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CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION obligated $3.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 196 contract actions (+143% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC. ($949.8K).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.6M
Actions
196
New awards: 73
Sole-source
19%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.5MFY2017
  2. 6.4MFY2018
  3. 3.9MFY2019
  4. 4.3MFY2020
  5. 4.4MFY2021
  6. 8.1MFY2022
  7. 9.9MFY2023
  8. 4.8MFY2024
  9. 1.5MFY2025
  10. 3.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.$949.8K27%
  2. STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION$514.7K14%
  3. CTG FEDERAL, LLC$455.6K13%
  4. GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT & BENEFITS, INC.$372.5K10%
  5. MIDWEST EVALUATION AND RESEARCH, LLC$124.9K3.5%
  6. MANPOWERGROUP PUBLIC SECTOR INC.$108.2K3.0%
  7. NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.$108K3.0%
  8. MANGAI LLC$93.2K2.6%
  9. WGH1 LLC$87.5K2.5%
  10. ACCESSIBLE SYSTEMS CONSULTING CORP$85K2.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$2.4M66%
  2. Professional services$1.1M31%
  3. Equipment maintenance$87.2K2.4%
  4. Transportation & logistics$17.3K0.5%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$9,2520.3%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$1.3M35%
  2. Colorado$949.8K27%
  3. Virginia$581.2K16%
  4. Maryland$373.6K10%
  5. Kansas$160.7K4.5%
  6. Mississippi$87.5K2.5%
  7. Texas$63.5K1.8%
  8. California$53.9K1.5%
  9. Missouri$50K1.4%
  10. Alabama$42.2K1.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition41%
    US 39% · $1.4M
  • Sole-source awards19%
    US 30% · $690.7K
  • Single-offer competitions21%
    US 8.7% · $758.8K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush18%
    US 6.0% · $652.5K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing16%
    US 4.2% · $565.7K

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

Largest awards

  1. ADP EQUIPMENT - NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS DELL PRO 14 PLUS (PB14250)$499.6K
    COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.· Jefferson County, CO· IT & telecom· Sep 21, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026· 15JCRT26F00000040
  2. NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS DELL PRO 14 PLUS$498.3K
    STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Jul 1, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026· 15JCRT26F00000025
  3. EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES AS PER THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK CASE NAME: SPLC GEORGIA FUNDING COMPLIANT DJ NUMBER: 169-19-71$417.2K
    MAY INSTITUTE, INC., THE· Norfolk County, MA· Professional services· Sep 15, 2021 – Jul 6, 2026· 15JCRT21P00000254
  4. ADP EQUIPMENT - NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS$410.3K
    COUNTERTRADE PRODUCTS, INC.· Jefferson County, CO· IT & telecom· Apr 15, 2026 – Apr 15, 2026· 15JCRT26F00000014
  5. COHESITY DATAPROTECT SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION$386.8K
    CTG FEDERAL, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 24, 2025· 15JCRT26F00000002
  6. EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES AS PER THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK CASE NAME: US VS. ALABAMA & ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DJ NUMBER: 168-2-55$377.8K
    ROGER WERHOLTZ· Douglas County, KS· Professional services· Jul 23, 2021 – Jul 7, 2026· 15JCRT21P00000217
  7. BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION GRB RETIREMENT AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION SUBSCRIPTION$372.5K
    GOVERNMENT RETIREMENT & BENEFITS, INC.· Alexandria city, VA· Professional services· Jan 15, 2026 – Jan 15, 2026· 15JCRT26F00000009
  8. EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES$341.5K
    PARK DIETZ & ASSOCIATES, LLC· Orange County, CA· Professional services· Mar 31, 2023 – Mar 25, 2026· 15JCRT23P00000169

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.