Contractor profile

Uchicago Argonne, LLC

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

prime recipient of federal awards · Subsidiary of The University of Chicago Inferred · UEI JA8EP8EKX8Y9 Source
$1.2B
Obligated
FY2026 · data still posting
3
Funding agencies
100%
From Energy
0%
Non-competed
1
States
100%
In Illinois
1
Industries

In FY2026, Uchicago Argonne, LLC received $1.2B in federal awards from 3 agencies, 100% of it from the Department of Energy, with 100% of the work performed in Illinois. Across FY2020 to FY2026 its recorded total is $7.9B. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Where this money comes from

Source
FUNDING AGENCIES
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
Energy
$1.2B
2 other agencies
$0B
Uchicago Argonne, LLC
$1.2B
FY2026 obligated
band width = obligations · FY2026 · source: USASpending.gov

Where the work lands

Source
Illinois$1.2B

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Uchicago Argonne, LLC received $1.2B in federal obligations in FY2026 (data still posting), compared with $1.3B in FY2025.
  • It ranked #72 among federal contractors by contract obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Energy accounted for 99% of it.
  • Its largest recorded industry was Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, at $1.2B.

Obligations by year

Computed
$1.1B
FY20
$992.8M
FY21
$1.1B
FY22
$1.1B
FY23
$1.2B
FY24
$1.3B
FY25
$1.2B
FY26 partial
▲ 17%
FY20 to FY25

Awards

Source

Largest active awards by total value

Awards whose period of performance overlaps FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

AwardIDAgencyObligatedStartEndPlace
Performance-Based Contract for Management and Operation of Argonne National LaboratoryDEAC0206CH11357Department of Energy$17.7B2006-07-312031-09-30Illinois
GM/Ca@aps: A Macromolecular Crystallography ResourceP30GM138396Department of Health and Human Services$29.9M2020-09-302030-06-30Illinois

Largest FY2026 awards

Awards that started in FY2026, by the amount obligated on each so far.

No award on record started in FY2026.

What it does (NAICS / PSC)

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences$1.2B
Basic Scientific Research$808.9K

Competition

0%non-competed (often called no-bid), of $1.2B in contract obligations in FY2026Computed

This describes how contracts were awarded, not wrongdoing.

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Corporate family

Single registration: no combined family.

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