Federal department or agency

Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce obligated $4.8B on federal contracts in FY2026 across 12,411 contract actions (+16% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was REED TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES LLC ($218.1M). It also awarded $1.9B in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
$4.8B
Actions
12.4K
New awards: 4,266
Sole-source
14%
Small business
52%
Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.4BFY2017
  2. 3.8BFY2018
  3. 5.5BFY2019
  4. 5.8BFY2020
  5. 4.5BFY2021
  6. 4.1BFY2022
  7. 5BFY2023
  8. 5.2BFY2024
  9. 4.2BFY2025
  10. 4.8BFY2026
  11. 2.3MFY2027

Sub-agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$2.3B48%
  2. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office$1.1B22%
  3. Office of the Secretary$728.3M15%
  4. U.S. Census Bureau$396.3M8.2%
  5. National Institute of Standards and Technology$339.1M7.0%

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. REED TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES LLC$218.1M4.5%
  2. PERATON INC.$163.2M3.4%
  3. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$140.7M2.9%
  4. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$136.4M2.8%
  5. EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY, LLC$115.9M2.4%
  6. IGNITEACTION LLC$111.5M2.3%
  7. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$111M2.3%
  8. JAG KETCHIKAN, LLC$102.5M2.1%
  9. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$96.1M2.0%
  10. THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC$80.8M1.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. IT & telecom$2B41%
  2. Professional services$1.6B34%
  3. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$338.4M7.0%
  4. Construction & real property$312.4M6.5%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$203.3M4.2%
  6. Facilities & utilities$132.5M2.8%
  7. Research & development$85.3M1.8%
  8. Equipment maintenance$78.5M1.6%
  9. Education & social services$23.8M0.5%
  10. Transportation & logistics$5.5M0.1%
  11. Health & medical$4.2M0.1%
  12. Fuel$429.7K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$1.5B32%
  2. Virginia$1.1B22%
  3. District of Columbia$455.6M9.5%
  4. Pennsylvania$223.8M4.6%
  5. Florida$143.9M3.0%
  6. Alaska$143.7M3.0%
  7. Georgia$139.2M2.9%
  8. Texas$109M2.3%
  9. Washington$90.1M1.9%
  10. Colorado$82.7M1.7%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition26%
    US 39% · $1.3B
  • Sole-source awards14%
    US 30% · $664.8M
  • Single-offer competitions12%
    US 8.7% · $589.5M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $1.4M
  • Year-end rush16%
    US 6.0% · $751.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.4%
    US 5.0% · $19.2M
  • Time-and-materials pricing26%
    US 4.2% · $1.3B

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

Offices with the most sole-source money

  1. DEPT OF COMMERCE PTO$134.8M13%
    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  2. DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA$129.8M13%
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  3. DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA$82.3M21%
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  4. DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA$67.9M22%
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  5. DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST$67.5M20%
    National Institute of Standards and Technology

Contracts terminated for default: 2

Awards to excluded parties

New awards, options exercised and added work this agency signed while the recipient was listed in SAM.gov as debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or excluded (exact identifier matches).

In FY2026
$0
0 awards · 0 recipients
All loaded years
$122.7K
6 awards · 4 recipients

None in FY2026.

SAM.gov lists what agencies report, and only exclusions in effect: those that ended are known from twice-yearly snapshots, so an end date is approximate. Agencies may award to an excluded party with a documented compelling reason. An exclusion is an administrative measure, not a conviction.

Source: Exclusions (debarred, suspended and otherwise excluded parties) (U.S. General Services Administration, SAM.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Exclusions as listed on Oct 8, 2026, history from Apr 28, 2022.

