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DIV OF ACQ AND COOPERATIVE SUPPORT

DIV OF ACQ AND COOPERATIVE SUPPORT obligated $603.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 746 contract actions (−15% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was LEIDOS, INC. ($242.7M).

Obligations · FY2026
$603.1M
Actions
746
New awards: 175
Sole-source
9.5%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 461.1MFY2017
  2. 466.4MFY2018
  3. 506.2MFY2019
  4. 503.3MFY2020
  5. 498.1MFY2021
  6. 577.5MFY2022
  7. 631.1MFY2023
  8. 775.7MFY2024
  9. 711MFY2025
  10. 603.1MFY2026
  11. -364.1KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. LEIDOS, INC.$242.7M40%
  2. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$53.9M8.9%
  3. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$48.1M8.0%
  4. DIRECTVIZ SOLUTIONS, LLC$20.5M3.4%
  5. BY LIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES LLC$16.4M2.7%
  6. THORNTON TOMASETTI, INC.$13.7M2.3%
  7. SYNECTICS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, INC.$13.5M2.2%
  8. NEW TECH SOLUTIONS, INC.$13.2M2.2%
  9. ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C.$11.8M2.0%
  10. ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC$7.9M1.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Facilities & utilities$262.8M44%
  2. IT & telecom$189.6M31%
  3. Professional services$127.3M21%
  4. Research & development$15.7M2.6%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$6.4M1.1%
  6. Construction & real property$515.4K0.1%
  7. Equipment maintenance$482.1K0.1%
  8. Health & medical$324.1K0.1%

Where the work was performed

  1. Virginia$248M41%
  2. Abroad$243M40%
  3. Ohio$49.8M8.3%
  4. New Mexico$14.1M2.3%
  5. Illinois$8.7M1.4%
  6. Maryland$8.4M1.4%
  7. Texas$5.8M1.0%
  8. California$3.8M0.6%
  9. 72$2.9M0.5%
  10. Florida$2.8M0.5%

Integrity signals

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

  • Low competition14%
    US 39% · $86.1M
  • Sole-source awards9.5%
    US 30% · $57.2M
  • Single-offer competitions4.8%
    US 8.7% · $28.9M
  • Urgency justifications2.3%
    US 5.1% · $13.7M
  • Year-end rush41%
    US 6.0% · $250.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.4%
    US 5.0% · $2.2M
  • Time-and-materials pricing32%
    US 4.2% · $190M

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. SCIENCE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES ANTARCTIC PROGRAM$3.3B
    LEIDOS, INC.· Facilities & utilities· Oct 28, 2016 – Sep 23, 2026· NSFDACS1219442
  2. ARCTIC RESEARCH SUPPORT AND LOGISTICS SERVICES (ARSLS)$283M
    BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE· Franklin County, OH· Professional services· Dec 20, 2019 – Sep 23, 2026· 49100420C0001
  3. IT SERVICES$254.5M
    BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC· Alexandria city, VA· IT & telecom· Jun 28, 2019 – Apr 28, 2026· 49100419F1088
  4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MISSION APPLICATION SUPPORT$154.9M
    BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC· Alexandria city, VA· IT & telecom· Dec 28, 2023 – Sep 22, 2026· 49100424F0001
  5. IT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT (ITIS)$102.9M
    BY LIGHT PROFESSIONAL IT SERVICES LLC· Alexandria city, VA· IT & telecom· Dec 27, 2019 – Sep 22, 2026· 49100420F0014
  6. EDAS$75.3M
    SYNECTICS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, INC.· Alexandria city, VA· IT & telecom· Feb 26, 2020 – Sep 23, 2026· 49100420F0036
  7. OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INSTITUTE$57.6M
    INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES· Alexandria city, VA· Research & development· Nov 17, 2016 – Jun 9, 2026· NSFDACS15T0058
  8. ITRAK CORE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES$45M
    ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC· Arlington County, VA· IT & telecom· Mar 25, 2019 – May 11, 2026· 49100419F1050

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.