Contracting office · U.S. Census Bureau

DEPT OF COMMERCE CENSUS

DEPT OF COMMERCE CENSUS obligated $8.5M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 19 contract actions (−25% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was COHO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC ($3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$8.5M
Actions
19
New awards: 2
Sole-source
65%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 9.6MFY2017
  2. 22.5MFY2018
  3. 79.8MFY2019
  4. 93.3MFY2020
  5. 77.6MFY2021
  6. 81.9MFY2022
  7. 72.4MFY2023
  8. 76.9MFY2024
  9. 11.4MFY2025
  10. 8.5MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. COHO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC$3M35%
  2. PRUDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC$2.8M33%
  3. RAUCH, INC$2M23%
  4. DMT SOLUTIONS GLOBAL CORPORATION$453.3K5.3%
  5. LEXISNEXIS SPECIAL SERVICES INC$162.5K1.9%
  6. TSRC, INC.$90K1.1%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$4.8M57%
  2. Professional services$3M35%
  3. Equipment maintenance$453.3K5.3%
  4. IT & telecom$162.5K1.9%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$90K1.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$3M35%
  2. Michigan$2.8M33%
  3. Indiana$2M23%
  4. Connecticut$453.3K5.3%
  5. Maryland$252.5K3.0%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition100%
    US 39% · $8.5M
  • Sole-source awards65%
    US 30% · $5.5M
  • Single-offer competitions35%
    US 8.7% · $3M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing33%
    US 4.2% · $2.8M

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

Largest awards

  1. FIELD APPLICATION SUPPORT CONTINUATION.$18.3M
    COHO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC· Fairfax County, VA· Professional services· Feb 9, 2023 – May 13, 2026· 1333LC23C00000002
  2. SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AT JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA.$6M
    PRUDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES LLC· Monroe County, MI· Facilities & utilities· Jun 26, 2024 – Jul 28, 2026· 1333LC24F00000149
  3. CONTRACT FOR JANITORAIL AND GROUNDSKEEPING SERVICES VIA SOURCE AMERCIA/ABILITYONE$5.4M
    RAUCH, INC· Clark County, IN· Facilities & utilities· May 31, 2023 – May 29, 2026· 1333LC23P00000055
  4. PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING, BUSINESS ANALYSIS, IMAGE RETRIEVAL, DATA SCIENCES, XD, AND MOJO SUPPORT SERVICES$4M
    WHIRLWIND TECHNOLOGIES LLC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Sep 20, 2024 – Jan 16, 2026· 1333LC24C00000026
  5. HQ U.S. CENSUS BUREAU FACILITIES OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES.$1.2M
    SOURCEAMERICA· Fairfax County, VA· Facilities & utilities· Feb 27, 2025 – Dec 9, 2025· 1333LC25F00000049
  6. BC INSERTER MAINTENANCE SERVICES.$489.3K
    DMT SOLUTIONS GLOBAL CORPORATION· Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT· Equipment maintenance· Jul 22, 2025 – Mar 31, 2026· 1333LC25P00000020
  7. ACCURINT FOR GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED USER LICENSES TO ACCESS ONLINE INVESTIGATIVE AND RESEARCH DATABASE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES ONLINE ACCESS TO LEXISNEXIS'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 82 BILLION PUBLIC AND PROPRIETARY RECORDS.$162.5K
    LEXISNEXIS SPECIAL SERVICES INC· Prince George's County, MD· IT & telecom· Feb 18, 2026 – Feb 18, 2026· 1333LC26F0001
  8. 8.5 X 11 SUB 28LB WHITE PRESSURE DUPLEX, SEAL, NO BLOCK OUT AND ADHESIVE PATTERN 2,000/CTN.$90K
    TSRC, INC.· Howard County, MD· Other equipment & supplies· Jan 30, 2026 – Jan 30, 2026· 1333LC26P0003

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.