Largest awards

  1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DEVELOP THE GROUND SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPORT NOAA S NEXT GENERATION GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SERIES, GOES-R. THIS NEW SERIES OF SPACECRAFT, SET TO BEGIN LAUNCHING IN 2015, IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE THE CLARITY OF TODAY S SATELLITE IMAGERY AND PROVIDE AT LEAST 20 TIMES MORE ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS FROM SPACE. THE CONTRACTOR IS TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST AND IMPLEMENT THE GOES-R GROUND SYSTEM. THE GROUND SYSTEM WILL CAPTURE DATA FROM THE GOES-R SATELLITES, AND PROCESS AND DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION TO OPERATIONAL USERS.$1.8B
    L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.· Brevard County, FL· IT & telecom· Oct 11, 2016 – Apr 10, 2026· DOCDG133E09CN0094
  2. PATENT DATA AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT (PD&DM)$912.9M
    REED TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES LLC· Montgomery County, PA· Professional services· Jun 15, 2021 – Jul 24, 2026· 1333BJ21C00151002
  3. 2020 CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE (2020 CQA)$911M
    MAXIMUS FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Oct 20, 2016 – Sep 23, 2026· DOCYA132316CN0017
  4. ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE DELIVERY OF THE JPSS COMMON GROUND SYSTEM INSTRUMENT AND SUPPORT. THIS CONTRACT ACTION ABSORBS NASA'S CONTRACT ACTION NNG10XA03C.$606.7M
    RAYTHEON COMPANY· Arapahoe County, CO· IT & telecom· Aug 30, 2018 – Jul 1, 2026· 1332KP18CNEEJ0005
  5. NOAA/OMAO_PRODUCTION OF UP TO FOUR (4) FULLY MODIFIED C130J AIRCRAFT$489.9M
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Cobb County, GA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 10, 2026· 1305M224C0039
  6. LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO) GROUND SUSTAINMENT SERVICES (LGSS)$353.3M
    PERATON INC.· Fairfax County, VA· IT & telecom· Feb 17, 2023 – Sep 22, 2026· 1332KP23CNEEJ0001
  7. DETAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CLASS B VESSELS - NOAA$331.2M
    THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C.· Terrebonne Parish, LA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 23, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026· 1305M223CNMAN0006
  8. IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES-DATA CENTER$257.6M
    GUIDEHOUSE DIGITAL LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Oct 18, 2016 – Sep 23, 2026· DOCYA132314NC0058

Federal grants & assistance awarded

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Department of Commerce obligated $1.9B in federal assistance in FY2026, on 5,015 actions (1,176 new awards), −91% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 11.617 · Congressionally-Identified Projects ($406M).

Assistance · FY2026
$1.9B
Loan face value
$1.3B
lent or guaranteed
Actions
5,015
Since FY2021
$68B

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 3BFY2021
  2. 6.8BFY2022
  3. 5.7BFY2023
  4. 29.5BFY2024
  5. 21BFY2025
  6. 1.9BFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$1.9B100%
  2. Loans$00.0%
    $1.3B lent or guaranteed

Top programs

  1. 11.617 · Congressionally-Identified Projects$406M21%
  2. 11.432 · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Cooperative Institutes$351M18%
  3. 11.071 · 2026 Congressionally Identified Construction Grants$254.4M13%
  4. 11.463 · Habitat Conservation$202.3M11%
  5. 11.611 · Manufacturing Extension Partnership$119.1M6.3%
  6. 11.417 · Sea Grant Support$103.3M5.4%
  7. 11.419 · Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards$87.4M4.6%
  8. 11.469 · Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects$69.7M3.7%

Top recipients (organizations)

  1. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MISSOURI$1.7B91%
    JEFFERSON CITY, MO
  2. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$97.1M5.1%
    BOULDER, CO
  3. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE$70.6M3.7%
    LOUISVILLE, KY
  4. PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION$65.7M3.5%
    PORTLAND, OR
  5. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$63.4M3.3%
    SEATTLE, WA
  6. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION$59.9M3.2%
    WASHINGTON, DC
  7. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$57.8M3.0%
    COLLEGE PARK, MD
  8. ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION$56.6M3.0%
    ARLINGTON, VA

Where it went

  1. Washington$203.4M11%
  2. Oregon$127.5M6.7%
  3. Maryland$114.7M6.0%
  4. Florida$107.4M5.7%
  5. Virginia$102.1M5.4%
  6. District of Columbia$95.7M5.0%
  7. Kentucky$95.5M5.0%
  8. Louisiana$93.9M4.9%
  9. Colorado$83.2M4.4%
  10. Alaska$64M3.4%

By state of the place of performance.

