Contracting office · Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL

COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL obligated $10.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 50 contract actions (+124% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was SMARTRONIX, LLC ($4M).

Obligations · FY2026
$10.3M
Actions
50
New awards: 18
Sole-source
57%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 1.3MFY2017
  2. 759.3KFY2018
  3. 825KFY2019
  4. 7.2MFY2020
  5. 1.6MFY2021
  6. 3MFY2022
  7. 2.8MFY2023
  8. 2.2MFY2024
  9. 4.6MFY2025
  10. 10.3MFY2026
  11. -316.1KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. SMARTRONIX, LLC$4M39%
  2. I3 LLC$2.2M22%
  3. ELDER RESEARCH, INC.$1.8M17%
  4. EKIN SOLUTIONS INC.$1.6M15%
  5. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$348.9K3.4%
  6. 5 NINES CONSULTING LLC$69.8K0.7%
  7. PROMETHEUS DIGITAL LLC$57.4K0.6%
  8. WINGSWEPT, LLC$52.9K0.5%
  9. FEDERAL RESOURCES CORPORATION$46.4K0.4%
  10. CELLCO PARTNERSHIP$38.4K0.4%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$10.3M99%
  2. Research & development$49.3K0.5%
  3. Equipment maintenance$10.7K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. District of Columbia$6.3M61%
  2. Virginia$4M39%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition61%
    US 39% · $6.3M
  • Sole-source awards57%
    US 30% · $5.8M
  • Single-offer competitions4.4%
    US 8.7% · $451K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush2.9%
    US 6.1% · $298.2K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.7%
    US 5.0% · $69.8K
  • Time-and-materials pricing39%
    US 4.2% · $4M

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

Largest awards

  1. WEBSITE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT BASE YEAR$4M
    SMARTRONIX, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Nov 13, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026· 9531BL26P0003
  2. BPA CALL IS FOR CIGIE TO PROCURE IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FROM I3 LLC. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 08/20/2025-10/31/2025$3.3M
    I3 LLC· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Aug 7, 2025 – Aug 7, 2026· 9531BL25F0003
  3. BPA CALL IS FOR CIGIE TO PROCURE IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FROM ELDER RESEARCH, INC. BASE YEAR 09/01/25-10/31/25. BPA CALL AGAINST CIGIE AWARD #9531BL25A0038.$2.3M
    ELDER RESEARCH, INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Aug 6, 2025 – Aug 11, 2026· 9531BL25F0002
  4. IT SUPPORT SERVICES$1.6M
    EKIN SOLUTIONS INC.· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Nov 17, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026· 9531BL26P0002
  5. PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING- FOLLOW ON TO PREVIOUS ESTABLISHED TRAINING PROGRAM.$302.5K
    AMERICAN UNIVERSITY· District of Columbia, DC· Education & social services· Oct 9, 2024 – Oct 7, 2026· 9531BL25P0007
  6. VOYAGER ANALYTICS ANNUAL RENEWAL$205.5K
    CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026· 9531BL26F0007
  7. 5NINES SERVICE AGREEMENT$69.8K
    5 NINES CONSULTING LLC· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Mar 5, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026· 9531BL26P0079
  8. GRANICUS ANNUAL RENEWAL$57.7K
    CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP· District of Columbia, DC· IT & telecom· Feb 3, 2026 – Feb 3, 2026· 9531BL26F0001

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.