1. GRANT PROGRAM$63.1M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 14, 2024 – Mar 26, 2026· P063P240407
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$60.6M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 13, 2025 – Sep 11, 2026· P063P250407
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$49M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 9, 2023 – Jun 13, 2026· P063P230407
  4. JCOIN COORDINATION AND TRANSLATION CENTER$33.1M
    93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Nov 10, 2020 – Sep 22, 2026· U2CDA050097
  5. GRANT PROGRAM$23.9M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Aug 12, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P260407
  6. POSITIONING MASON'S REGIONAL BIOCONTAINMENT LABORATORY FOR EFFECTIVE PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS - OVERALL CORE ABSTRACT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY…$9.9M
    93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Aug 18, 2023 – Aug 6, 2026· UC7AI180261

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $3.6M (16 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $13M (90 subawards)

77 sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM$1.1M6.8%
    MADISON, WI · 5 subawards
  2. SLONKY LLC$1M6.1%
    MANASSAS, VA · 4 subawards
  3. THE ADDICTION POLICY FORUM CORPORATION A/K/A ADDICTION POLICY FORUM (THE)$993.9K6.0%
    POTOMAC, MD · 2 subawards
  4. NEXGEN COMMUNICATIONS LLC$961.8K5.8%
    DULLES, VA · 3 subawards
  5. SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY$862.9K5.2%
    HUNTSVILLE, TX · 5 subawards
  6. HERDT CONSULTING INC$807.9K4.8%
    CHELSEA, AL · 2 subawards
  7. KEARNEY & COMPANY, P.C.$556.5K3.3%
    ALEXANDRIA, VA · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH$535.7K3.2%
    BOULDER, CO · 2 subawards
  9. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$450K2.7%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 2 subawards
  10. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE$417.4K2.5%
    LEXINGTON, KY · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $677.7K (6 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $23.1M (61 subawards)

38 primes

  1. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)$7.4M31%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  2. VA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$4.5M19%
    RICHMOND, VA · 9 subawards
  3. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$4.2M18%
    CLEMSON, SC · 8 subawards
  4. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY$1.1M4.5%
    RICHMOND, VA · 1 subaward
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$902K3.8%
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 4 subawards
  6. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$517K2.2%
    SEATTLE, WA · 3 subawards
  7. THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.$439.4K1.8%
    BETHESDA, MD · 1 subaward
  8. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$434.7K1.8%
    NASHVILLE, TN · 4 subawards
  9. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)$330.5K1.4%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 2 subawards
  10. WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION$272.3K1.1%
    MORGANTOWN, WV · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 61% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $42.3M paid out · $15.5M received
  • FY2022: $42.3M paid out · $20.5M received
  • FY2023: $37.6M paid out · $43.1M received
  • FY2024: $34.5M paid out · $41.5M received
  • FY2025: $27.6M paid out · $20M received
  • FY2026: $16.7M paid out · $23.8M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

232 companies · $201M reported

  1. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT GROUP, INC$41.1M
    ASHBURN, VA · 16 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. KAMAN PRECISION PRODUCTS, LLC$10.9M
    ORLANDO, FL · 7 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. SOLERITY INC$9.4M
    HERNDON, VA · 3 subawards · Scientific research and development services

Primes that pay it

140 companies · $183.2M reported

  1. CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (THE)$34.2M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 17 subawards
  2. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION$28.6M
    RICHMOND, VA · 46 subawards
  3. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$16.6M
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 4 subawards

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 22 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. BETTERUP, INC.$15.8M−59% in FY2026
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 38% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Business schools and computer and management training
  2. ARCTEC SOLUTIONS LLC$9.6M+213% in FY2026
    STERLING, VA · 31% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  3. QUBITEKK, INC.$9.1M−99% in FY2026
    VISTA, CA · 31% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development services

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Across the company family of GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (3 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • George Mason UniversityAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$160K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$670K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$200K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$200K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$160K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$110K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations14 reports
  2. Manufacturing14 reports
  3. Science and technology14 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES9 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE9 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. Thorn Run Partners$670K
    14 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.