Federal contractor · NORMAN, OK

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA received $16M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 10 awards (+83% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $217.7M. Its largest customer was Federal Aviation Administration ($10M). It also received $226.6M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$16M
New awards
10
Sole-source
95%
Single offer
0.0%
UEI
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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.

8 registered entities of the same company or corporate group, $22.8M in FY2026 together.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANORMAN, OK · Family page
    $16M
  2. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMAOKLAHOMA CITY, OK
    $5.5M
  3. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANORMAN, OK
    $1.3M
  4. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA-OU PHYSICIANSOKLAHOMA CITY, OK
    $0
  5. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANORMAN, OK
    $0
  6. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANORMAN, OK
    $0
  7. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANORMAN, OK
    $0
  8. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMANORMAN, OK
    $0

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

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 10.5MFY2017
  2. 21.6MFY2018
  3. 40.1MFY2019
  4. 56.2MFY2020
  5. 12.5MFY2021
  6. 15.7MFY2022
  7. 34.5MFY2023
  8. 2MFY2024
  9. 8.7MFY2025
  10. 16MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Federal Aviation Administration$10M63%
    1 awards
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$5.3M33%
    3 awards
  3. Department of the Navy$440.4K2.8%
    2 awards
  4. Department of the Army$212.5K1.3%
    1 awards
  5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$12.6K0.1%
    2 awards
  6. U.S. Geological Survey$00.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$10.9M68%
  2. Professional services$4.7M29%
  3. Education & social services$440.4K2.8%

Where the work was performed

  1. Cleveland County, OK$16M99.9%
  2. Sequoyah County, OK$10.4K0.1%
  3. Delaware County, OK$2,2450.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition95%
    US 39% · $15.1M
  • Sole-source awards95%
    US 30% · $15.1M
  • 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. Federal Aviation Administration$10M
    Department of Transportation · 1 awards
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$4.7M
    Department of Commerce · 2 awards
  3. Department of the Navy$440.4K
    Department of Defense · 2 awards
  4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$2,245
    Department of the Interior · 1 awards

Largest awards

  1. MAINTAINING SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE NAS WITH THE INTEGRATION OF COUNTER UAS TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH PROGRAM$10M
    Federal Aviation Administration· Cleveland County, OK· Research & development· Jul 1, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026· 697DCK26F00540
  2. NWS/OBS: SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, POLICY, AND COMMERCIAL CELLULAR INTEGRATION SUPPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PL 119-21. OR-FY26-1720$3.7M
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cleveland County, OK· Professional services· Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026· 1305M226F0411
  3. EW23-7909 - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PERFORMANCE DEMONSTRATION OF AN INTEGRATED WATER-SOURCE HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER SYSTEM TO MEET SIMULTANEOUS HEATING AND COOLING DEMANDS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS$1.2M
    Department of the Army· Cleveland County, OK· Research & development· Dec 14, 2023 – Feb 12, 2026· W912HQ24C0018
  4. NWS/OBS/RADAR NEXT: TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES$951.4K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cleveland County, OK· Professional services· Mar 23, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026· 1305M226F0093
  5. BAA UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA STANDARD AND ALGORITH DEVELOPMENT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL RADAR CONSIDERATIONS WITHIN RADAR NEXT PROGRAM OR-25-017722 APPROVAL RECEIVED 06/12/2025; FY26 APPROVAL RECEIVED 12/16/2025$649.6K
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cleveland County, OK· Research & development· Jan 9, 2026 – Jan 9, 2026· 1305M226C0008
  6. WARC PORTABLE DOPPLER RADAR DATA COLLECTION$497.3K
    U.S. Geological Survey· Cleveland County, OK· Professional services· Aug 10, 2023 – Sep 2, 2026· 140G0123C0003
  7. FALL 2025 NROTC MISHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES$228.3K
    Department of the Navy· Cleveland County, OK· Education & social services· Oct 6, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025· N3560A26FB011
  8. SPRING 2026 NROTC MIDSHIPMEN TUITION AND ALLOWABLE FEES.$212.1K
    Department of the Navy· Cleveland County, OK· Education & social services· Mar 4, 2026 – Mar 4, 2026· N3560A26FB154

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 OKLAHOMA received $226.6M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 933 actions (82 new awards), +1.2% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program ($46.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$226.6M
New awards
82
Actions
933
Since FY2021
$1.1B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 154.1MFY2021
  2. 118.1MFY2022
  3. 174.3MFY2023
  4. 160.5MFY2024
  5. 223.8MFY2025
  6. 226.6MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$176.1M78%
  2. Direct payments$50.2M22%
  3. Other assistance$282.6K0.1%

Top programs

  1. 84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$46.3M20%
  2. 20.116 · Airport Improvement Program$28.8M13%
  3. 12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research$20.7M9.1%
  4. 11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$19.7M8.7%
  5. 81.089 · Fossil Energy Research and Development$13M5.7%
  6. 47.083 · Integrative Activities$12.8M5.6%
  7. 84.334 · Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs$12.3M5.4%
  8. 93.243 · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance$11.5M5.1%

Awarding agencies

  1. Department of Education$63.2M28%
  2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$28.8M13%
    Department of Commerce
  3. Federal Aviation Administration$28.7M13%
    Department of Transportation
  4. National Science Foundation$27.8M12%
  5. Department of the Navy$20.7M9.1%
    Department of Defense
  6. Department of Energy$14.7M6.5%
  7. National Institutes of Health$12.9M5.7%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  8. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$11.5M5.1%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Largest awards

