Contracting office · Department of State

ACQUISITIONS - AQM SILMS

ACQUISITIONS - AQM SILMS obligated $5.2M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 381 contract actions (+58% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. ($3.1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$5.2M
Actions
381
New awards: 372
Sole-source
66%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 12.1MFY2017
  2. 14.4MFY2018
  3. 9.6MFY2019
  4. 9MFY2020
  5. 11.6MFY2021
  6. 14.3MFY2022
  7. 12.8MFY2023
  8. 4.4MFY2024
  9. 3.3MFY2025
  10. 5.2MFY2026
  11. 1.9KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$3.1M59%
  2. KELLY & HAYES ELECTRICAL SUPPLY OF L.I., INC.$276.2K5.3%
  3. THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC$232K4.5%
  4. NATIONWIDE SUPPLIES, L.P.$211.6K4.1%
  5. NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.$190.2K3.7%
  6. EXPORT 220VOLT INC.$87.6K1.7%
  7. GOVSMART, INC.$80.8K1.6%
  8. W.W. GRAINGER, INC.$78.6K1.5%
  9. CIS SECURE COMPUTING, INC.$70.5K1.4%
  10. CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY$68.3K1.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$3.8M74%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$1.4M26%
  3. Health & medical$5,2660.1%
  4. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$2,0110.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$3.4M66%
  2. New York$674.2K13%
  3. Virginia$361.7K7.0%
  4. Ohio$191.1K3.7%
  5. Texas$138.6K2.7%
  6. Illinois$104.8K2.0%
  7. South Carolina$92.1K1.8%
  8. Maryland$78.7K1.5%
  9. Pennsylvania$52K1.0%
  10. Florida$30.5K0.6%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition77%
    US 39% · $4M
  • Sole-source awards66%
    US 30% · $3.4M
  • Single-offer competitions11%
    US 8.7% · $549K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush17%
    US 6.0% · $899.7K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.1%
    US 5.0% · $4,306
  • 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. STARLINK MINI KITS$3.1M
    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.· Los Angeles County, CA· IT & telecom· Jan 21, 2026 – Jan 21, 2026· 19AQMS26P0024
  2. METRIC LED TROFFER LIGHTINGS AND TROFFER LIGHTING EMERGENCY PACKS$243.5K
    KELLY & HAYES ELECTRICAL SUPPLY OF L.I., INC.· Suffolk County, NY· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 30, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026· 19AQMS26P0391
  3. LIGHTING$68.3K
    CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY· Georgetown County, SC· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 26, 2026 – Sep 26, 2026· 19AQMS26F0138
  4. IT ELECTRONIC COMPUTER COMPONENTS$60.1K
    REGAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP· Alameda County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026· 19AQMS26F0105
  5. IT ELECTRONIC COMPUTER COMPONENTS$54.3K
    THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC· Hamilton County, OH· IT & telecom· Jun 9, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026· 19AQMS26F0077
  6. IT ELECTRONIC COMPUTER COMPONENTS$50K
    FLYWHEEL DATA LLC· Hamilton County, OH· IT & telecom· Aug 18, 2026 – Aug 18, 2026· 19AQMS26F0107
  7. TEMPEST MONITORS, DISPLAYPORT FIBER VIDEO, WALLMOUNT KITS, FLOOR STAND FLAT PANELS$43.2K
    THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Sep 27, 2025 – Feb 23, 2026· 19AQMS25F0218
  8. TEMPEST CISCO$43.1K
    THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026· 19AQMS26F0109

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.