Contracting office · Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS obligated $223.7M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 745 contract actions (+5.3% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was RJS CONSTRUCTION INC ($23M).

Obligations · FY2026
$223.7M
Actions
745
New awards: 188
Sole-source
13%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 98.5MFY2017
  2. 83MFY2018
  3. 107.2MFY2019
  4. 191MFY2020
  5. 228MFY2021
  6. 286MFY2022
  7. 546.2MFY2023
  8. 369.6MFY2024
  9. 212.4MFY2025
  10. 223.7MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. RJS CONSTRUCTION INC$23M10%
  2. MCMILLEN, INC.$21M9.4%
  3. TEHAMA TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC$15.9M7.1%
  4. VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC$14.5M6.5%
  5. CGI FEDERAL INC.$12.4M5.5%
  6. TEPA EC, LLC$11.5M5.1%
  7. ECODATA ANALYTICS LLC$9.3M4.1%
  8. DOWL, LLC$8.2M3.7%
  9. CYBERSTAR LLC$7.8M3.5%
  10. BARR ENGINEERING CO.$5.8M2.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$103.5M46%
  2. IT & telecom$58.6M26%
  3. Professional services$48M21%
  4. Other equipment & supplies$6.9M3.1%
  5. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$5.4M2.4%
  6. Education & social services$622.9K0.3%
  7. Equipment maintenance$569.8K0.3%
  8. Health & medical$485.8K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$44M20%
  2. Arizona$36M16%
  3. New Mexico$32.8M15%
  4. Washington$23.2M10%
  5. Idaho$16.5M7.4%
  6. Colorado$13.9M6.2%
  7. Montana$9.5M4.2%
  8. District of Columbia$6.9M3.1%
  9. Minnesota$5.8M2.6%
  10. New York$5.5M2.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition19%
    US 39% · $42.7M
  • Sole-source awards13%
    US 30% · $29.8M
  • Single-offer competitions5.8%
    US 8.7% · $12.9M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush12%
    US 6.1% · $27.5M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing15%
    US 4.2% · $32.7M

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

Largest awards

  1. MANY FARMS HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BUILD.$220.6M
    TEPA EC, LLC· Apache County, AZ· Construction & real property· Sep 17, 2024 – Sep 24, 2026· 140A1624F0105
  2. T'IIS NAZBAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL & 20 QUARTERS - DESIGN BUILD$97.1M
    TEPA EC, LLC· Apache County, AZ· Construction & real property· Aug 29, 2022 – Sep 23, 2026· 140A1622F0158
  3. CHI CHIL TAH SCHOOL REPLACEMENT$87.6M
    CHEROKEE CRC LLC· McKinley County, NM· Construction & real property· May 17, 2023 – Sep 24, 2026· 140A1623F0064
  4. OGLALA DAM REMEDIATION PROJECT. SEE SECTION J FOR LIST OF ATTACHMENTS.$67M
    KOMADA LLC· Oglala Lakota County, SD· Construction & real property· Sep 12, 2023 – Aug 7, 2026· 140A1623C0014
  5. EDUCATION NATIVE AMERICAN NETWORK TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION$54.7M
    VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Jul 30, 2020 – Jun 8, 2026· 140A1620F0013
  6. TRUST FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM$41.8M
    INNOVEST SYSTEMS, LLC· New York County, NY· Professional services· Feb 23, 2018 – Jul 31, 2026· 140A1626C8004
  7. OFFICE OF TRUST SERVICES, DIVISION OF WATER AND POWER, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES$35M
    MANAGED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC· Jefferson County, CO· Professional services· Jul 27, 2020 – May 6, 2026· 140A1620C0007
  8. SANTA ROSA RANCH COMMUNITY SCHOOL DESIGN BUILD$31.5M
    CHEROKEE CRC LLC· Pima County, AZ· Construction & real property· May 16, 2022 – Feb 4, 2026· 140A1622F0075

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 10, 2026, loaded Oct 10, 2026.