Federal contractor · BOZEMAN, MT

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY received $721.2K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 11 awards (−97% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $72.8M. Its largest customer was Department of the Army ($590.8K). It also received $153.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$721.2K
New awards
11
Sole-source
24%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.6MFY2017
  2. 5.8MFY2018
  3. 1.1MFY2019
  4. 6.8MFY2020
  5. 9.7MFY2021
  6. 4.7MFY2022
  7. 9.4MFY2023
  8. 11.4MFY2024
  9. 21.7MFY2025
  10. 721.2KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Army$590.8K82%
    1 awards
  2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$170.1K24%
    3 awards
  3. Office of Procurement Operations$79.290.0%
    1 awards
  4. Environmental Protection Agency-$18.8K0.0%
    1 awards
  5. Department of the Air Force-$21K0.0%
    5 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$760.9K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Gallatin County, MT$739.9K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition24%
    US 39% · $170.1K
  • Sole-source awards24%
    US 30% · $170.1K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $79.29
  • 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. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$170.1K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. HIERARCHICAL SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT LRBAA AWARD$4.5M
    Office of Procurement Operations· Gallatin County, MT· Research & development· Sep 16, 2022 – Aug 10, 2026· 70RSAT22CB0000005
  2. SERDP PROJECT WP24-4099 "COATING DETERIORATION: IMPACTS OF MULTI-DOMAIN BIOFILMS AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES" TO CHARACTERIZE BIOLOGICAL DEFACEMENT OF MILITARY COATINGS APPLIED TO DOD TACTICAL VEHICLES BY ESTABLISHING A MODEL LAB BIOFILM REACTOR SYSTEM$1.5M
    Department of the Army· Gallatin County, MT· Research & development· May 29, 2024 – May 28, 2026· W912HQ24C0051
  3. AFDW/PKS WARREN/MCLAUGHLIN. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE MENTORING BATTLE SIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, BASED ON THE SEC. OF THE AIR FORCE'S SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM'S MENTOR PROTEGE PROGRAM (AN AGREEMENT).$1.4M
    Department of the Air Force· Gallatin County, MT· Professional services· Feb 15, 2024 – May 21, 2026· FA701424C0001
  4. AIR FORCE MENTOR PROTEGE AGREEMENT - MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND REVMEDX.$1.2M
    Department of the Air Force· Gallatin County, MT· Professional services· May 3, 2018 – Feb 10, 2026· FA701418C5004
  5. AFDW/PKS WARREN/MCLAUGHLIN. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE MENTORING WESTERN INVESTMENTS, INC. BASED ON THE SEC. OF THE AIR FORCE'S SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM'S MENTOR PROTEGE PROGRAM (AN AGREEMENT).$1.1M
    Department of the Air Force· Gallatin County, MT· Professional services· Dec 8, 2023 – May 21, 2026· FA701424C0002
  6. MPP LABOR, TRAVEL&OTHER COSTS$1.1M
    Department of the Air Force· Gallatin County, MT· Professional services· Apr 19, 2018 – Jan 22, 2026· FA701418C5000
  7. FY23 PROC_USAF MPP MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY WILL MENTOR SKYWARD, LTD VIA A MENTOR PROTEGE AGREEMENT.$695.4K
    Department of the Air Force· Gallatin County, MT· Professional services· May 2, 2024 – May 1, 2026· FA701424C0003
  8. TASK 1: CONSULTING TASK 3: PUBLICATIONS TASK 4: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE$170.5K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Gallatin County, MT· Professional services· Feb 7, 2025 – Dec 10, 2025· 80NSSC25PA550

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.

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY received $153.3M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 326 actions (76 new awards), +11% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program ($72.2M).

Assistance · FY2026
$153.3M
New awards
76
Actions
326
Since FY2021
$966.3M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 180MFY2021
  2. 130.2MFY2022
  3. 195.7MFY2023
  4. 169MFY2024
  5. 137.9MFY2025
  6. 153.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$77.6M51%
  2. Other assistance$72.4M47%
  3. Direct payments$3.4M2.2%

Top programs

  1. 12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program$72.2M47%
  2. 10.215 · Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education$10.8M7.0%
  3. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$10.4M6.8%
  4. 47.076 · Stem Education (Formerly Education and Human Resources)$5.8M3.8%
  5. 47.041 · Engineering$5.3M3.5%
  6. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$5M3.2%
  7. 47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences$3.7M2.4%
  8. 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support$3.4M2.2%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of the Air Force$72.2M47%
    Department of Defense
  2. National Science Foundation$22.4M15%
  3. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$19.4M13%
    Department of Agriculture
  4. National Institutes of Health$18.6M12%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5M3.3%
  6. Health Resources and Services Administration$3.8M2.5%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. National Institute of Standards and Technology$3.8M2.5%
    Department of Commerce
  8. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$2M1.3%
    Department of Agriculture

