Federal contractor · OAK RIDGE, TN
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED received $293.8M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 23 awards (+16% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $3.5B. Its largest customer was Department of Energy ($233.2M). It also received $26.7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $293.8M
- New awards
- 23
- Sole-source
- 14%
- Single offer
- 0.7%
- UEI
- JW7MLW3RRK34
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 349.7MFY2017
- 324MFY2018
- 324.4MFY2019
- 322.1MFY2020
- 326.1MFY2021
- 398.9MFY2022
- 437.3MFY2023
- 428.4MFY2024
- 254MFY2025
- 293.8MFY2026
Top buying agencies
Obligations in FY2026.
- Department of Energy$233.2M79%1 awards
- 5 awards
- 1 awards
- 2 awards
- Department of Veterans Affairs$1.7M0.6%3 awards
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission$489.7K0.2%4 awards
- Office of Procurement Operations$300.7K0.1%2 awards
- 1 awards
- Forest Service$181.8K0.1%1 awards
- 1 awards
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- Education & social services$235.3M80%
- Professional services$59.2M20%
Where the work was performed
- Anderson County, TN$267.9M91%
- Hamilton County, OH$24.8M8.4%
- Fulton County, GA$277.9K0.1%
- Cook County, IL$223.7K0.1%
- DeKalb County, GA$218.4K0.1%
- Ramsey County, MN$181.8K0.1%
- Essex County, NJ$103.8K0.0%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition15%US 39% · $42.8M
- Sole-source awards14%US 30% · $40.9M
- Single-offer competitions0.7%US 8.7% · $2M
- 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
- Department of Health and Human Services · 1 awards
Largest awards
- Department of Energy· Anderson County, TN· Education & social services· Oct 24, 2016 – Sep 29, 2026· DESC0014664
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Anderson County, TN· Professional services· Jun 10, 2021 – Sep 9, 2026· 80HQTR21CA005
- DOSE RECONSTRUCTION$57.8MCenters for Disease Control and Prevention· Anderson County, TN· Professional services· Aug 9, 2024 – Dec 17, 2025· 75D30124C19450
- DOSE RECONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT NIOSH'S RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE EEOICPA$24.8MCenters for Disease Control and Prevention· Hamilton County, OH· Professional services· Apr 17, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 75D30126C20921
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Baltimore County, MD· Professional services· Dec 28, 2022 – Mar 24, 2026· 75FCMC23F0007
- Department of Veterans Affairs· Cook County, IL· Education & social services· Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 24, 2026· 36S79721F0002
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission· Anderson County, TN· Education & social services· May 15, 2020 – Apr 21, 2026· 31310020F0044
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services· Anderson County, TN· Professional services· Mar 23, 2026 – Apr 22, 2026· 75FCMC26F0050
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.
OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED received $26.7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 279 actions (91 new awards), +26% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research ($20.6M).
- Assistance · FY2026
- $26.7M
- New awards
- 91
- Actions
- 279
- Since FY2021
- $119.4M
Assistance by fiscal year
- 19.6MFY2021
- 19.2MFY2022
- 16.1MFY2023
- 16.6MFY2024
- 21.2MFY2025
- 26.7MFY2026
By type
- Grants$25.4M95%
- Direct payments$1.3M5.0%
Top programs
- 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research$20.6M77%
- 81.108 · Epidemiology and Other Health Studies Financial Assistance Program$3M11%
- 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support$1.3M5.0%
- 93.184 · Disabilities Prevention$1.1M4.1%
- 93.279 · Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs$358.1K1.3%
- 12.630 · Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering$347K1.3%
Awarding agencies
- Department of the Army$20.9M78%Department of Defense
- Department of Energy$3M11%
- National Institutes of Health$1.7M6.3%Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Health and Human Services
Largest awards
- 81.108 · Epidemiology and Other Health Studies Financial Assistance Program· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Oct 30, 2020 – Jan 29, 2026· DEFC0105EH04022
- 93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 11, 2024 – Jul 8, 2026· OT2OD037922
- 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Feb 25, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026· W911NF262A040
- 12.431 · Basic Scientific Research· Department of the Army· Cooperative agreement· Jul 13, 2022 – Sep 25, 2026· W911NF2220097
- 93.184 · Disabilities Prevention· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cooperative agreement· Jul 29, 2022 – Sep 21, 2026· NU84DD000013
- 93.184 · Disabilities Prevention· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· Cooperative agreement· Sep 6, 2023 – Aug 27, 2026· NU01DD000031
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
No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.
As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026
- Sub-contracts: $452.9K (2 subawards)
- Sub-grants: $789.3K (13 subawards)
4 primes
- GENERAL ATOMICS$768.3K62%SAN DIEGO, CA · 11 subawards
- PANTEXAS DETERRENCE, LLC$300K24%LYNCHBURG, VA · 1 subaward
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.$152.9K12%KANSAS CITY, MO · 1 subaward
- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$21K1.7%EVANSTON, IL · 2 subawards
By fiscal year
- FY2021: $284.6K paid out · $21.3M received
- FY2022: $38K paid out · $9.3M received
- FY2023: $511.2K paid out · $8.6M received
- FY2024: $657.4K paid out · $7.3M received
- FY2025: $481.5K paid out · $2.2M received
- FY2026: $0 paid out · $1.2M 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
10 companies · $2M reported
- GOVSMART, INC.$397.8KCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · 4 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
- TVAR SOLUTIONS, LLC$322.7KMC LEAN, VA · 2 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
- ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 2 subawards · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Primes that pay it
16 companies · $49.9M reported
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$16.3MNORMAN, OK · 5 subawards
- GENERAL ATOMICS$14.5MSAN DIEGO, CA · 127 subawards
- FREDERICK, MD · 19 subawards · Facilities support 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 17 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.
- NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER$514.4M+31% in FY2026CHICAGO, IL · 13% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · Other professional, scientific, and technical servicesCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
- AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION$156.5M−1.7% in FY2026MANASSAS, VA · 8.4% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · Other professional, scientific, and technical services
- KARNA LLC$73.4M−78% in FY2026ATLANTA, GA · 7.6% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · Other professional, scientific, and technical 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
- OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC.AI match · 100%
- Lobbying · 2025
- $120K
- 4 reports
- Lobbying · 2023–2026
- $420K
- $420K in its own reports
Lobbying by year
- 2023$120K4 reports
- 2024$120K4 reports
- 2025$120K4 reports
- 2026$60K2 reports
Top issues
- Defense14 reports
- Education14 reports
- Energy and nuclear14 reports
- Health issues14 reports
- Medical and disease research, clinical labs14 reports
- Science and technology14 reports
- Environment and Superfund10 reports
Who was contacted
- Defense - Dept of (DOD)14 reports
- Energy - Dept of14 reports
- Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)14 reports
- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES14 reports
- 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 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.