Federal contractor · DAVIS, CA

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS received $14.6M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 49 awards (−7.7% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $136M. Its largest customer was Environmental Protection Agency ($5.3M). It also received $505.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$14.6M
New awards
49
Sole-source
41%
Single offer
37%
UEI
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 11MFY2017
  2. 21MFY2018
  3. 15.6MFY2019
  4. 9.2MFY2020
  5. 10.3MFY2021
  6. 10.2MFY2022
  7. 13.4MFY2023
  8. 14.5MFY2024
  9. 15.8MFY2025
  10. 14.6MFY2026
  11. 300KFY2027

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Environmental Protection Agency$5.3M37%
    6 awards
  2. Department of Veterans Affairs$2.9M20%
    12 awards
  3. National Park Service$2.7M19%
    1 awards
  4. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$1.2M8.3%
    12 awards
  5. Federal Aviation Administration$955.8K6.5%
    1 awards
  6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$621.9K4.3%
    2 awards
  7. National Institutes of Health$419.2K2.9%
    3 awards
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$193.8K1.3%
    2 awards
  9. Department of the Navy$114.4K0.8%
    6 awards
  10. Department of the Air Force$79.1K0.5%
    2 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$9.5M65%
  2. Health & medical$3.2M22%
  3. Research & development$1.7M12%
  4. Education & social services$130.8K0.9%
  5. Construction & real property$29.8K0.2%
  6. Facilities & utilities$21.9K0.1%
  7. Other equipment & supplies$8,5050.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Yolo County, CA$6.3M43%
  2. Durham County, NC$5.5M38%
  3. Sacramento County, CA$2.7M18%
  4. Montgomery County, MD$600K4.1%
  5. Harris County, TX$164K1.1%
  6. Gillespie County, TX$8,5050.1%
  7. Multnomah County, OR$1,0240.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition78%
    US 39% · $11.5M
  • Sole-source awards41%
    US 30% · $6M
  • Single-offer competitions37%
    US 8.7% · $5.5M
  • 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 Veterans Affairs$2.9M
    Department of Veterans Affairs · 5 awards
  2. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$1.2M
    Department of Agriculture · 8 awards
  3. Federal Aviation Administration$955.8K
    Department of Transportation · 1 awards
  4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$621.9K
    Department of Commerce · 1 awards
  5. Department of the Navy$114.4K
    Department of Defense · 4 awards

Largest awards

  1. RESEARCH - PRIMATES SPINAL CORD INJURY$2.9M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Allegheny County, PA· Professional services· Jun 8, 2021 – Mar 13, 2026· 36C24E21C0014
  2. DELIVERY ORDER FOR SUPPLIES DURING OPTION PERIOD III. THIS ORDER IS FOR ONE YEAR OF SUPPORT, (APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OF COLLECTION OF SAMPLES AND 6 MONTHS TO ALLOW FOR THE LAB ANALYSIS AND DATA SUBMISSION). PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 9/7/2026 THROUGH 9/6$2.8M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Jun 29, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026· 68HERL26F0161
  3. NEW DELIVERY ORDER FOR OPTION YEAR II, SUPPORT FOR THE CHEMICAL SPECIATION OF PM FILTER SAMPLES$2.8M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Jun 27, 2025 – Sep 11, 2026· 68HERH25F0260
  4. NR-ARD-281 IMPROVE NETWORK OPERATIONS$2.7M
    National Park Service· Yolo County, CA· Professional services· Apr 30, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026· 140P2126F0038
  5. DELIVERY ORDER FOR SUPPLIES DURING OPTION PERIOD III. THIS ORDER IS FOR ONE YEAR OF SUPPORT, (APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OF COLLECTION OF SAMPLES AND 6 MONTHS TO ALLOW FOR THE LAB ANALYSIS AND DATA SUBMISSION).$2.7M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Jan 21, 2026 – Jan 21, 2026· 68HERL26F0050
  6. DELIVERY ORDER FOR LINE ITEMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF OPTION YEAR 1 ON THE CHEMICAL SPECIATION NETWORK CONTRACT# 68HERH23D0004.$2.7M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Durham County, NC· Professional services· Jul 9, 2024 – Apr 28, 2026· 68HERH24F0346
  7. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS$2.5M
    Department of Veterans Affairs· Sacramento County, CA· Health & medical· Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025· 36C26126N0038
  8. FILTER HANDLING, SHIPPING, AND GRAVIMETRIC MASS ANALYSIS SUPPORT & ANALYTICAL LABORATORY SUPPORT FOR THE CHEMICAL SPECIATION OF PM FILTER SAMPLES$2.2M
    Environmental Protection Agency· Yolo County, CA· Professional services· Aug 1, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026· 68HERH23F0332

