Federal contractor · FAIRBANKS, AK

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS received $4M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 15 awards (−59% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $166.4M. Its largest customer was Defense Threat Reduction Agency ($2.4M). It also received $101.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$4M
New awards
15
Sole-source
87%
Single offer
8.1%
UEI
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Parent company
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SYSTEMS
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.

9 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $23.2M in FY2026 together.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSFAIRBANKS, AK · Family page
    $4M
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSFAIRBANKS, AK
    $19.1M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGEVALDEZ, AK
    $25.5K
  4. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGEANCHORAGE, AK
    $0
  5. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSBETHEL, AK
    $0
  6. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSFAIRBANKS, AK
    $0
  7. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEASTJUNEAU, AK
    $0
  8. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SYSTEMSFAIRBANKS, AK
    $0
  9. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SYSTEMSSITKA, AK
    $0

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3MFY2017
  2. 5.5MFY2018
  3. 6.5MFY2019
  4. 26.4MFY2020
  5. 46.6MFY2021
  6. 33.7MFY2022
  7. 13.7MFY2023
  8. 17.3MFY2024
  9. 9.7MFY2025
  10. 4MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Defense Threat Reduction Agency$2.4M61%
    1 awards
  2. Washington Headquarters Services$650.4K16%
    5 awards
  3. Department of the Air Force$324K8.1%
    1 awards
  4. Bureau of Land Management$236.4K5.9%
    1 awards
  5. Department of the Army$200K5.0%
    1 awards
  6. U.S. Geological Survey$134K3.4%
    1 awards
  7. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$00.0%
    1 awards
  8. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-$5,7550.0%
    4 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$2.7M67%
  2. Research & development$1.2M30%
  3. Other equipment & supplies$134K3.4%
  4. Facilities & utilities$17.3K0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK$3.6M90%
  2. Fairfax County, VA$385.3K9.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition95%
    US 39% · $3.8M
  • Sole-source awards87%
    US 30% · $3.5M
  • Single-offer competitions8.1%
    US 8.7% · $324K
  • 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. U.S. Geological Survey$134K
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-$5,755
    Department of Commerce · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. IMS WAVEFORM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE$28.4M
    Defense Threat Reduction Agency· Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK· Professional services· Mar 25, 2021 – Mar 12, 2026· HDTRA121C0030
  2. LABOR SUPPORT FOR TASK ORDER 6$2.3M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK· Research & development· Jul 1, 2020 – Apr 23, 2026· HQ003420F0283
  3. DATA PRODUCT SERVICES FOR NOAA/JPSS$1.6M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK· Professional services· Apr 5, 2019 – Jan 6, 2026· 1332KQ19CNEEJ0006
  4. STUDY UTILIZING UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER$1.4M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Fairfax County, VA· Research & development· Sep 29, 2023 – Jan 29, 2026· HQ003423F0681
  5. GDNP UARC SUPPORT$1.3M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK· Research & development· Sep 28, 2018 – Mar 12, 2026· HQ003418F0642
  6. SUPPORT TO THE AIR FORCE TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS CENTER$1.2M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK· Research & development· Jul 28, 2022 – May 18, 2026· HQ003422F0323
  7. VIIRS DATA FOR AK WILDLAND FIRE, YR 1-5$1.1M
    Bureau of Land Management· Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK· Professional services· Aug 23, 2022 – Aug 24, 2026· 140L0222P0017
  8. SUPPORT FROM THE GEOPHYSICAL DETECTION INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AT FAIRBANKS TO THE DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY.$1.1M
    Washington Headquarters Services· Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK· Research & development· Dec 29, 2023 – Mar 27, 2026· HQ003424F0038

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.

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS received $101.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 361 actions (71 new awards), −3.9% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 47.050 · Geosciences ($27.8M).

Assistance · FY2026
$101.9M
New awards
71
Actions
361
Since FY2021
$753.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 143.7MFY2021
  2. 102.8MFY2022
  3. 150.9MFY2023
  4. 148.7MFY2024
  5. 106MFY2025
  6. 101.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$101.2M99%
  2. Other assistance$690.2K0.7%

Top programs

  1. 47.050 · Geosciences$27.8M27%
  2. 47.078 · Polar Programs$8.8M8.6%
  3. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$8.3M8.2%
  4. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$7.2M7.1%
  5. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$7.1M7.0%
  6. 15.808 · U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection$6.3M6.2%
  7. 47.079 · International Science and Engineering$4.1M4.0%
  8. 47.084 · Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships$3.6M3.5%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Science Foundation$55.8M55%
  2. U.S. Geological Survey$9.5M9.4%
    Department of the Interior
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$7.5M7.4%
    Department of Commerce
  4. Department of the Navy$7.2M7.1%
    Department of Defense
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$5.3M5.2%
  6. National Institutes of Health$5.2M5.1%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$3.8M3.8%
    Department of Agriculture
  8. National Park Service$2.1M2.1%
    Department of the Interior

