Contracting office · U.S. Census Bureau

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DECENNIAL CENSUS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DECENNIAL CENSUS obligated $42.8M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 52 contract actions (+88% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was IGNITEACTION LLC ($9.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$42.8M
Actions
52
New awards: 19
Sole-source
11%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 961.1KFY2019
  2. 4.1MFY2020
  3. 18.2MFY2021
  4. 1.8MFY2022
  5. 3.9MFY2023
  6. 12.7MFY2024
  7. 22.8MFY2025
  8. 42.8MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. IGNITEACTION LLC$9.8M23%
  2. IMAGINE BELIEVE REALIZE LLC$8.4M20%
  3. ASRC FEDERAL ADVANCED RESEARCH, LLC$7.1M17%
  4. FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY, L.L.C.$3.5M8.3%
  5. AFFIGENT, LLC$3.1M7.1%
  6. THE BRITE GROUP, INC$1.9M4.5%
  7. VIDOORI, INC.$1.7M4.0%
  8. THE MITRE CORPORATION$1.4M3.2%
  9. BRITEDGE JV LLC$1M2.4%
  10. BRIDGETREE, LLC$796K1.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$32M75%
  2. IT & telecom$7.1M17%
  3. Construction & real property$3.6M8.3%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$196.5K0.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$42.7M99.9%
  2. Pennsylvania$23.5K0.1%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition31%
    US 39% · $13.3M
  • Sole-source awards11%
    US 30% · $4.8M
  • Single-offer competitions20%
    US 8.8% · $8.6M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush23%
    US 5.6% · $10M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing48%
    US 4.2% · $20.7M

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

Largest awards

  1. GEOGRAPHIC UPDATE PARTERNSHIP SOFTWARE 4 - GEOGRAPHIC PLATFORM$10.4M
    IMAGINE BELIEVE REALIZE LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Construction & real property· Sep 19, 2024 – Jun 18, 2026· 1333LB24F00000242
  2. ONPREM AND CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES CALL ORDER 10 ARCH 2030 SOLUTION ASSESSMENT$9.8M
    IGNITEACTION LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 13ADDC26F0015
  3. RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION SERVICES$9.8M
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Sep 14, 2021 – Sep 23, 2026· 1333LB21F00000277
  4. ENTERPRISE MODERNIZATION CAPABILITY SERVICES$9.1M
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Sep 14, 2021 – Sep 23, 2026· 1333LB21F00000278
  5. ORACLE EXADATA LICENSES$8M
    AFFIGENT, LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Aug 27, 2024 – Jul 17, 2026· 1333LB24F00000221
  6. ETESTING CALL ORDER 0008 DECENNIAL DIRECTORATE OPERATIONS FOR POP: 06/25/2025 - 06/24/2026.$8M
    VIDOORI, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Jun 25, 2025 – Mar 17, 2026· 13ADDC25F00000083
  7. DBIT 117368 - THIS CONTRACT SUPPORTS EXECUTION PLANNING FOR THE 2026 CENSUS TEST AND READINESS ACTIVITIES LEADING INTO THE 2028 DRESS REHEARSAL AND FULL 2030 CENSUS OPERATIONS, WHILE ALSO ESTABLISHING FOUNDATIONAL SCHEDULING CAPABILITY FOR EARLY 2040$7.1M
    ASRC FEDERAL ADVANCED RESEARCH, LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Aug 6, 2026 – Aug 6, 2026· 13ADDC26F0009
  8. AWARD CALL ORDER 13 EDATABASE$4.8M
    IMAGINE BELIEVE REALIZE LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· May 27, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 13ADDC26F0005

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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.