Largest awards

  1. MILTECH3 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ORDER (CPO) 1 WARFIGHER CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENTS$246.4M
    12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program· Department of the Air Force· Other financial assistance· Dec 17, 2021 – Sep 17, 2026· FA86502239551
  2. MONTANA INBRE II: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH NETWORK$56M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· May 10, 2021 – Jun 9, 2026· P20GM103474
  3. TECHLINK 3 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER$33.5M
    12.800 · Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program· Department of the Air Force· Other financial assistance· May 18, 2023 – Aug 11, 2026· FA86502339553
  4. ENABLING QUANTUM LEAP: Q-AMASE-I: MONARK QUANTUM FOUNDRY: RAPIDLY INCUBATING TRANSLATIONAL ADVANCES IN QISE WITH A 2D-QUANTUM MATERIALS…$22.2M
    47.049 · Mathematical and Physical Sciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Aug 17, 2021 – Apr 1, 2026· 1906383
  5. CENTER FOR HEALTH EQUITY IN RURAL MONTANA$21.9M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Nov 17, 2020 – May 18, 2026· P20GM104417
  6. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: RII TRACK 1: INTEGRATING MONTANA'S ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH WITH SMART SENSORS (IMERSS) -PRESCRIBED FIRE IS…$15.9M
    47.083 · Integrative Activities· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· May 5, 2023 – Jun 29, 2026· 2242802

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-grants: $12.8M (99 subawards)

65 sub-recipients

  1. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$1.5M12%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 9 subawards
  2. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY$1M7.9%
    FORT COLLINS, CO · 6 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA$957K7.5%
    MISSOULA, MT · 7 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS$788.6K6.2%
    DAVIS, CA · 4 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$689.7K5.4%
    TUCSON, AZ · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$557.5K4.4%
    HONOLULU, HI · 4 subawards
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER$537.2K4.2%
    DALLAS, TX · 1 subaward
  8. MONTANA STATE UNIV. BILLINGS$537K4.2%
    BILLINGS, MT · 5 subawards
  9. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE$390K3.1%
    BURLINGTON, VT · 1 subaward
  10. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO$380K3.0%
    MOSCOW, ID · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $132.5K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $6M (46 subawards)

28 primes

  1. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA$1M17%
    MISSOULA, MT · 6 subawards
  2. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA$941.8K15%
    LINCOLN, NE · 1 subaward
  3. FISH WILDLIFE & PARKS MONTANA DEPARTMENT$698.2K11%
    HELENA, MT · 2 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$678.8K11%
    SEATTLE, WA · 5 subawards
  5. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY$274.9K4.5%
    PULLMAN, WA · 2 subawards
  6. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXCHANGES BOARD INC.$260K4.2%
    WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward
  7. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDUSTRY$251.1K4.1%
    HELENA, MT · 1 subaward
  8. CORNELL UNIVERSITY$221.6K3.6%
    ITHACA, NY · 2 subawards
  9. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$213.4K3.5%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 4 subawards
  10. TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE$199K3.3%
    HANOVER, NH · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $31.1M paid out · $17.9M received
  • FY2022: $21.1M paid out · $26.8M received
  • FY2023: $33.8M paid out · $13.1M received
  • FY2024: $42M paid out · $25.5M received
  • FY2025: $18.6M paid out · $19.7M received
  • FY2026: $12.8M paid out · $6.1M 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

268 companies · $159.3M reported

  1. SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$16.9M
    SPARKS, NV · 2 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA$13.1M
    MISSOULA, MT · 54 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS$11M
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR · 3 subawards

Primes that pay it

95 companies · $109.1M reported

  1. STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES$23.9M
    HELENA, MT · 27 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$11M
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 5 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA$8.5M
    MISSOULA, MT · 17 subawards · Computer systems design and related services

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 8 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. FIREHAWK AEROSPACE INC.$16.8M−56% in FY2026
    ADDISON, TX · 50% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services
  2. TECHNERGETICS, LLC$22.2M−51% in FY2026
    UTICA, NY · 55% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development services
  3. KITWARE INC$47.1M−22% in FY2026
    CLIFTON PARK, NY · 79% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · 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.

Matched organizations

  • Montana State UniversityAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$110K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$430K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$120K
    4 reports
  2. 2024$120K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$110K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$80K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Agriculture14 reports
  2. Defense14 reports
  3. Energy and nuclear14 reports
  4. Homeland security14 reports
  5. Marine, maritime, boating and fisheries14 reports
  6. Science and technology14 reports
  7. Environment and Superfund10 reports
  8. Transportation10 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE14 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. Strategic Marketing Innovations$430K
    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.