Contracting office · Department of the Army

0408 AQ HQ CONTRACT

0408 AQ HQ CONTRACT obligated $51.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 88 contract actions (+87% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was GUARDIAN TECHNICAL CONTRACTING ($25.5M).

Obligations · FY2026
$51.9M
Actions
88
New awards: 34
Sole-source
43%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 66.2MFY2017
  2. 90MFY2018
  3. 30.5MFY2019
  4. 45.8MFY2020
  5. 35.1MFY2021
  6. 41.8MFY2022
  7. 38.1MFY2023
  8. 43.3MFY2024
  9. 27.7MFY2025
  10. 51.9MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. GUARDIAN TECHNICAL CONTRACTING$25.5M49%
  2. SAUDI NAVAL SUPPORT CO.$4.9M9.4%
  3. DELTA VECTOR USA LLC$4.5M8.6%
  4. THE BRIDGE GENERAL TRADING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY W.L.L.$4M7.7%
  5. KVG LLC$3.8M7.2%
  6. BABYLON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC$2.2M4.2%
  7. CENTURION ARMORING INTERNATIONAL, INC.$1.6M3.1%
  8. OMANG TECHNOLOGIES & TRADING L.L.C$1.3M2.6%
  9. FUTURE SERVICES GENERAL TRADING & CONTRACTING CO.$1M2.0%
  10. ARDH ALSAWAAD COMPANY$902.1K1.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$31.7M61%
  2. Professional services$9.9M19%
  3. Equipment maintenance$5.7M11%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$3.7M7.1%
  5. Transportation & logistics$841.5K1.6%
  6. IT & telecom$57.8K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$51.8M99.8%
  2. United States$117.8K0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition58%
    US 39% · $30.1M
  • Sole-source awards43%
    US 30% · $22.2M
  • Single-offer competitions15%
    US 8.7% · $7.9M
  • Urgency justifications36%
    US 5.1% · $18.6M
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. FOLLOW ON BLS EXPANDED$26.7M
    GUARDIAN TECHNICAL CONTRACTING· Facilities & utilities· Apr 29, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026· W912D226CA003
  2. BASE LIFE SUPPORT$8.8M
    BABYLON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC· Facilities & utilities· Apr 26, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026· W912D223P0026
  3. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE BLS SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED PWS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE BLS SERVICES FOR 1000 PEOPLE FROM 1 APRIL 2026- 30 SEPTEMBER 2026.$8.7M
    SAUDI NAVAL SUPPORT CO.· Professional services· Mar 24, 2026 – Jun 1, 2026· W912D226PA012
  4. BLS SWEIHAN$8.2M
    GUARDIAN TECHNICAL CONTRACTING· Facilities & utilities· May 11, 2026 – May 11, 2026· W912D226CA005
  5. 7 PASSENGER FULL SIZE SUVS FULL-SIZE CREW CAB PICKUP TRUCK$6.2M
    CENTURION ARMORING INTERNATIONAL, INC.· Equipment maintenance· Apr 27, 2023 – Jan 30, 2026· W912D223P0022
  6. PROVIDE BASE LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AT LSA ISRAEL$4.5M
    DELTA VECTOR USA LLC· Professional services· Mar 9, 2026 – Apr 30, 2026· W912D226FA002
  7. 24 BUNKERS FOR SWEIHAN AB$3.6M
    KVG LLC· Other equipment & supplies· May 12, 2026 – May 12, 2026· W912D226PA030
  8. THE REQUIREMENT FOR CATERED MEALS SUPPORT IVO OF JRSOI AND ASOS OF PORT OF YANBU. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE A NOTICE TO PROCEED (NTP) FOR 180 DAYS. 1000 PAX$2.8M
    GUARDIAN TECHNICAL CONTRACTING· Facilities & utilities· Mar 24, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026· W912D226PA013

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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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.