Federal contractor · ORONO, ME

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM received $77.2K in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 5 awards (−99% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $110.3M. Its largest customer was National Aeronautics and Space Administration ($77.2K). It also received $110.9M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$77.2K
New awards
5
Sole-source
100%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
PB3AJE5ZEJ59
Other than small businessEducational institutionGovernment entity
Open in the contracts explorerRelationship graph

Company family

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

5 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $2.1M in FY2026 together.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMORONO, ME · Family page
    $77.2K
  2. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMBANGOR, ME
    $2M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMORONO, ME
    $0
  4. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMORONO, ME
    $0
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEMPORTLAND, ME
    $0

AI-inferred: entity-match@1 · Analisa AI · 2026-10-05

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 211.1KFY2017
  2. 9.8MFY2018
  3. 16.8MFY2019
  4. 8MFY2020
  5. 9.8MFY2021
  6. 18MFY2022
  7. 18.8MFY2023
  8. 21MFY2024
  9. 7.9MFY2025
  10. 77.2KFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration$77.2K100%
    1 awards
  2. Department of the Army$00.0%
    1 awards
  3. Department of the Navy$00.0%
    2 awards
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$77.2K100%

Where the work was performed

  1. Penobscot County, ME$77.2K100%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $77.2K
  • Sole-source awards100%
    US 30% · $77.2K
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.7% · $0
  • 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$77.2K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. TASKS A.1, A.2, B.1 AND B.2$10.7M
    Department of the Army· Penobscot County, ME· Research & development· Sep 28, 2023 – May 12, 2026· W911QY23C0090
  2. INVESTIGATE AND ENHANCE THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR THE FABRICATION OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS (USVS) AND RELATED MARITIME STRUCTURES DEVELOP DIGITAL MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE TOOLS WHICH ARE PROCESS-AWARE THAT DRIVE DESIGN CHOICES TOWARDS$9M
    Department of the Navy· Penobscot County, ME· Research & development· Jul 12, 2024 – Feb 18, 2026· N0001424C1324
  3. COMPOSITES FOR ADVANCED MARITIME STRUCTURES 2 (CAMS-2$5.7M
    Department of the Navy· Penobscot County, ME· Research & development· Sep 27, 2023 – Feb 18, 2026· N0001423C1064
  4. WOODY BIOMASS CONVERSION TO LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUELS - SAWDUST DERIVED JET FUEL BLEND STOCKS - CONGRESSIONAL ADD FOR ENERGY READINESS PROGRAM DLA ENERGY$2.6M
    Defense Logistics Agency· Penobscot County, ME· Research & development· Sep 27, 2024 – Mar 27, 2026· SP470124C0067
  5. PR FOR LARGE SCALE TORUS STRAP INDENTATION TESTING - SERIES 4 EXCEPTED WORK DURING SHUT DOWN FOR VERA APPROVED REIMBURSABLE PROJECT AT LANGLEY.$77.2K
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Penobscot County, ME· Professional services· Oct 17, 2025 – Jul 14, 2026· 80NSSC26P0002

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 MAINE SYSTEM received $110.9M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 277 actions (75 new awards), +214% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 11.071 · 2026 Congressionally Identified Construction Grants ($44.6M).

Assistance · FY2026
$110.9M
New awards
75
Actions
277
Since FY2021
$534.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 88.6MFY2021
  2. 65.7MFY2022
  3. 116MFY2023
  4. 117.7MFY2024
  5. 35.3MFY2025
  6. 110.9MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$109M98%
  2. Other assistance$1.9M1.7%

Top programs

  1. 11.071 · 2026 Congressionally Identified Construction Grants$44.6M40%
  2. 20.950 · Bridge and Other Transportation Infrastructure Research Program$7M6.3%
  3. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$5.1M4.6%
  4. 10.310 · Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)$4.3M3.9%
  5. 81.087 · Renewable Energy Research and Development$4M3.6%
  6. 11.417 · Sea Grant Support$3.9M3.6%
  7. 81.049 · Office of Science Financial Assistance Program$3.9M3.5%
  8. 93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training$3.6M3.3%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Institute of Standards and Technology$44.6M40%
    Department of Commerce
  2. National Institute of Food and Agriculture$14.1M13%
    Department of Agriculture
  3. National Science Foundation$8.2M7.4%
  4. Department of Energy$7.9M7.1%
  5. Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$7M6.3%
    Department of Transportation
  6. National Institutes of Health$6.4M5.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$5.4M4.9%
    Department of Commerce
  8. Department of Education$4.8M4.3%