Largest awards

  1. ALASKA INBRE-2: ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS AND DISEASE$61.8M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Nov 18, 2020 – Sep 17, 2026· P20GM103395
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS / SIKULIAQ SHIP OPERATIONS - CY2025-2028 -THE OVERARCHING INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL MERIT OF R/V SIKULIAQ…$43.6M
    47.050 · Geosciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Dec 19, 2024 – Aug 20, 2026· 2421007
  3. TOOLIK FIELD STATION BASE FUNDING -TOOLIK FIELD STATION (TFS), ESTABLISHED IN 1975, CONTINUES TO BE A PREMIER SITE FOR RESEARCH IN THE…$19.1M
    47.078 · Polar Programs· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Jul 19, 2022 – Jun 16, 2026· 2221133
  4. BIOMEDICAL LEARNING AND STUDENT TRAINING (BLAST) PROGRAM$17.9M
    93.310 · Trans-NIH Research Support· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Feb 25, 2021 – Mar 17, 2026· UL1GM118991
  5. MAMMALIAN HIBERNATION RESEARCH- A PATH TOWARDS A CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH IN METABOLISM$14.1M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Nov 16, 2020 – Aug 11, 2026· P20GM130443
  6. ALASKA REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION (ARCTIC)$14M
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Jun 3, 2021 – Oct 7, 2025· N000141912235

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: $1.5M (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $23.3M (67 subawards)

55 sub-recipients

  1. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY$4.3M18%
    TEMPE, AZ · 2 subawards
  2. GOLDSTREAM GROUP, INC.$2.7M11%
    FAIRBANKS, AK · 2 subawards
  3. OCEAN PLASTICS RECOVERY PROJECT LLC$2.6M10%
    KODIAK, AK · 1 subaward
  4. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$1.5M6.1%
    EAST LANSING, MI · 2 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF GUAM$1.5M6.0%
    MANGILAO, GU · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ$1.1M4.5%
    SANTA CRUZ, CA · 2 subawards
  7. FOODCORPS, INC$1M4.1%
    PORTLAND, OR · 1 subaward
  8. ALEUT COMMUNITY OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND$860.9K3.5%
    ST PAUL ISLAND, AK · 3 subawards
  9. NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY$618.4K2.5%
    FLAGSTAFF, AZ · 1 subaward
  10. ASSOCIATION OF INTERIOR NATIVE EDUCATORS, INC.$580.7K2.3%
    FAIRBANKS, AK · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $76K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $12.1M (42 subawards)

26 primes

  1. NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD$2.7M23%
    ANCHORAGE, AK · 3 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$1.3M10%
    SEATTLE, WA · 7 subawards
  3. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$1.2M10%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 2 subawards
  4. SEWARD ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MARINE SCIENCE$1M8.4%
    SEWARD, AK · 2 subawards
  5. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$660.8K5.4%
    BOULDER, CO · 4 subawards
  6. PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION$630.8K5.2%
    PORTLAND, OR · 2 subawards
  7. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$609.5K5.0%
    EAST LANSING, MI · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$578.7K4.8%
    COLLEGE PARK, MD · 1 subaward
  9. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY$491K4.0%
    TULSA, OK · 1 subaward
  10. ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND V$419.2K3.5%
    JBER, AK · 2 subawards

Its reported sub-contracts equal 38% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $31.8M paid out · $14.3M received
  • FY2022: $8.1M paid out · $15.1M received
  • FY2023: $16.5M paid out · $12.2M received
  • FY2024: $31.5M paid out · $10.7M received
  • FY2025: $33.1M paid out · $17.9M received
  • FY2026: $24.8M paid out · $12.1M 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

156 companies · $145.7M reported

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$30.3M
    FORT WORTH, TX · 3 subawards · Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$10.2M
    TUCSON, AZ · 10 subawards
  3. GOLDSTREAM GROUP, INC.$6.9M
    FAIRBANKS, AK · 7 subawards

Primes that pay it

97 companies · $150.9M reported

  1. PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC$36.2M
    CHANTILLY, VA · 6 subawards · Other telecommunications
  2. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$12.5M
    SEATTLE, WA · 48 subawards
  3. EDUCATION & EARLY DEVELOPMENT ALASKA DEP$10.4M
    JUNEAU, AK · 24 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. INFLEQTION QUANTUM, LLC$57.3M−7.2% in FY2026
    LOUISVILLE, CO · 65% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development servicesArmy · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development services
  2. NEW HORIZONS AERONAUTICS, LLC$38.4M−9.7% in FY2026
    CHANTILLY, VA · 47% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scientific research and development services
  3. CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLC$32.4M−33% in FY2026
    COLUMBIA, MD · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 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 UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (9 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • UNIVERSITY OF ALASKAAI match · 96%
Lobbying · 2025
$420K
9 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$1.5M
$1.5M in its own reports

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$420K
    18 reports
  2. 2024$440K
    12 reports
  3. 2025$420K
    9 reports
  4. 2026$220K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Education28 reports
  2. Science and technology28 reports
  3. Budget and appropriations18 reports
  4. Defense10 reports
  5. Energy and nuclear10 reports
  6. Natural resources10 reports
  7. Agriculture9 reports
  8. Indian and Native American affairs9 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. SENATE26 reports
  2. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES22 reports
  3. Interior - Dept of (DOI)3 reports
  4. Defense - Dept of (DOD)2 reports
  5. Natl Science Foundation (NSF)2 reports
  6. Office of Management & Budget (OMB)2 reports
  7. Education - Dept of1 reports
  8. Energy - Dept of1 reports
  9. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)1 reports
  10. Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)1 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. Van Scoyoc Associates$490K
    14 reports
  2. Strategies 360$50K
    3 reports
  3. Van Ness Feldman, LLP$0
    9 reports
  4. NORTHERN COMPASS GROUP LLC$0
    3 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.