Contracting office · Department of Education

CONTRACTS AND ACQUISTIONS MANAGEMENT

CONTRACTS AND ACQUISTIONS MANAGEMENT obligated $602.9M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 913 contract actions (+54% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was WESTAT, INC. ($63.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$602.9M
Actions
913
New awards: 141
Sole-source
5.2%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 513.3MFY2017
  2. 557.3MFY2018
  3. 629.2MFY2019
  4. 618MFY2020
  5. 647.2MFY2021
  6. 770.6MFY2022
  7. 747.4MFY2023
  8. 828.9MFY2024
  9. 391.5MFY2025
  10. 602.9MFY2026
  11. -0FY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. WESTAT, INC.$63.2M10%
  2. EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE$47.4M7.9%
  3. KAIVA TECH, LLC$40.2M6.7%
  4. APPLIED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION$33.3M5.5%
  5. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.$33.2M5.5%
  6. VALIANT SOLUTIONS, LLC$29.9M5.0%
  7. AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$26.1M4.3%
  8. KAPTIVATE LLC$20M3.3%
  9. SANAMETRIX INC$17.3M2.9%
  10. MIAMI ENVIRONMENTAL & ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC$14.4M2.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$322.8M54%
  2. IT & telecom$242.3M40%
  3. Education & social services$22M3.7%
  4. Research & development$11M1.8%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$1.8M0.3%
  6. Construction & real property$1.2M0.2%
  7. Transportation & logistics$1.2M0.2%
  8. Equipment maintenance$380.5K0.1%
  9. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$85.3K0.0%
  10. Facilities & utilities$63.8K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$331.7M55%
  2. Virginia$140.2M23%
  3. Utah$40.4M6.7%
  4. North Carolina$32.6M5.4%
  5. Maryland$18.3M3.0%
  6. Kansas$6M1.0%
  7. California$5M0.8%
  8. New York$4.7M0.8%
  9. Pennsylvania$4.5M0.8%
  10. Illinois$4.2M0.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition29%
    US 39% · $173.4M
  • Sole-source awards5.2%
    US 30% · $31.2M
  • Single-offer competitions24%
    US 8.7% · $142.2M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $220.4K
  • Year-end rush22%
    US 6.0% · $130.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.1%
    US 5.0% · $451.9K
  • Time-and-materials pricing4.6%
    US 4.2% · $27.5M

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

Contracts terminated for default: 1

Largest awards

  1. CRITICAL FUNCTIONS: PORTFOLIO OF INTEGRATED VALUE-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES - INTEGRATION (PIVOT-I) - THE PIVOT-I CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION OF PIVOT IT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES.$176.9M
    GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Feb 24, 2018 – Apr 9, 2026· 91990018F0014
  2. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.$125.5M
    EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 1, 2019 – Dec 1, 2025· 91990019C0051
  3. "CRITICAL FUNCTIONS" THE CONTRACTOR DEVELOPS COGNITIVE ITEMS AND SCORING RUBRICS AND STUDENT, TEACHER, AND SCHOOL SURVEY QUESTIONS FOR THE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, PILOT TESTS, AND SPECIAL STUDIES REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) FOR THE 2013-2017 PROCUREMENT CYCLE. THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD PURSUE A CREATIVE, EFFICIENT, AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING HIGH QUALITY ITEMS THAT ARE ALIGNED TO THE NAEP FRAMEWORKS, EFFICIENTLY MEASURE STUDENT PERFORMANCE, AND MEET THE UPCOMING CHALLENGE OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED AND/OR ADAPTIVE TESTING.$102.8M
    EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE· Mercer County, NJ· Professional services· Jan 30, 2017 – Jan 16, 2026· EDIES13C0018
  4. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.$96.9M
    EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 1, 2019 – Nov 19, 2025· 91990019C0045
  5. THIS AWARD IS FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS DATA COLLECTION.$82.8M
    WESTAT, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Dec 6, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026· 91990025C0008
  6. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS ITEM DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER OF EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.$79.8M
    EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 1, 2019 – Nov 20, 2025· 91990019C0046
  7. GSA EIS MANAGED NETWORK SERVICES, MTIPS, WAN CIRCUITS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MULTIMEDIA AND WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE PIVOT INFRASTRUCTURE TO FACILITATE ALL PIVOT IT SERVICES$66.9M
    AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Aug 12, 2020 – Sep 29, 2026· 91990020F0039
  8. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS WEB/TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$55.3M
    HII MISSION TECHNOLOGIES CORP· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jul 1, 2019 – May 18, 2026· 91990019C0050

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.