Largest awards

  1. PURPOSE:CONSTRUCT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE HEALTH SCIENCE COMPLEX (HSC), PHASE I, A MODERN, STATE-OF-THE-ART BUILDING ON THE ORONO…$44.6M
    11.071 · 2026 Congressionally Identified Construction Grants· National Institute of Standards and Technology· Project grant· Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026· 60NANB26D182
  2. EMERGENCY INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT.$23.6M
    84.425 · Education Stabilization Fund· Department of Education· Formula grant· Mar 19, 2021 – May 1, 2026· P425F202536
  3. THE X-BRIDGE PROJECT AWARDS $8,000,000 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPING WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING…$23M
    20.950 · Bridge and Other Transportation Infrastructure Research Program· Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation· Cooperative agreement· May 15, 2025 – Aug 17, 2026· 693JK42550004
  4. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS AWARDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED ''AN INTERMEDIATE-SCALE VERSION OF THE VOLTURNUS +…$12.6M
    81.135 · Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· Sep 25, 2023 – Jun 18, 2026· DEAR0001747
  5. PURPOSE - THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW GREEN ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS (GEM) FACTORY OF THE FUTURE. ACTIVITIES TO BE…$9.9M
    11.617 · Congressionally-Identified Projects· National Institute of Standards and Technology· Project grant· Apr 10, 2023 – Feb 13, 2026· 60NANB23D015
  6. REGULATION OF CELLULAR BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSE TO EXTRACELLULAR CUES - PROJECT SUMMARY COBRE - 1P20GM144265-01 PARENT AWARD GOAL: THE PARENT…$9.6M
    93.859 · Biomedical Research and Research Training· National Institutes of Health· Project grant· Apr 5, 2023 – Aug 10, 2026· P20GM144265

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: $4.5M (39 subawards)

34 sub-recipients

  1. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$597.9K13%
    HONOLULU, HI · 2 subawards
  2. TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH$301.6K6.7%
    COLLEGE STATION, TX · 1 subaward
  3. GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE$272.7K6.1%
    PORTLAND, ME · 2 subawards
  4. ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI$272.2K6.0%
    NEW YORK, NY · 1 subaward
  5. CAL POLY CORPORATION$268.5K6.0%
    SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA · 1 subaward
  6. LAND PEACE FOUNDATION$262.2K5.8%
    MONROE, ME · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO$231.4K5.1%
    MAYAGUEZ, PR · 1 subaward
  8. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY$230.8K5.1%
    MANHATTAN, KS · 1 subaward
  9. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY$166.7K3.7%
    AMES, IA · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA$159.4K3.5%
    GRAND FORKS, ND · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $4.6M (31 subawards)

19 primes

  1. ME DEPT OF EDUCATION$1.2M25%
    AUGUSTA, ME · 3 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE$1.1M23%
    BURLINGTON, VT · 5 subawards
  3. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF$635.9K14%
    AUGUSTA, ME · 3 subawards
  4. CARIBBEAN COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM, INC$350K7.5%
    MAYAGUEZ, PR · 1 subaward
  5. MAINE MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP$295K6.3%
    AUGUSTA, ME · 2 subawards
  6. MEDICAL CARE DEVELOPMENT INC$234.2K5.0%
    HALLOWELL, ME · 1 subaward
  7. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$233.2K5.0%
    CORVALLIS, OR · 2 subawards
  8. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE$127.4K2.7%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward
  9. CORNELL UNIVERSITY$108.8K2.3%
    ITHACA, NY · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE$91.7K2.0%
    DURHAM, NH · 2 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $16.9M paid out · $10.8M received
  • FY2022: $11.4M paid out · $8M received
  • FY2023: $31.6M paid out · $10.5M received
  • FY2024: $6.8M paid out · $13.2M received
  • FY2025: $13.4M paid out · $15.2M received
  • FY2026: $4.5M paid out · $4.6M 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

165 companies · $97.8M reported

  1. BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES$15.2M
    EAST BOOTHBAY, ME · 10 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE$12M
    BURLINGTON, VT · 14 subawards
  3. UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE$6.8M
    DURHAM, NH · 15 subawards

Primes that pay it

103 companies · $87.8M reported

  1. UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$11M
    DENVER, CO · 6 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE$8.4M
    BURLINGTON, VT · 38 subawards · Architectural, engineering, and related services
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$5.8M
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN · 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 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 9 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. GSI ENVIRONMENTAL INC.$16.4M−35% in FY2026
    HOUSTON, TX · 52% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Scientific research and development services
  2. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY$16M+15% in FY2026
    LAS CRUCES, NM · 6 entities · 53% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · Scientific research and development services
  3. BENNETT AEROSPACE INC$17.6M+2.6% in FY2026
    RALEIGH, NC · 53% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveArmy · 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 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 MAINE SYSTEM (5 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • University of Maine SystemAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$200K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$650K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$150K
    3 reports
  2. 2024$200K
    4 reports
  3. 2025$200K
    4 reports
  4. 2026$100K
    2 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations11 reports
  2. Defense8 reports
  3. Education8 reports
  4. Agriculture7 reports
  5. Homeland security2 reports
  6. Environment and Superfund1 reports
  7. Telecommunications1 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. Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$650K
    13 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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

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.