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CENTRAL OFFICE

CENTRAL OFFICE obligated $18.4M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 38 contract actions (+200% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MCW-TMG1 LLC ($7.8M).

Obligations · FY2026
$18.4M
Actions
38
New awards: 8
Sole-source
23%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 118.1MFY2017
  2. 85MFY2018
  3. 26.1MFY2019
  4. 18MFY2020
  5. 9MFY2021
  6. 10.4MFY2022
  7. 20.7MFY2023
  8. 2.8MFY2024
  9. 6.1MFY2025
  10. 18.4MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MCW-TMG1 LLC$7.8M42%
  2. FACILITY SUPPORT SERVICES LLC$6M33%
  3. REDTOWN TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC$1.8M9.9%
  4. SMITHS DETECTION INC.$1.2M6.3%
  5. CEIA USA LTD$818.7K4.5%
  6. IPRO TECH LLC$686.9K3.7%
  7. AIM COUNSELING LLC$167.3K0.9%
  8. DETECTION & TREATMENT RESOURCES, LLC$89.4K0.5%
  9. JET SECURITY LLC$40K0.2%
  10. ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION$37.4K0.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Construction & real property$14.2M76%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$2M11%
  3. Facilities & utilities$1.4M7.7%
  4. IT & telecom$686.9K3.7%
  5. Education & social services$255.4K1.4%
  6. Equipment maintenance$34K0.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. Pennsylvania$13.8M75%
  2. California$1.3M7.0%
  3. Maryland$1.2M6.3%
  4. Ohio$818.7K4.5%
  5. Arizona$686.9K3.7%
  6. Alabama$627.5K3.4%
  7. Tennessee$167.3K0.9%
  8. Texas$71.8K0.4%
  9. Massachusetts$40K0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition23%
    US 39% · $4.3M
  • Sole-source awards23%
    US 30% · $4.3M
  • Single-offer competitions0.0%
    US 8.8% · $0
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · $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. BUTNER ESPC$80.7M
    AMERESCO INC· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Apr 18, 2017 – May 29, 2026· DJBP0700PMESPC014
  2. PERIMETER FENCE REPLACEMENT AT FCI MCKEAN$7.8M
    MCW-TMG1 LLC· McKean County, PA· Construction & real property· Mar 5, 2026 – Jul 6, 2026· 15BBNF26C00000027
  3. PERIMETER FENCE REPLACEMENT AT FCI LORETTO$6M
    FACILITY SUPPORT SERVICES LLC· Allegheny County, PA· Construction & real property· May 27, 2026 – Jul 16, 2026· 15BBNF26C00000029
  4. MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY SERVICES AT TAFT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER FY26$1.4M
    REDTOWN TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC· Kern County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 15, 2025 – Jul 24, 2026· 15B70025F00000019
  5. NATIONWIDE RECORDS MANAGEMENT STORAGE & SERVICES CONTRACT$1.3M
    CHENEGA APPLIED SOLUTIONS, LLC· Anchorage Municipality, AK· Professional services· Feb 8, 2022 – Jan 7, 2026· 15BNAS22F00000327
  6. SMITH DETECTION (XRAY) MAINTENANCE OY3$1.2M
    SMITHS DETECTION INC.· Harford County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 10, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026· 15BPCC25F00000059
  7. CEIA METAL DETECTORS MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES OY3$818.7K
    CEIA USA LTD· Summit County, OH· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 10, 2025 – Mar 18, 2026· 15BPCC25F00000060
  8. NETMAIL ARCHIVE LICENSES AND SUPPORT OY3$686.9K
    IPRO TECH LLC· Maricopa County, AZ· IT & telecom· Jul 11, 2025 – Mar 18, 2026· 15BPCC25F00000062

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.