Sub-agencies

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$1.5B79%
  2. National Institute of Standards and Technology$299M16%
  3. Economic Development Administration$71.5M3.8%
  4. Minority Business Development Agency$22M1.2%
  5. National Telecommunications and Information Administration$3.8M0.2%

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Subawards under this agency's awards

First-tier subawards that recipients of this agency's contracts and financial assistance reported, by the fiscal year of the subaward.

FY2026

  • Sub-contracts: $199.8M (382 subawards)
  • Sub-grants: $4.2B (1,931 subawards)

1,088 sub-recipients

Largest sub-recipients

  1. CONNECT HOLDING II LLC$364M8.4%
    PURCHASE, NY · 52 subawards
  2. CABLESOUTH MEDIA III, LLC$293.3M6.7%
    MILAN, TN · 1 subaward
  3. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT, LLC$276.4M6.4%
    EQUALITY, IL · 33 subawards
  4. BERTRAM COMMUNICATIONS LLC$172.4M4.0%
    RANDOM LAKE, WI · 24 subawards
  5. ITC BROADBAND OPERATING, LLC$103.3M2.4%
    WEST POINT, GA · 11 subawards
  6. MEDIACOM LLC$102.9M2.4%
    MEDIACOM PARK, NY · 25 subawards
  7. CONEXON CONNECT LLC$102.6M2.4%
    KANSAS CITY, MO · 10 subawards
  8. INVENTIVE WIRELESS OF NEBRASKA LLC$100.3M2.3%
    GERING, NE · 22 subawards
  9. HOMETOWN INTERNET, LLC$88.5M2.0%
    BERRYVILLE, AR · 1 subaward
  10. 123.NET, LLC$85.5M2.0%
    SOUTHFIELD, MI · 2 subawards

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Who lobbies this agency

Organizations whose quarterly lobbying reports list this agency as contacted, ranked by the reports' spending. A report's amount covers all its issues and every agency it lists; reports do not split it.

Lobbying in 2026
$828.6M
Clients
1,828
Reports
3,290

The whole amount of every report that lists this agency.

Organizations lobbying it, 2026

  1. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.$36.7M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Trade (domestic and foreign), Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  2. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS$30M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Environment and Superfund
  3. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA$19.6M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Trade (domestic and foreign), Budget and appropriations, Health issues
  4. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANYAI match · 100%$14.8M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Trade (domestic and foreign), Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  5. The Business Roundtable, Inc.$14.5M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Trade (domestic and foreign), Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  6. META PLATFORMS, INC.$13.1M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Trade (domestic and foreign), Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Environment and Superfund
  7. Amazon.com Services LLCAI match · 100%$8.7M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Trade (domestic and foreign), Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  8. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONAI match · 100%$8.3M
    0.3% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Trade (domestic and foreign), Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code
  9. ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100%$7M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Trade (domestic and foreign), Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Health issues
  10. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATIONAI match · 100%$6.8M
    0.3% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Budget and appropriations, Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Defense
  11. NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION$6.5M
    Not matched to a contract recipient · Telecommunications, Homeland security, Communications, broadcasting, radio and TV
  12. MERCK & CO., INC.AI match · 100%$6.4M
    1.6% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Health issues, Medicare and Medicaid
  13. PFIZER INC.AI match · 100%$6.3M
    No FY2026 contracts in its family · Trade (domestic and foreign), Health issues, Copyright, patent and trademark
  14. COMCAST CORPORATIONAI match · 100%$6.1M
    0.7% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Trade (domestic and foreign), Budget and appropriations, Labor issues, antitrust and workplace
  15. AT&T Services, Inc.AI match · 94%$5.9M
    0.0% of its family's FY2026 contracts from this agency · Trade (domestic and foreign), Taxation and the Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications

142 more clients ($11.2M) are counted but not named: their names may be a person's.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Oct 5, 2026.

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.