  1. COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR SEVERE AND HIGH-IMPACT WEATHER RESEARCH AND OPERATIONS (CISHIWRO)$96.5M
    11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jun 14, 2021 – Sep 25, 2026· NA21OAR4320204
  2. GRANT PROGRAM$46.3M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· May 15, 2024 – Oct 7, 2025· P063P242053
  3. GRANT PROGRAM$45.9M
    84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program· Department of Education· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 30, 2025 – Sep 17, 2026· P063P252053
  4. PURPOSE: EXTEND/EXPAND RUNWAY; RECONSTRUCT TAXIWAY LIGHTING; STRENGTHEN RUNWAY; RESEAL/RESURFACE RUNWAY; RESEAL/RESURFACE TAXIWAY…$26.8M
    20.116 · Airport Improvement Program· Federal Aviation Administration· Project grant· Apr 6, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026· 34000640432026
  5. DISTRIBUTED RF CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS$20.6M
    12.300 · Basic and Applied Scientific Research· Department of the Navy· Project grant· Jul 7, 2026 – Jul 7, 2026· N000142612375
  6. AI INSTITUTE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (AI2ES)$20.5M
    47.050 · Geosciences· National Science Foundation· Cooperative agreement· Oct 13, 2020 – Mar 13, 2026· 2019758

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 (10 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $8.2M (36 subawards)

32 sub-recipients

  1. EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.$3.4M35%
    WALTHAM, MA · 2 subawards
  2. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$603.3K6.2%
    CINCINNATI, OH · 1 subaward
  3. SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY$592.6K6.1%
    SAINT LOUIS, MO · 1 subaward
  4. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY$526.1K5.4%
    STILLWATER, OK · 5 subawards
  5. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM$415.7K4.3%
    LUBBOCK, TX · 2 subawards
  6. SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, INC.$306.2K3.2%
    LINCOLN, MA · 1 subaward
  7. STATE OF OKLAHOMA EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY$298.3K3.1%
    ADA, OK · 1 subaward
  8. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$286.6K3.0%
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 5 subawards
  9. KEYENCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA$265.7K2.7%
    ELMWOOD PARK, NJ · 2 subawards
  10. NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION$236.7K2.4%
    RENO, NV · 2 subawards

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $850.4K (1 subaward)
  • Sub-grants: $6.1M (35 subawards)

20 primes

  1. OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$1.6M23%
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 1 subaward
  2. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA$1.2M17%
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 11 subawards
  3. TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC$850.4K12%
    COLUMBUS, OH · 1 subaward
  4. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY$681.3K9.8%
    STILLWATER, OK · 5 subawards
  5. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$363.2K5.2%
    CLEMSON, SC · 1 subaward
  6. SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION$341.3K4.9%
    ANCHORAGE, AK · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH$316.7K4.5%
    BOULDER, CO · 1 subaward
  8. BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY$315K4.5%
    BOISE, ID · 1 subaward
  9. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$259.3K3.7%
    UNIVERSITY PARK, PA · 2 subawards
  10. AUBURN UNIVERSITY$187.2K2.7%
    AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL · 1 subaward

Its reported sub-contracts equal 9.3% of its FY2026 contract obligations.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $48.1M paid out · $11.7M received
  • FY2022: $39M paid out · $11.8M received
  • FY2023: $41.2M paid out · $22.5M received
  • FY2024: $21.8M paid out · $19.8M received
  • FY2025: $8.7M paid out · $19.4M received
  • FY2026: $9.7M paid out · $7M 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

233 companies · $236.8M reported

  1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$66.2M
    FORT WORTH, TX · 10 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  2. OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INCORPORATED$16.3M
    OAK RIDGE, TN · 5 subawards
  3. OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION$15.1M
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 107 subawards

Primes that pay it

167 companies · $179.2M reported

  1. OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$33.9M
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 42 subawards
  2. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY$19.4M
    TULSA, OK · 39 subawards · Scientific research and development services
  3. OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES$14.5M
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK · 73 subawards

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

  1. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$57.2M+28% in FY2026
    PHILADELPHIA, PA · 4 entities · 55% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development servicesAir Force · Scientific research and development servicesVeterans Affairs · Colleges, universities, and professional schools+2 more
  2. HEALTH DECISIONS, INC.$13.5M−9.2% in FY2026
    DURHAM, NC · 30% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development services
  3. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$25.6M+18% in FY2026
    EVANSTON, IL · 2 entities · 36% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNational Institutes of Health · Scientific research and development servicesNavy · Colleges, universities, and professional schoolsArmy · 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 OKLAHOMA (8 recipients).

Matched organizations

  • University of OklahomaAI match · 99%
Lobbying · 2025
$435K
9 reports
Lobbying · 2023–2026
$1.5M

Lobbying by year

  1. 2023$430K
    12 reports
  2. 2024$510K
    13 reports
  3. 2025$435K
    9 reports
  4. 2026$170K
    4 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations28 reports
  2. Defense25 reports
  3. Science and technology25 reports
  4. Education14 reports
  5. Health issues14 reports
  6. Transportation12 reports
  7. Sports and athletics3 reports
  8. Aerospace1 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES37 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE37 reports
  3. Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)3 reports
  4. Air Force - Dept of1 reports
  5. Defense - Dept of (DOD)1 reports
  6. Economic Development Administration1 reports
  7. Energy - Dept of1 reports
  8. Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)1 reports
  9. Office of Management & Budget (OMB)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. Steptoe LLP$740K
    14 reports
  2. Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC$610K
    14 reports
  3. OCULUS STRATEGIES, LLC$175K
    9 reports
  4. THE ARTEMIS GROUP, LLC (OKLAHOMA)$20K
    1 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 Oct 5, 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.