Contracting office · U.S. Census Bureau

DEPT OF COMMERCE CENSUS

DEPT OF COMMERCE CENSUS obligated $79.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 113 contract actions (−27% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, L.L.C. ($13.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$79.1M
Actions
113
New awards: 0
Sole-source
21%
Small business
—
Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 576.8MFY2017
  2. 730.8MFY2018
  3. 1.7BFY2019
  4. 1.8BFY2020
  5. 597.7MFY2021
  6. 327.5MFY2022
  7. 291.4MFY2023
  8. 290.3MFY2024
  9. 108.4MFY2025
  10. 79.1MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, L.L.C.$13.3M17%
  2. IRON VINE SECURITY LLC$11.6M15%
  3. IGNITEACTION LLC$10.6M13%
  4. THE MITRE CORPORATION$8.8M11%
  5. SPATIAL FRONT INC$8.1M10%
  6. NETCENTRIC TECHNOLOGY, LLC$7.5M9.5%
  7. SENECA STRATEGIC PARTNERS, LLC$3M3.8%
  8. I TECH AG LLC$2.8M3.5%
  9. ALPINE CONSULTING PARTNERS, LLC$2.6M3.3%
  10. WINDSOR GROUP LLC$2.5M3.2%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$50.3M64%
  2. IT & telecom$28.1M35%
  3. Construction & real property$563.3K0.7%
  4. Facilities & utilities$136K0.2%
  5. Education & social services$20K0.0%

Where the work was performed

  1. Maryland$78.2M99%
  2. Virginia$678K0.9%
  3. Indiana$136K0.2%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition25%
    US 39% · $19.9M
  • Sole-source awards21%
    US 30% · $16.6M
  • Single-offer competitions4.1%
    US 8.7% · $3.3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush13%
    US 6.0% · $10.4M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing36%
    US 4.2% · $28.6M

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

Largest awards

  1. ENTERPRISE CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES$101.3M
    IRON VINE SECURITY LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 28, 2021 – Aug 21, 2026· 1333LB21F00000320
  2. GEOGRAPHY SUPPORT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES CALL ORDER 0006.$65.1M
    SPATIAL FRONT INC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Sep 19, 2022 – Sep 8, 2026· 1333LB22F00000194
  3. SOFTWARE LICENSES CALL ORDER$60.3M
    EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, L.L.C.· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Dec 10, 2021 – Dec 2, 2025· 1333LB22F00000013
  4. GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALIST SERVICES BASE PERIOD 03/16/2023 - 03/15/2024$24.1M
    NETCENTRIC TECHNOLOGY, LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Mar 9, 2023 – Mar 13, 2026· 1333LB23F00000045
  5. QEDS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT$19.5M
    CATHEXIS, LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Jul 15, 2021 – Jun 25, 2026· 1333LB21F00000187
  6. ON-PREMISE AND CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES CALL ORDER 0001 FOR DATA CENTER AND CLOUD MIGRATION SUPPORT DATE OF AWARD THROUGH 05/31/2026$18.7M
    IGNITEACTION LLC· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· May 30, 2025 – Jul 16, 2026· 13TECH25F00000069
  7. OTHER FUNCTIONS. SE&I ENTERPRISE IT COST AND INVESTMENT SERVICES$17.2M
    DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Mar 20, 2019 – Sep 22, 2026· 1333LB19F00000127
  8. FFRDC RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY TECHNICAL SERVICES$14.1M
    THE MITRE CORPORATION· Prince George's County, MD· Professional services· Aug 15, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026· 1333LB24F00000199

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.