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 CALIFORNIA, DAVIS received $505.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 1,898 actions (239 new awards), −2.1% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($76.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$505.6M
New awards
239
Actions
1,898
Since FY2021
$3.2B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 593.1MFY2021
  2. 493MFY2022
  3. 548.8MFY2023
  4. 533.8MFY2024
  5. 516.5MFY2025
  6. 505.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$413.3M82%
  2. Direct payments$86.3M17%
  3. Other assistance$6M1.2%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$76.3M15%
  2. 93.866 · Aging Research$51.6M10%
  3. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$34.7M6.9%
  4. 93.855 · Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research$25M4.9%
  5. 93.351 · Research Infrastructure Programs$21.4M4.2%
  6. 93.853 · Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders$21.1M4.2%
  7. 93.395 · Cancer Treatment Research$19.2M3.8%
  8. 93.837 · Cardiovascular Diseases Research$15.9M3.1%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institutes of Health$314.1M62%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  2. Department of Education$83M16%
  3. National Science Foundation$27.4M5.4%
  4. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$25.8M5.1%
    Department of Agriculture
  5. Department of Energy$9.5M1.9%
  6. Health Resources and Services Administration$6.5M1.3%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. Bureau of Reclamation$6.5M1.3%
    Department of the Interior
  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention$5.9M1.2%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. CALIFORNIA NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER$191.3M
    93.351 · Research Infrastructure Programs· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Dec 22, 2020 – May 25, 2026· P51OD011107
  2. SWOG NETWORK GROUP OPERATIONS CENTER OF THE NCTN$141.2M
    93.395 · Cancer Treatment Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Dec 18, 2020 – Sep 16, 2026· U10CA180888
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$78.7M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 16, 2024 – Jun 6, 2026· P063P240050
  4. GRANT PROGRAM$76M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Sep 15, 2025 – Sep 18, 2026· P063P250050
  5. CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT - P30$67.7M
    93.397 · Cancer Centers Support Grants· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Sep 22, 2021 – Aug 3, 2026· P30CA093373
  6. THE CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF INCIDENTAL WHITE MATTER LESIONS ON MRI AMONGST A DIVERSE POPULATION WITH COGNITIVE COMPLAINTS (INDEED)$53.6M
    93.866 · Aging Research· National Institutes of Health· Cooperative agreement· Apr 13, 2021 – Aug 27, 2026· U19NS120384

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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: $51.8M (187 subawards)

137 sub-recipients

  1. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS$2.7M5.2%
    OAKLAND, CA · 1 subaward
  2. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY$1.7M3.4%
    BOSTON, MA · 4 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$1.6M3.1%
    CHAPEL HILL, NC · 3 subawards
  4. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$1.5M2.9%
    TUCSON, AZ · 3 subawards
  5. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$1.5M2.9%
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 2 subawards
  6. CORNELL UNIVERSITY$1.5M2.8%
    STONY POINT, NY · 1 subaward
  7. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$1.4M2.6%
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 4 subawards
  8. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$1.3M2.5%
    SEATTLE, WA · 1 subaward
  9. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$1.3M2.5%
    MANHATTAN, KS · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE$1.2M2.3%
    LEXINGTON, KY · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $189.9K (2 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $38M (212 subawards)

107 primes

  1. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY$4.3M11%
    RALEIGH, NC · 1 subaward
  2. WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY$4.1M11%
    NEW YORK, NY · 5 subawards
  3. DUKE UNIVERSITY$2.6M6.7%
    DURHAM, NC · 10 subawards
  4. THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$1.6M4.1%
    STANFORD, CA · 14 subawards
  5. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$1.5M3.9%
    GAINESVILLE, FL · 2 subawards
  6. RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE$996K2.6%
    ALBANY, NY · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$923.6K2.4%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward
  8. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$901.8K2.4%
    BALTIMORE, MD · 5 subawards
  9. MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY$788.6K2.1%
    BOZEMAN, MT · 4 subawards
  10. LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY$782.1K2.0%
    LA JOLLA, CA · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $58.3M paid out · $46.3M received
  • FY2022: $83.7M paid out · $85.3M received
  • FY2023: $57M paid out · $91.4M received
  • FY2024: $52.3M paid out · $88.9M received
  • FY2025: $37.6M paid out · $49.4M received
  • FY2026: $51.8M paid out · $38.2M received
  • FY2027: $0 paid out · $102.8K 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

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

Companies it pays

444 companies · $339.8M reported

  1. AFRICA ONE HEALTH UNIVERSITY NETWORK (AFROHUN) LIMITED$16M
    KAMPALA, UG · 15 subawards
  2. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS$15.9M
    OAKLAND, CA · 10 subawards
  3. SEAOHUN FOUNDATION$10.6M
    CHIAN MAI, TH · 10 subawards

Primes that pay it

232 companies · $398.4M reported

  1. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIA$54.5M
    SACRAMENTO, CA · 4 subawards
  2. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY$21.5M
    RALEIGH, NC · 14 subawards
  3. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$17.4M
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 16 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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 27 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. TECHLAW CONSULTANTS INC$33.5M+14% in FY2026
    CHANTILLY, VA · 3 entities · 34% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveEnvironmental Protection Agency · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  2. HENNEBERY EDDY ARCHITECTS, INC.$11.4M−73% in FY2026
    PORTLAND, OR · 24% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. STANLEY-DOWL JV$10.6M−129% in FY2026
    MUSCATINE, IA · 23% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Park Service · Architectural, engineering, and related 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.